After another look at Pownce with fresh eyes, I deleted my profile. I just don't feel cool enough. It was a way to gather you friends from all of your other profiles around the net - not my scene so I left.
I am however very stoked about this site Strobist which is all about off camera lighting set-ups. I hope to get back to taking more photos and putting them up on the old blog here soon. I have been using my camera quite a bit, but for work. Soon I will be able to take more non-work stuff.
Spencer out
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Pownce
I just signed-up at a site called Pownce. It looks pretty cool, but I dpn't know much about it yet. It feels llike a more grown-up version of MySpace without all of the clutter. Basically you can create a group of friends to send notes, invites, pictures, files, etc. to either one at a time or as a gang.
I'll see how it works, but if someone else signs-up, then you should be able to find me - my username is spencerwilliams.
I usually find cool thigs like Pownce from Clicked. It is an awesome little info blog that I check daily, but usually only updates 2-4 times a week. It is worth checking to at least feel like you're connected to web trends and other news that is fire-storming across the net and it is ahead of the "real news" curve most of the time.
Have a great day.
I'll see how it works, but if someone else signs-up, then you should be able to find me - my username is spencerwilliams.
I usually find cool thigs like Pownce from Clicked. It is an awesome little info blog that I check daily, but usually only updates 2-4 times a week. It is worth checking to at least feel like you're connected to web trends and other news that is fire-storming across the net and it is ahead of the "real news" curve most of the time.
Have a great day.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Routesetting
A group of us started routesetting for the PNW regional championship yesterday. The comp is for the ABS and should be fun to watch and a little extra work for the setting crew.
Normally the setters get to relax day of and watch the climbers on the fruits of our labors. This time we will also be a pit crew - changing out problems between categories. So the problems will start at one grade and get harder as the day goes on and the categories work through them.
The format will move quickly and should give the spectators a better understanding of how routesetting works and what happens, normally before the comp.
Yesterday was a 9a - 7p day and who knows about today, but at least the problems getting easier to forerun.
I'm setting with Molly Beard, Mike Helt (routesetter.com fame) and Bob Dolan.
Good fun for all.
Spencer out
Normally the setters get to relax day of and watch the climbers on the fruits of our labors. This time we will also be a pit crew - changing out problems between categories. So the problems will start at one grade and get harder as the day goes on and the categories work through them.
The format will move quickly and should give the spectators a better understanding of how routesetting works and what happens, normally before the comp.
Yesterday was a 9a - 7p day and who knows about today, but at least the problems getting easier to forerun.
I'm setting with Molly Beard, Mike Helt (routesetter.com fame) and Bob Dolan.
Good fun for all.
Spencer out
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Seattle - passive aggressive?
Last year we were in Seattle and in my walking around in the downtown areas, i happened past this little sidewalk embedded marker:
I don't remember which office building it was in front of, but it gave me the impression of being invited over to friends house when your kids to play. One minute things are going great and the next it is time for you to leave, because you offended your friend's limited 6-year old sensibilities.
So one day, some Seattle folks are going to be walking to work - down this sidewalk like they always do M-F and on this Tuesday in the future - some guy is going to be standing behind that little triangle enforcing its threat.
Silly, eh?
Side note: Is only the area of the triangle covered in the threat?
I don't remember which office building it was in front of, but it gave me the impression of being invited over to friends house when your kids to play. One minute things are going great and the next it is time for you to leave, because you offended your friend's limited 6-year old sensibilities.
So one day, some Seattle folks are going to be walking to work - down this sidewalk like they always do M-F and on this Tuesday in the future - some guy is going to be standing behind that little triangle enforcing its threat.
Silly, eh?
Side note: Is only the area of the triangle covered in the threat?
Friday, January 4, 2008
WOO HOO!
I've been missing for awhile - sorry about that. My computer was comatose for about the past two weeks, which is better than dead as it turns out.
The story starts on X-mas eve morning...I was working away at some trivial thing, when i happened to knock over my pint glass full of coffee (yes a pint glass - i like the familiarity of it) onto the laptop :(
Turns out that a computer living in the NW doesn't like coffee as much as the rest of us do, go figure. I took it down to the Apple store at Pioneer Place mall and they took it away from me to let it dry on a shelf for a few days. After X-mas they called and said my computer was dead and would require their Tier 1 service repair which costs $1240.00. Not wanting to spend that I took my machine back supposedly still broken with a parts list for a logic board, optical drive, keyboard, topcase and an LVDS cable.
Kim and I spent a week debating the repair cost versus another machine, while her friend Joe held onto and checked around to see if he could get the parts cheaper and do the repairs (Thanks Joe). Turns out it wasn't necessary. My little macbook pro just needed some more time to rest before it wanted to go back to work.
But here I am typing up this little blog post on my laptop the same dining room table, but my coffee is sitting safely on the kitchen counter. And now I'm wondering if Apple was trying to rip me off or if the store techs didn't even look at my machine. I have certainly lost faith in their customer service, which before I thought was pretty good.
If this happens to you - REMOVE YOUR BATTERY FIRST! Do not push any keys or buttons. And even though none of my keys are really sticky - Joe said it wasn't a smart idea of me to run the computer under the kitchen tap to clean off the coffee.
So Happy New Year.
The story starts on X-mas eve morning...I was working away at some trivial thing, when i happened to knock over my pint glass full of coffee (yes a pint glass - i like the familiarity of it) onto the laptop :(
Turns out that a computer living in the NW doesn't like coffee as much as the rest of us do, go figure. I took it down to the Apple store at Pioneer Place mall and they took it away from me to let it dry on a shelf for a few days. After X-mas they called and said my computer was dead and would require their Tier 1 service repair which costs $1240.00. Not wanting to spend that I took my machine back supposedly still broken with a parts list for a logic board, optical drive, keyboard, topcase and an LVDS cable.
Kim and I spent a week debating the repair cost versus another machine, while her friend Joe held onto and checked around to see if he could get the parts cheaper and do the repairs (Thanks Joe). Turns out it wasn't necessary. My little macbook pro just needed some more time to rest before it wanted to go back to work.
But here I am typing up this little blog post on my laptop the same dining room table, but my coffee is sitting safely on the kitchen counter. And now I'm wondering if Apple was trying to rip me off or if the store techs didn't even look at my machine. I have certainly lost faith in their customer service, which before I thought was pretty good.
If this happens to you - REMOVE YOUR BATTERY FIRST! Do not push any keys or buttons. And even though none of my keys are really sticky - Joe said it wasn't a smart idea of me to run the computer under the kitchen tap to clean off the coffee.
So Happy New Year.
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