Cognitive Surplus
This is why Google Reader is so awesome. Because people like my friend Kanske, can read about (or in this case watch) a cool story on cognitive surplus, and share it out so friends on his contact list can learn…
Dreamworks And Paramount Are Pretty Cool
The people at Dreamworks and Paramount are pretty darn cool. (Expect for Michael Bay when he is making a Transformers movie) I recently had a couple of questions about "The Kite Runner" movie. I wanted to ask about a song…
A City On Diesel: The First Weekend
Life styles for both Hannah and Myself (as well as most of Juneau Alaska) has take a big change this weekend. We are running as few electric devices as we can. The lights in our apartment are rarely on. We…
A City On Diesel. The Story Continues
The City of Juneau has asked the state of Alaska for $25 million in relief funds. The Juneau city government shifted into response gear Thursday by declaring the loss of its hydroelectricity a "disaster," then asking the state for aid…
Avalanches Are A Pain
According to the local paper, our power rates are likely to quintuple next month as a result of the avalanche that knocked out Juneau's supply of hydro power. The whole city is currently running off of diesel generators and will most…
We Are Running On Diesel Generators
Looks like this morning the city of Juneau lost power from Juneau's Hydro Power due to an avalanche. Juneau’s electricity rates are likely to triple on May bills as the result of an avalanche early this morning that cut all…
I Don’t Own A Printer
Yup, thats right. I don't own a printer. It cost so much to own a printer in my opinion. Actually, a printer itself is not that expensive. You can get a really nice printers these days for cheep. It's just…
Morning Quote
This is a good start to the day. I accessed my Google homepage today and saw the following quote from Mitch Hedberg and laughed. So, I figured i would share. I like an escalator because an escalator can never break,…
Dinning Out In Juneau Rant
Hello again world. How you been? Do you like dinning out? I know I do. I wonder if there is a way to improve the dinning experience? [START RANT] Juneau Alaska is a terrible city for dinning out in. Now…