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Oct 19 2011
Oct 18 2011
Watched the live streaming of Google’s announcement of Ice Cream Sandwich (the latest Android operating system) out of Hong Kong being demoed on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone. Lots of cool features from both the OS and the phone that Android fans will love, but for me they are definitely not enough to make me want …
Oct 18 2011
Oct 17 2011
Oct 16 2011
Went for a truncated evening walk along Rose Marie Starns South Shores Park at Mission Bay with the Tapias. It quickly got cold and windy once the sun set. Saw two cool things: first, someone was flying a glowing radio-controlled plane above us, and second, a satellite also flew over us as we got back …
Oct 16 2011
Today was officially “Steve Jobs Day” as decreed by our re-governor, Jerry Brown. I went to an Apple Store in Chula Vista with my tech friend, Rodrigo to play with as many Apple products as possible to honor Mr. Jobs. They had a bunch of post-it note tributes to him on the front entry windows. …
Oct 16 2011
Met the Tapias at José and Rosi’s house to sit and visit with them for a while before doing today’s Apple thing. José is still healing from his brain surgery from two weeks ago. Except for his scar he’s looking and acting very normal. ( c a r v a j a l p …
Oct 15 2011
Brenda called to have a video chat so she could show me her new LG Optimus V cell phone running Android 2.2 Froyo. Today she officially switched from T-Mobile to Virgin Mobile (which uses the Sprint network here in the U.S.). She went with Virgin Mobile because she didn’t have to sign the usual two-year …
Oct 15 2011
Sat and waited for a Monarch Butterfly to emerge from its chrysalis this afternoon. Didn’t have to wait too long and it paid off with a lot of macro shots. Also took shots of four other Monarchs nearby which were in various stages of their own pupation. This one came out healthy and perfect. No …
Oct 15 2011
Attended another tweet-up at the San Diego Zoo for a presentation by Zoo Ambassador Rick Schwartz of three of the zoo’s animal ambassadors. First up was Isa the fossa, followed by Phu (pronounced foo) Ket the binturong and finishing up with Rio the Amazon parrot. These tweet-ups are always very enjoyable and informative.
Oct 14 2011
Found a Pacific Treefrog on the rim of one of our flowerpots this evening. He was kind enough to let me get within a couple of inches of him so I could get a few macro shots. Went back a few minutes later and he was gone. I think he may have been looking for …
Oct 14 2011
Oct 14 2011
Splendid albeit abbreviated lesson on language tolerance by the brilliant Stephen Fry.
Oct 14 2011