Author Archives: gene_wood

In 1999 the internet landscape was very different from what it is today. In the absence of free services for things like weblog hosting, photo hosting, group collaboration, etc. Google had started the year before and was at the time … Continue reading →

On December 24, at the same moment that hundreds of Japanese witnessed the first appearance of the great dragon Ryumyo as they sped past Mount Fuji on a bullet train, the Prophet of the Great Ghost Dance, Daniel Howling Coyote, … Continue reading →

Sometimes I’m briefly shocked by the change in technology that has occurred in such a short time. I’m watching a video of an intro to git (a software version control system) and in it the guy, while describing how git … Continue reading →

Come out Saturday to Treasure Island to check out my Amateur Radio club participating in Field Day. Field Day is a yearly event where ham radio users around north america compete to establish as many connections with other hams around … Continue reading →

Here’s the transcript of the chat and what it took to find out how much it costs to get internet services from Comcast. All to find that internet costs $59.95 per month. Jessica: Hi, I’m a live Comcast product specialist. … Continue reading →

Here’s some cool stuff that I saw at the Maker Faire today : Forbidden Island : New (2010) game by Matt Leacock The Atari 800 : There was one in a booth at the faire and it reminded me that … Continue reading →

You got three seconds to get outta here before I break out the atomic elbow, brotha! Shut your pie hole, Blip! Why, twenty years ago I woulda put your head in a half nelson, twisted it around, saying each letter … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning while riding through the Posey Tube from Alameda to Oakland, I rode over about 4 botts’ dots and the vibrations somehow detached my Givi V46 motorcycle luggage case from my motorcycle. I reached back and it was gone. … Continue reading →

I guess it makes sense that my mom would know me this well but it’s still surprising. Sends me a present which I get to pick up from a business by giving them my name so I feel like I’m … Continue reading →