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  1. Heard 3 gunshots near Valencia & 16th. Called 911 and cops have already arrived. 10:33 PM Sep 4th, 2009 from web
  2. Huh. On Windows, explorer doesn't let you give a file a name that starts with . but from the cmd line it's no problem. fml... er, fmos. 11:51 AM Sep 4th, 2009 from web
  3. Writing a cool unit conversion library, which involves writing a parser. About time I put that CS degree to use. 8:13 PM Sep 1st, 2009 from web
  4. Just saw a motorcycle/car collision downtown while at lunch. That reminds me, I'm looking to buy a motorcycle. 1:37 PM Sep 1st, 2009 from web
  5. At Java on Ocean, doing book work. Hacked together a script to help me with tedious copy/pasting. 8:14 PM Aug 29th, 2009 from web
  6. @xek O Rly? 5:01 PM Aug 26th, 2009 from web
  7. You know, I'd pursue a life of pure hedonism, but I don't think I'd enjoy it very much. 4:25 PM Aug 19th, 2009 from web
  8. Wearin' a mustache at work, cause it's Mustache Monday. Yeah, I like this company. 5:36 PM Aug 17th, 2009 from web
  9. Eating a bowl of Lucky Charms. They're as magical disgusting as ever. That'll satisfy my curiosity for another few years. 5:45 PM Aug 14th, 2009 from web
  10. Has anything that's been described as "an exciting business opportunity" ever *not* been a scam? 1:19 PM Aug 13th, 2009 from web
  11. Figured out a way to cut the Hangman game in the Python book by 40 lines. Woo! But that means a heavy editing job for me. Blarg! 10:09 PM Aug 12th, 2009 from web
  12. Book editing at Maxwell's. 9:13 PM Aug 11th, 2009 from web
  13. Cop car has stopped south bound traffic on entrance to 280 from the embarcadero. 9:09 AM Aug 10th, 2009 from txt
  14. Reading "The Drunkard's Walk", a popsci book on randomness. It's giving me ideas for another Python programming book. 5:43 PM Aug 2nd, 2009 from web
  15. Version 5 of Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python is compiled as a PDF. Fixed a few typos. http://pythonbook.coffeeghost.net/book1 6:36 PM Aug 1st, 2009 from web
  16. The barista at Maxwell's served my drink before I ordered it. It's surprisingly flattering to be recognized as a regular. 6:09 PM Aug 1st, 2009 from web
  17. If we ever built intelligent robots, I wonder what their small talk with each other would be about? 2:03 PM Jul 31st, 2009 from web
  18. Last of the guests left from game night at our place. Highlights: Kahn Kahn impersonations, knitting dominatrix, and Ticket to Ride. 11:15 PM Jul 30th, 2009 from web
  19. Just finished a large round of book edits. Several typos fixed. I shudder at the state of what the web version must be in. 9:57 PM Jul 29th, 2009 from web
  20. I wonder how well you could get to know a total stranger's personality from their random jots and blogs. (Know any stalkers I could ask?) 7:37 PM Jul 29th, 2009 from web