Abulsme.com: May 2014

Pics from Apr 2014

April was difficult. Started out with 979 pictures for the month. Narrowed down to 77 in the first pass through looking for pictures worth posting. Then had to narrow it down to 30 (one per day) for this post. The last cull was tough! Anyway, here goes…

2014-04-02 02:01 – Alex riding his bike, for real!

2014-04-06 21:58 – Goggle selfie

2014-04-12 07:39 – Roscoe cuddles up to sleep

2014-04-19 21:57 – Amy (and Alex) at the Space Needle

2014-04-19 21:58 – Alex conspiring with Cousin Lev

2014-04-19 22:58 – Still conspiring, now under Alex’s new umbrella, under watchful adult eyes

2014-04-19 23:51 – Walking with Grandma Ruth

2014-04-20 00:02 – The Seattle Great Wheel

2014-04-20 00:12 – Cousin Seth was there too

2014-04-20 00:?? (picture by my mom) – Sitting with Daddy in the wheel

2014-04-20 00:26 – But I was less interesting than Cousin Lev

2014-04-20 00:?? (picture by my mom) – Lev had a good view out the window

2014-04-20 00:37 – Back on the ground, Lev and Alex continued to stick together as much as they could.

2014-04-20 03:26 – Having said goodbye to the cousins, walking back toward the car past EPM/SFM

2014-04-20 03:31 – Alex runs within the “Glass Blades” sculpture.

2014-04-20 21:56 – And then there was an Easter egg hunt at my mother’s college roommate’s house!

2014-04-20 22:02 (screenshot from a video) – Alex even had Amy climb a tree to get an egg!

2014-04-20 22:04 (posted previously) – It was great fun. There was running.

2014-04-20 22:10 – And climbing.

2014-04-20 22:40 – And of course the counting of the loot.

2014-04-22 22:34 – Another day, and it is a trip to a park.

2014-04-22 22:27 (Animated GIF assembled by Google+ Autoawesome) – A park with trains!!

2014-04-22 22:34 – A park with a beach and logs to sit on with Grandma Ruth!

2014-04-22 22:36 – Alex looks over the beach

2014-04-22 22:42 – It was a pretty beach

2014-04-22 22:43 – Alex got brave and dipped his feet in the water

2014-04-22 22:46 – Grandma Ruth and Alex examined things other people had drawn on the sand

2014-04-22 22:48 – But then there was another train!

2014-04-22 22:55 – A panorama of Alex and Grandma Ruth on the beach. (Click it to enbiggen.)

2014-04-27 23:47 – And to finish off the month, Alex running with Roscoe :-)

Edited 23:00 to fix typo.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: That’s Just How It Goes

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam talks about:

Housekeeping
Feedback / Isla Vista Shootings
#YesAllWomen
Snowden Boredom
Google Car
SpaceX Dragon V2

Recorded on 30 May 2014

Length this week – 1:08:44


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@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-30 (UTC)

Reading – This Is SpaceX’s First Ever Manned Spacecraft, The Dragon V2 (@grg) http://t.co/WHrqkUprfC 03:30:35
Want!! -> Reading and Watching – SpaceX unveils new Dragon 2 spacecraft (@xeni) http://t.co/epGwphozSt 03:50:52
:-/ Reading – Racists attack spelling bee contestants (@mattyglesias) http://t.co/1WuPeur8Qn 04:10:02
Reading – Edward Snowden responds to release of e-mail by U.S. officials (WashPost) http://t.co/m6JEBxY0Cb 04:30:03
RT @JohnRidgeway: @abulsme what do you think? Did you watch the PBS FRONTLINE series "The United States of Secrets?" Stay tuned. :-) 04:30:19
.@JohnRidgeway Have not watched it yet. Might have it on my TiVo. in reply to JohnRidgeway 04:30:48
.@JohnRidgeway Overall I think time & time again gov has been shown to be dishonest or misleading in these matters. No presumption of truth. in reply to JohnRidgeway 04:32:47
.@JohnRidgeway Meanwhile while pple disagree on right or wrong of it, or if it should have been leaked, Snowden stuff generally true. in reply to JohnRidgeway 04:35:34
.@JohnRidgeway Therefore, just based on their records so far, if asked to trust what Snowden says or what IC says, definitely going Snowden. in reply to JohnRidgeway 04:37:04
Reading (from 2013) – Tor and the Illusion of Anonymity (John Little) http://t.co/h9Rwa8uFWT 05:50:06

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-29 (UTC)

And I acknowledge with deep shame how much some of what is in that article resembles some of my behavior in my younger days. No more I hope. 00:04:05
Reading – Steve Jobs never would have bought Beats. Here's why Tim Cook did it. (Timothy B. Lee) http://t.co/l03pSlCJf8 00:32:56
Because he is dealing with flood damage in his house, @imbou can't do the podcast this week OR next week. Anybody out there want to cohost? 02:00:08
What else would anyone do during dinner? RT @juanapu16: hubby during dinner http://t.co/m7dYLjp7Px 02:01:54
Good luck! RT @imbou: Rebuild starts tomorrow, pulled some strings to get done! 02:02:25
He can tweet at you. RT @juanapu16: @abulsme pay attention to wifey or the game 02:03:26
Reading – The Day After (@wilw) http://t.co/YZNUUZ8hOh 03:05:11
Haven't watched Snowden interview yet. TiVoing it. Watching twitter reax. Bored. Everybody dug into positions. Nobody convincing anybody. 03:38:05
Everybody made up their minds on what they thought of Snowden, NSA, etc a year ago. Everything since then just people repeating themselves. 03:39:00
Reading – Backers pledge over $1 million to bring Reading Rainbow to the web (Chris Velazco) http://t.co/50lAZwgBo6 04:28:15
RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: Where each state’s largest immigrant population was born. 1910 vs. 2010 (Pew) http://t.co/g0YNSHWB3M 04:45:33
Reading – Take this quiz and see if you can pick the вЂgerrymandered’ redistricting plan (John Sides) http://t.co/rRahKweJh0 13:47:51
Cool! Emailed you to work out details. RT @BYUfan: @abulsme I'm too busy tonight, but I'd be happy to be on next week. 13:56:22
RT @BYUfan: Biggest surprise to me: Phillipinos invade Alaska RT @abulsme: http://t.co/g0YNSHWB3M 13:56:32
Cohost now lined up for NEXT week's Curmudgeon's Corner podcast. If anybody is interested in guest cohosting TONIGHT let me know ASAP! 15:34:34
Reading – Dissent Of The Day (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/rMyk909wr7 16:11:18
Reading – Dear Seattle: Stay Home This Morning, Seriously (Anna Minard) http://t.co/CqiBkWUlCP 16:16:13
Reading – Why It’s So Hard for Men to See Misogyny (Amanda Hess) http://t.co/MMPwxRyiok 16:45:09
Reading – Obama's West Point Speech Is Our Problem, Not His (Aaron David Miller) http://t.co/ESsn6om1eN 19:29:14
Reading – Snowden’s Odd Email to the NSA Deepens the Mystery (David Corn) http://t.co/ccy0bWQ5g1 21:28:20
Ohhh… -> Dr. Seuss Math Joke (Math Fail) http://t.co/faX4doVujU 22:40:19
Reading – The Best News-Reading App, Reeder 2, Returns To Mac (@sarahintampa) http://t.co/IOQQqotZpQ 22:56:17

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-28 (UTC)

Want one! -> Google’s prototype electric self-driving car seats two, has no steering wheel (Casey Johnston) http://t.co/K5p0ESa8F8 03:01:55
Reading – Just press go: designing a self-driving vehicle (Emily Wood) http://t.co/Ftskx8CYed 03:26:32
Reading – Real-time speech translation coming to Skype later this year (Jerry Hildenbrand) http://t.co/Gfo8iizpiw 03:28:29
Reading – The War of the Senate Models (@SamWangPhD) http://t.co/QxfyfbApQO 03:47:07
Reading – Gamma-Ray Flash Sets Astronomers All Atwitter (Alan Boyle) http://t.co/g914XAX8Op 03:54:59
Reading – Possible Gamma Ray Burst Detected in Andromeda, Would be Closest Ever Observed (Nancy Atkinson) http://t.co/v8mCT8TUyh 05:59:46
Reading – Iran cuts nuclear stockpile, IAEA says (Al Jazeera America) http://t.co/LDIVT7Mwof 07:36:53
Reading – Apple/Beats deal now rumored to have lower price tag (Derek Kessler) http://t.co/evHAO5aDaT 12:56:44
Reading – A Liberal Moderate's Critique of Snowden and Greenwald (Conor Friedersdorf) http://t.co/xYNT3gRgEy 13:06:25
Reading – A map of the world divided into trillion-dollar chunks (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/knVJNGtoAG 13:15:07
Reading – Red States, Blue States (Susan Schulten) http://t.co/LH2YZJT6b8 13:19:15
Reading – Was That Just a Gamma Ray Burst in Andromeda?! (Updated: Nope.) [Mika McKinnon] http://t.co/idQIX5kSr8 16:55:08
Reading – Secretary Of State Kerry Offers Snowden A Flight If He Wants To Come Home (@alex) http://t.co/MkhDBA4Al1 21:08:52
Reading – Pings Heard In Ocean Not From MH370’s Black Boxes, U.S. Navy Official Says (Jim Dalrymple II) http://t.co/J7wkWzyh9v 23:38:43
Reading – Julia Collins is the best woman to ever go on Jeopardy. Why aren’t more people talking about her? (@DLind) http://t.co/PsNwtWAqwM 23:45:08
Yes. -> Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds (@arthur_affect) http://t.co/HJ633JYA1u 23:57:01

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-27 (UTC)

Reading – Women React to a Murder Spree at UCSB With an Airing of Grievances (Conor Friedersdorf) http://t.co/d7Nu2fTbTc 03:40:13
Reading – Today, We Shoot Our First Episode of the Will Wheaton Project (Will Wheaton) http://t.co/zFA1uwg7I7 05:41:38
Reading – Kids React to Old Computers (TheFineBros) http://t.co/QiLO8FYyG6 14:34:41

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-26 (UTC)

Reading – White House mistakenly identifies CIA chief in Afghanistan (Greg Miller) http://t.co/zBzN5SLa5Z 01:15:18
Reading – Apple Testing ARM Based Mac Prototypes with Large Magic Trackpad? (Arnold Kim) http://t.co/iQLjiATxcv 04:48:00
Reading – #YesAllWomen (Felicia Day) http://t.co/9rT6j0d6Ew 04:50:47
Old one developed issue in last month, not worth repairing. :-( So… -> The Best $1,000 Projector (Geoff Morrison) http://t.co/olZ4lCR2lh 07:43:12
Reading – Hillary Clinton Spends A Day As Local Notable In Westchester (Ruby Cramer) http://t.co/gp8waPEK88 23:19:50

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-25 (UTC)

Reading – For Better Or Worse, Anonymous Apps Allow Us To Be Ourselves Online Again (@fredericl) http://t.co/o9i9U6bUn6 05:27:03
MT @conradhackett: A 10 yr old noticed the problem with this pencil's message
http://t.co/HW4OEWCJcE http://t.co/u9O8BIKyky 05:49:36
Reading – The Washington Post’s вЂFear-Driven Approach’ to NSA Files Infuriated Snowden (Kevin Gosztola) http://t.co/kUWj39NufO 15:51:41
Reading – Long-Delayed Connected Device Tile Finally Starts Shipping (@sarahintampa) http://t.co/fS7GHSIUTU 17:19:51
RT @Atrios: RT @AP: 'Harry Potter' actress Emma Watson receives English literature degree from Brown University: // 10 points for Gryffindor 19:57:17
Reading – Child star Wil Wheaton back for another go at fame (Larry Getlen) http://t.co/5h8nDrGYsV 20:00:08
Reading – Here’s a New Way to Waste Time: Pre-crastinate (Melissa Dahl) http://t.co/dQ8kEeCWmg 20:08:33
MT @readingrainbow: вЂњOutside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.вЂќ вЂ•Groucho Marx 23:09:09
The forces of entropy are strong in my house. 23:50:30

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-24 (UTC)

Loose lips & all -> Apple's Acquisition of Beats Could Be Delayed Because of Valuation, Roles & More (Husain Sumra) http://t.co/AapAX8Cqzi 01:14:02
Reading – Keurig sues owner of Tully’s shops, ends licensing deal (@gonzalezseattle) http://t.co/gE95y3rVLc 01:52:59
Just watched this ep -> Why True Detective’s 6-Minute Tracking Shot Is More Than Just вЂAwesome’ (Matt Zoller Seitz) http://t.co/gAAItXgcsj 07:30:01
Finished putting in 1984 election data. So the trend lines at my default scale go all the way back to the beginning. http://t.co/uKPQnh7foV 08:01:12
Doing 1984 is shocking as you look at states from a 2014 viewpoint. I mean look at the map: http://t.co/fbVj9R9db4 !! Whole different world. 08:02:29
BTW, my default вЂњDynamicвЂќ timeframe will automatically zoom in closer and closer as the election approaches. 08:05:55
Specifically, it scales so that now to election day is always 10% of the width. Until the last few months. I set a 90 days back minimum. 08:11:07
Of course, I may change my mind on that when we get close enough to the election for that to make a difference. That’s the last 10 days. :-) 08:12:12
I may also elect to show less past history. We’ll see what it looks like once we are a bit closer in. 08:15:20
I don’t need it for my default view, but I will enter 1980 soon, just so I finish off the 80’s in my data file and in my вЂњallвЂќ view. :-) 08:17:01
Keep thinking about that 10% thing. come 1 year out from the election, 9 years history way too much. Might set a max history as well as min. 09:04:01
Maybe 1 year? Maybe 2? Then keep it dynamic in between that and when it hits the minimum history? 09:06:24
All that is for the dynamic view of course. I’ll always have the menu option letting you pick specific timeframes. 09:06:58
Of course, I am also always pinning the right side of the graphs to election day, so you can always visually see how much time is left. 09:08:02
Ah wait! I forgot I’d changed it awhile ago from now to the election being 10%, to that being 20%. Still, thinking about a max hist on dyn. 09:11:07
So at 1 year out it will show 4 years of history. At 6 mo it will show two years. At three months a year. At one month, the last 4. 09:13:35
That actually seems reasonable. Still, I will think on it. Time for bed now though. ZZZzzzвЂ¦ 09:14:01
Reading – You’d have to be science illiterate to think вЂњbelief in evolutionвЂќ measures science literacy (Dan Kahan) http://t.co/SMgQNddEgl 18:08:59
On the way to Folklife with Brandy and Alex. Amy will be meeting us there later. http://t.co/N5R9FmtWFR 22:04:17

@abulsme tweets from 2014-05-23 (UTC)

Reading – College Freshman, Outed As Porn Actress, Shoots Herself To Death (Cheston Catalano) http://t.co/UXIgV9W62G 00:53:05
Reading – J.R.R. Tolkien Reveals TRUE Meaning Of вЂThe Lord Of The Rings’ In Unearthed Audio Recording (Noble Smith) http://t.co/KLOFDcOu4A 01:08:41
Reading – A вЂњMeep MeepвЂќ Moment In The Gulf? (Jonah Shepp) http://t.co/Rlh5AQQekd 01:11:01
Reading – Legal Pot in the US Is Crippling Mexican Cartels (@MaryEmilyOHara) https://t.co/ZulszplamK 04:34:24
Reading – The Roots of the GOP’s Race Problem (Michael Tomasky) http://t.co/ZUxa7rizlT 04:48:49
RT @washingtonpost: If you're on the beach, this map shows you what's across the ocean http://t.co/OReAiSmauA http://t.co/imr1MKQRN2 04:52:42
Reading – What does GCHQ know about our devices that we don't? (Richard Tynan) https://t.co/JJgjlcW6Iy 17:40:23
Reading – How вЂњtightnessвЂќ vs вЂњloosenessвЂќ explains the U.S. political map (Chris Cillizza) http://t.co/WAi0o9ylVS 17:45:40
Reading – Doctor Who Series 8 Teaser Trailer Released; Confirmed For August (PCJ) http://t.co/eQtYRoTbf8 18:30:31
[Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Embarrassing Math Error http://t.co/sOWyMKmmvj 19:04:21
Reading – Congress Blocks the NSA From Meddling With Encryption Standards. Finally. (Lily Hay Newman) http://t.co/QahoB2cIf6 22:53:30

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