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Sure, the latest "iTouchy" gadgets are pretty cool. But who wants a locked down device? Why not build your own touch-screen device, with your own apps, all on open source hardware and using open source tools? OK, it can't play MP3s, but it does have a 320x240 TFT color display with resistive touch screen, an Atmega32u4 8-bit microcontroller, lithium polymer battery charger, backlight control, micro-SD slot, and a triple-axis accelerometer. Yeah, this is the next big thing and for those of us who like to DIY, you can do a lot of cool stuff with this dev board.

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Ultra-marathons reveal our strength by reducing us to a state of weakness and seeing what happens.

2011-10-09T21:36:00.001+08:00

The marathon barrier---the point where the large majority of distance runners say, "No more!"---is strictly a mental and artificial one. The numerical significance of 26 is man-made. it is invested with magical qualities, and the biggest roadblock to going beyond it is in simply shedding the myth. To do so can be an experiment in curiosity, as the runner is drawn ever outward into unexplored realms. But while events longer than a marathon can constitute a challenge and an adventure, there is little intrinsic difference in them. A six-mile run is an endurance event, even if people who go that far daily may tend to forget it. So it is with a 100-mile run. The difference is only in degree. The quantity may increase dramatically, but the qualities demanded remain similar. To truly accept this fact is necessary to your success in super-long runs.

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I ride most for is the suffering. I’m addicted to the suffering. I love the pain. I love the agony. I love it because I know what’s on the other side.

2011-10-06T16:53:00.001+08:00

I ride most for is the suffering. I’m addicted to the suffering. I love the pain. I love the agony. I love it because I know what’s on the other side.

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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

2011-10-06T13:01:00.001+08:00

If you're starting a company, one of the most important decisions you'll make early on is the selection of a co-founder. Some might advocate just “going it alone” because finding a great co-founder is hard and fraught with risk. It is hard and it is fraught with risk. But going it alone is harder — and riskier. Startups are very challenging and having someone to share the ups and downs with, to be a great sounding board for ideas and to just help get things done is immensely valuable.

One additional thought: I'm an introvert. I don't enjoy being around people very much. If you're like me, the notion of just doing something all by your lonesome might seem appealing. And, it is — but I think it's a mistake. Even for introverts, having someone on your side is useful and fun.

Another consideration is speed, captured well by this African proverb: If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

So, you might be wondering: “Hold on there! As a startup don't I want to go quickly? Isn't it all about speed? Why should I wait to get started…I should go NOW!”

These are reasonable sentiments. Great entrepreneurs have a proclivity for action. I'm not suggesting that you stop everything and spend all of your time on the holy quest for the perfect (and mythical) co-founder. I'm suggesting that part of what you're doing should include being on a deliberate lookout for her. And, I'm saying that when you find someone that is awesome, resist the temptation to worry too much about things like dilution and control and what-not. If it's the perfect person, none of that will matter. Back to the African proverb. Yes, you want to go as quickly as you can, but what's more important is going far. You want to build a company that attracts amazing people and solves important problems. A company you can look back on and be proud of. There are very few experiences in life that can match that feeling.

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STUND Season 3 - Episode 2: Williams Lake, BC

2011-10-06T07:59:00.001+08:00

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Minimalist shoes @ REI

2011-10-03T15:57:00.001+08:00

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In most educational processes, it focuses on getting the correct answer the first time. In programming, the process is to try many until you get the correct answer.

2011-09-30T13:18:00.001+08:00

The trouble, I think, is that so many educational processes put a high premium on getting the correct answer the first time. If you give the wrong answer on an examination question, you lose your mark and that is the end of the matter. If you make a mistake in writing your program—or indeed, in many other situations outside a classroom—it is by no means a catastrophe; you do, however, have to find your error and put it right; maybe it would be better if more academic teaching adopted this attitude also.

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Yummy breakfast

2011-09-08T06:46:00.001+08:00

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Happy Birthday Meg!

2011-09-01T18:28:00.001+08:00

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Me want one. The Amazon Tablet.

2011-08-29T10:14:00.001+08:00

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rbenv: A Simple, New Ruby Version Management Tool

2011-08-21T19:21:00.001+08:00

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Hacker camp idea - what do you think? I'm happy to organize one.

2011-07-18T06:40:00.001+08:00

Fun, non business, non commercial hacking fun.

- 3 days, 2 nights

- With fast internet

- Fast LAN, Fast Wifi, power strips everywhere (for laptops, and other useless gadgetry)

- Non free, paid accomodation, food

- Perhaps some sponsors

- Hack on any code, Ruby, Python, Java, PHP, Javascript, iOS, Android, Mac, Cloud, etc.

- Relatively remote area (will be nice to insert some biking and running)

- Open to Boys, Girls, Others - living quarters is segregated, with a common hacking area.

- Lets look for a retreat area/camping area, that has a good Internet connection (impossible?)

- Mentorship, feedback, and show-and-tell about your project or program

- Not going to talk about business, about marketing, about how to make money. Just focus on solving problems.

- Recruiters, hiring, all kinds of BS not related to hacking, will not be allowed (disclaimer: i'm a manager/recruiter, but for this event i'm only going to wear my hacker self - and probably outdoor/biking self as well)

- Keep an open mind, and a serious hacking attitude

- Best projects, or finished ones will be showcased on the Hacker camp website

Sooo what do you think? Should we do it. I will host and take the lead in organizing it (since i know hackers are super lazy in organizing, they just want to show up and bum around - or so the untrained eye will say, bwahaha).

Please leave your comments below, if you like or not like, or any feedback whatsoever.

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The Big Blue Book of Bicycle awesomeness.

Check awt wat arrived in the mail! XX yumyum. Now if only the rotors are here already.

It's spiderman! Spideman. Spiderman. Ssssspidermaaannnn! Yeah!

Now at the top beside Mt Lanigid.

Trail running. It's more fun in Lacion.

Enjoying the swim at the end of the river trek.

Relax usa kay kapoy na.

River bouldering.

Trail running.

Training for the Kitanglad climb.

Training for the Kitanglad climb.

Training for the Kitanglad climb.

Training for the Kitanglad climb.

Cooling off at the turn around point.

Challenge accepted.

Running #itsmorefun in the Philippines

Running #itsmorefun in the Philippines

Checking in here at Starbucks, because we can.

It's Ironman time

Ice ice baby

Paolo and Jean #showingsomeloveatthefinishline

Joseph and Armie #loveatthefinishline

How about some love at the finish line.

Earlier at the finish line with the #runnroo people.

Finally, crossed the finish line, at 6:40:30. That was HARD! Just plain hard. H-A-R-D.

If 32km is a wall, then i better be a bulldozer because i'm not stopping. Not today!

Earlier at the tunnel. Looks like pista down there.

At the 21km uturn mark. Now lets do that 21km again.

Tunnel time

Lets go runners!

At the starting line. Uber excited 42km 1st timers!

Getting ready.

Fruitarian carbo loading.

Wear modest clothes.

Mati taking it to the next level.

Rose doing a quick work out at the park.

I agree. Seriously, no headphones when biking, running, or going anything that needs all your attention on the road.

Build your own handheld touch device, for only $69 dolyars. :D Awsum!

Ultra-marathons reveal our strength by reducing us to a state of weakness and seeing what happens.

I ride most for is the suffering. I’m addicted to the suffering. I love the pain. I love the agony. I love it because I know what’s on the other side.

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

STUND Season 3 - Episode 2: Williams Lake, BC

Minimalist shoes @ REI

In most educational processes, it focuses on getting the correct answer the first time. In programming, the process is to try many until you get the correct answer.

Yummy breakfast

Happy Birthday Meg!

Me want one. The Amazon Tablet.

rbenv: A Simple, New Ruby Version Management Tool

Hacker camp idea - what do you think? I'm happy to organize one.

N.A.D.D.

The Nerd Handbook

Bored People Quit

Start by making sure your employees are excited about it.

You can code. They cannot. That is pretty damn cool.

We have been training leaders who only know how to keep the routine going

Facebook's Hack-A-Months Cause Disruption, Innovation | Fast Company

Nobody tells you what you have to do—only what you don't have to do. - Red Bull country

Nobody tells you what you have to do—only what you don't have to do. - Red Bull country

Yummy donut

Woohoo finally! Disabled annoying animation. Saves me 1/2 secs of productivity waste looking at useless animations.

If you ever wonder what Facebook does to support their scale, InfoQ has lots of videos.

Facebook: Science and the Social Graph

Facebook's Graph API: The Future Of Semantic Web?

Scale at Facebook

Evolution of Code Design at Facebook

Facebook's Petabyte Scale Data Warehouse using Hive and Hadoop

Always inspect your changes before committing; if it doesn't let you review easily, fix it.

The traffic shift was executed incorrectly... and then came down everything in the cloud.

Once upon a time

Blizzard Entertainment: 20th Anniversary -- awesome story and journey of programmers and gamers.

Incredible India - awesome writing and story from the girl from the coast

Design Outside the Box

Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code.

There are two kinds of people in the world

This was never supposed to happen.

The Sagan Series

Who says am not a multi-awarded web designer? Hehe.

Some snacks for this beautiful afternoon.

The Elements of Programming Style

In startups: It takes a special person to succeed. Yes, special, not charming, smart, persuasive, popular, or hansome, or pretty or sexy.