http://firewallender.com Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:04:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey, you're invited! It's free, it's fun, it's nerdy nirvana! Join us. I helped organize this year, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an epic turnout so invite your friends. ;-) BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open ... http://firewallender.com/barcamp09/ To be clear, I'm more concerned about my bricked iPhone than the likelihood of having to deal with N1H1, considering that regular flu is way worse (36,000 people die every year from regular flu season in the U.S.A.). This is not so much a pandemic as a pan(dem)ic. But any flu ... http://firewallender.com/the-whine-flu/ Luckily, the Phoenix airport has free wifi, otherwise I might be upset. As it is, I can sit here and get work done, it doesn't matter to me too much whether I'm in PHX or in a coffeeshop in D.C. The fact is though, US Airways oversold the ... http://firewallender.com/dont-be-oversold/ And I'm off! Epic Visit-a-Thon 2009!, originally uploaded by firewallender. April 10-13th: See Connie in Phoenix, AZ April 13th - 15th: See Rachel in Washington, D.C. April 15th - 21st: See Rory in Washington, D.C. April 21st: Back to Seattle via Chicago Weeeeeeeeeee! 9 minutes until I board the plane to Phoenix! :-D You can ... http://firewallender.com/and-im-off-epic-visit-a-thon-2009/ With a hat tip to the Calling John Galt blog, I have to bring this powerful visualization to your attention: We're enslaving the next generation to pay for our insatiable appetite to spend beyond our means. Tell your friends, repost this video, contact your representatives and promise to stop voting for ... http://firewallender.com/if-youre-not-outraged-youre-not-paying-attention/ Microphone by Coconut Records Gotta Figure This Out by Erin McCarley Take What's Mine by Baumer Pale And Faithful Morning (Acoustic Version) by Holler, Wild Rose! Add a playlist to your page using iLike http://firewallender.com/tuesday-three-no-four/ Here's a plan @brucephenry, @geekgiant, and I hatched on Twitter. We noticed there's quite a few Seattle Geeks who love to go shooting, and thusly determined we should all go shooting together. So here's the plan: WHERE: Wades Eastside Guns and Outdoor Range 13570 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, WA 98005 WHEN: Tuesday, ... http://firewallender.com/sgs1/ If you are interested in reading something awesome, I highly recommend the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Book 5 ("Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe") just came out*, and though I got home late last night when I saw that Amazon pre-ordered package waiting for me ... http://firewallender.com/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-universe-preview/ SSW2 was, in a word: awesome. Here's a little video from Q13 Fox (I make an itsy bitsy appearance about halfway through), but I'd also recommend reading Anthony Steven's reflections on the weekend (as usual, he does an excellent job!). I'll be posting details about my team's project soon later, must recover ... http://firewallender.com/seattle-startup-weekend-2/ A few songs for your enjoyment, compliments of DJ Firewallender.  ;-) You, Me and the Bourgeoisie by The Submarines West Coast by Coconut Records Evacuate by The Boxer Rebellion Story by Willoughby Modern Inventions by The Submarines Nighttiming by Coconut Records Add a playlist to your page using iLike Well, tonight I'm off to Seattle Startup Weekend 2. ... http://firewallender.com/friday-fifteen-1/