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superseventies: Sleep in a Sandwich, 1970. NEED.

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:32:26 -0700

Sleep in a Sandwich, 1970.

NEED.

Playing with Panasonic’s super-crappy 12.5mm f/12 3D...

Sun, 06 May 2012 16:48:00 -0700

Playing with Panasonic’s super-crappy 12.5mm f/12 3D lens for my GX-1.

They used to be $250, but nobody wants ‘em (poor 3D separation, it lets in no light, etc.) so they’re been quietly clearing them out for 50 bucks! Fun toy at that price.

A couple more samples: jump!, chillin’

OK K by My First Earthquake

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:30:00 -0700

OK K by My First Earthquake

I’ve been remiss in making updates… The past few...

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:30:00 -0700

I’ve been remiss in making updates… The past few months have been incredibly hard, but I’m stronger every day, and planning to post a bit more very soon.

In the meantime, some news: Monday marks 100 days post-stem cell transplant! — A HUGE milestone that comes with some new freedoms. Though I won’t be able to move across the country to San Francisco ‘till later this year, I *am* able to move.

I’m spending this summer recuperating, thinking, and having small adventures in Brooklyn, NY.

New York CIty is where I got my start, and I couldn’t be more excited to get to spend more time in one of my favorite places on Earth.

I NEED YOUR HELP finding a 1 or 2 Bedroom Brooklyn Sublet

Starting May or June, for 2-4 months
Room for a couple and a small dog
Any fun neighborhoods considered
Budget is flexible as I’ll be using it as a home office as well

GOT ANY LEADS?

Me and Leah. By Jake Lodwick yesterday in New Haven

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:57:00 -0700

Me and Leah.

By Jake Lodwick yesterday in New Haven

I finally got around to installing this Backlit iPhone Apple...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:54:00 -0700

I finally got around to installing this Backlit iPhone Apple logo mod last week.

A few notes:

It’s on when the LCD is on + for 10-15 seconds after. Also when charging.
The glow is a little uneven.
Installation was way more finicky than I thought (18 steps!) and everything inside the phone is tiny. You need patience!
No permanent changes were required, and it’s easy to reverse.
The replacement back panel is glass, but not as ‘smooth’ as the original.
I suspect very minor battery drain, but haven’t measured.
It works! It was < $25!
But I probably wouldn’t do it again.

backroading: This is the cutest thing a website has ever...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:15:30 -0700

backroading:

This is the cutest thing a website has ever done.

Glad you like it, and thanks for buying from us! ;-)

quantumaniac: Famous Physicists as Children From left to...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:50:36 -0700

quantumaniac:

Famous Physicists as Children

From left to right:

Stephen Hawking (b. 1942) - Most well known for Hawking radiation and theorems involving gravitational singularities. He suffers from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease - and is one of the most well known scientists of our time.

Neil deGrasse Tyson (b. 1958) - Currently the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, Tyson is one of the leading science advocates in the world - and was one of the men who supported the demotion of Pluto.

Carl Sagan (1934-1996) - One of the most successful science popularizers of all time, Sagan was also the bestselling author of Cosmos, one of the most popular science books of all time. He was the first to propose that Jupiter’s moons Titan and Europa may hold liquid components of water on them.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - The most well known genius in history, Albert Einstein was a boss. During his career, he revolutionized almost every area of Physics, including quantum mechanics and he effectively founded the study of Cosmology. His theory of general relativity has been wildly successful, despite ‘attacks’ by neutrinos.

Richard Feynman (1918-1988) - His most important contributions came via his path integral formulation of quantum mechanics and development of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). Plus, he was a total badass.

benbrown: Our 8 Bit Lit lamp just arrived. It is as awesome as...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:40:34 -0700

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

benbrown:

Our 8 Bit Lit lamp just arrived. It is as awesome as I had hoped. This will hang over Zelda’s changing table, and make it not so horrible to clean up poos at 5AM.

Get your own here.

This is amazing, watch the video, sound on.

OMG. This is the best thing you’ll watch all day.

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:33:22 -0700

OMG.

This is the best thing you’ll watch all day.

Thanks for helping me name my pup, Internet! Leah the dog had a...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:40:00 -0700

Thanks for helping me name my pup, Internet!

Leah the dog had a big day today… she learned how to roll over and made her first Facebook page!

Like it and get an adorable puppy pic/video every so often!

My first dog!! This adorable pup came home with me today. What...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:44:34 -0700

My first dog!! This adorable pup came home with me today. What should I name her?

http://j.mp/puppyname

This is a rad job that is gonna make somebody you know very...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:15:07 -0700

This is a rad job that is gonna make somebody you know very happy.

p.s. In addition to being rad 24/7/365, in past years this job has entailed buying trips to Las Vegas, NYC, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Germany. It rules.

photojojo:

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We’re looking for someone fabulous to fill our open Buyer Position at Photojojo. You probably know a few fabulous people. Right? Right.

Help us spread the word by rebloggin’ this post TODAY. We’ll pick one lucky duck to win a hundo!

LOVE THIS RUG. (via knstrct)

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:15:38 -0700

LOVE THIS RUG.

(via knstrct)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Movie Trailers How did no one...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:08:00 -0800

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Movie Trailers

How did no one think of this before??

(Thank you Tim Burton)

"Even an iPad screen can often look cluttered next to Metro. I spent a couple of days in deep-soak..."

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:42:06 -0800

“

Even an iPad screen can often look cluttered next to Metro. I spent a couple of days in deep-soak mode with Windows 8 on a developer tablet, to learn as much as I could. Then it was time to pick up my iPad and return to my usual daily work. … For the first time in two years, my iPad seemed … well, not clumsy, not even nearly. But yes, definitely a little bit old-fashioned.

…

For the first time in my life, I can picture at least an alternate reality in which I might buy a Windows machine.

”

- Windows 8 and Metro - Chicago Sun-Times

Long-time Apple aficionado Andy Ihnatko makes Windows 8 sound downright interesting. I’m intrigued.

FyeahPizzaHats

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:37:51 -0800

FyeahPizzaHats:

Nominating this for best Tumblr evar.

I love this video. And my pal Sumul is the drummer! Go watch...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:48:00 -0800

I love this video. And my pal Sumul is the drummer! Go watch it!

photojojo:

Daaaang, that’s talent!

San Francisco band Wildlife Control made a time-lapse and stop-motion video in one! They awesomely used our tutorials to make it, too!

Wildlife Control’s Time-Lapse/Stop-Motion Video

The Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography

How to Make Stop-Motion Digital Shorts with Your Digital Camera

CBS Boston came by my hospital room yesterday to do an...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:47:00 -0800

CBS Boston came by my hospital room yesterday to do an interview about my story so far + the urgent need for more donors to register. Here’s the video!

(It’s about 2 and a half minutes.)

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:00 -0800

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on with me.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

8/1979: Born. Grew up in CT, built a killer eraser collection, fell in love with computers.
Left college to start a company. Fell hard. Fled to India for 3 months.
Started 2nd company. Learned to be an adult. Fell in love with NYC.
Moved to SF, discovered burritos & some of my fave people on Earth.
9/2011: Got diagnosed with Leukemia!
Cried. Went through 3 cycles of chemo. Hurt. Thought hard about what I want out of life. Grew up a second time.

TODAY

… After over 100 drives organized by friends, family, and strangers, celebrity call-outs, a bazillion reblogs (7000+!), tweets, and Facebook posts, press, fundraising and international drives organized by tireless friends, and a couple painful false starts, I’ve got a 10/10 matched donor!

You all literally helped save my life. (And the lives of many others.)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Tomorrow, I’ll be admitted to Dana Farber in Boston for 4-5 weeks.

First I’ll get a second Hickman line to allow direct access to my heart (for meds and for nutrients if I’m not able to eat). Over the next week, the docs blast my body with a stiff chemo cocktail to try and eradicate all traces of cancer cells. In the process, the immune system I was born with, and my body’s ability to make blood, are destroyed.

Next Friday, I get my donor’s stem cells by IV. I start on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting them (I’ll be on them for 12-18 months). For these weeks I’ve no immune system, so I’m severely vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. My hospital room and hallway become my world.

Meanwhile, the stem cells make their way to my bone marrow and, with some luck, start producing platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.

This is science fiction stuff. I can hardly believe it’s even possible, and there’s lots of chances for things to go wrong. It’s frightening.

AFTER THE TRANSPLANT

Recovery to a new state of “normal” takes about a year, but there’s a few storm clouds hovering:

My immune system is new, like a baby’s. I’m prone to getting sick.
Just as with any organ transplant, there’s a chance of rejection. Except in this case, it’s my blood that’s the foreign body, and it touches every organ. They call it graft-vs-host-disease and it can cause health issues and organ complications for the rest of my life.
Successful transplant or not, Leukemia can relapse. Stubborn mofo.

Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five. My odds are a little better since I’m young.

THE GREAT NEWS

I’ve got a long road ahead. But I’ve got a donor & amazing family & friends. A few months ago I didn’t have many options. Today I have a plan.

I am alive. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Thank you.