Dave Winer points to a blog posting by Erik Speckman calling Google Desktop Search a disappointment. One complaint that Dave shares is that Google search only works with certain file formats. He wants to be able to add plug-ins for file formats it doesn’t already understand.

By now you probably think I have an unhealthy obsession over the TimedLock struct. Well, you’re right. I think it’s emblematic of the right way to do things and shows that the right way isn’t always the easiest way.

Heard on NPR this morning that Christopher Reeves died of complications due to a bed sore infection. I sincerely hope the legacy of his activism lives on.

Found this on Boing Boing. School photos will never be the same. I always thought the point was to look miserable.

PubSub is no longer around, so those links will be broken. I’ve written a new post that provides fresh opportunities for being a vain blogger.

Cheney vs Edwards

My knee is now to the point that I’m ready to play in a local soccer league. My first game is this Sunday in Van Nuys. Wish me luck and no injuries. I’ve been watching World Cup Highlights so I’m ready to samba the beautiful game.

When conducting phone interviews, I like to ask a few technical questions just to make sure that a candidate isn’t trying to blow smoke up my… well we don’t need to be overly illustrative do we?

Akumi’s mother is visiting us from Tokyo for a couple weeks. I have to say, if she decided she wanted to move in, I would not complain.

With my brother-in-law in town from Tokyo, it is important that we survey the local club scene. Serious business. The past two Saturdays we went out to see different DJs at Avalon. I’m not sure I want to go back any time soon.

This is a hilarious video from the Conan O’Brien show.

Ok, I just have to take a moment to rant a bit. We’re currently looking for some mid-level developers as well as a System Administrator. Naturally we posted a job description on Dice.com and craigslist.org. In general I find the best candidates through referral, but occasionaly I’ll get a few good ones through a job site.

My buddy Ed posted some pics from Burning Man this year. This pedal powered Ferris wheel particularly caught my eye. How cool is that!

You gotta love the Japanese for making such interesting products. The company that makes this disembodied arm pillow has sold 1000 units since last December. It’s actually genius if you think about it.

Twiggy is our new Italian Greyhound (not to be confused with a normal greyhound). She’s around two years old (we don’t know for sure) and she has a major case of Attention Deficit Disorder. Fully grown, she’s only ten pounds.

Yesterday was a crazy day. Our production site runs on an older Dell disk array with three logical volumes each set up in a RAID 1+0 configuration. For you non geeks out there, RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (though some claim the I stands for Inexpensive, I take no stand on this issue).

A little while ago I said we’ve decided to adopt a doggy. Well we did it. On Saturday we got a call that an Italian Greyhound was in need of a home immediately. So we drove out to Visalia (about three hours north of L.A. a little past Bakersfield) and picked her up.

I’m conducting some phone interviews today for a C++ contractor/employee. Man it’s been a long time since I’ve conducted interviews. I wish I kept a list of my favorite questions to ask.