Bits and pieces of John Dalton from all over your internet. http://johndalton.info/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron john@johndalton.info Trying to not drink coffee today. Louise has instructions to come and check on me in my office occasionally. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2280/johndalton-trying-to-not-drink-coffee-today-louise-has-instructions-to-come-and-check-on-me-in-my-office-occasionally ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:42:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2280/johndalton-trying-to-not-drink-coffee-today-louise-has-instructions-to-come-and-check-on-me-in-my-office-occasionally LibraryThing is back up. Sorry for the delay. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2274/johndalton-librarything-is-back-up-sorry-for-the-delay ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:54:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2274/johndalton-librarything-is-back-up-sorry-for-the-delay I am constantly tired at the moment, and drinking more coffee than ever. Maybe I need to lay off the caffeine for a bit. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2271/johndalton-i-am-constantly-tired-at-the-moment-and-drinking-more-coffee-than-ever-maybe-i-need-to-lay-off-the-caffeine-for-a-bit ]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:36:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2271/johndalton-i-am-constantly-tired-at-the-moment-and-drinking-more-coffee-than-ever-maybe-i-need-to-lay-off-the-caffeine-for-a-bit RT @LindaSKeeling: Humpty just texted his friends on Play School. I feel so old. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2269/johndalton-rt-lindaskeeling-humpty-just-texted-his-friends-on-play-school-i-feel-so-old ]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:03:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2269/johndalton-rt-lindaskeeling-humpty-just-texted-his-friends-on-play-school-i-feel-so-old Die Antwoord - I don't have time to go any further down this rabbit hole tonight: See <a href="http://is.gd/7Kt0D" rel="external">http://is.gd/7Kt0D</a> and <a href="http://www.dieantwoord.com" rel="external">http://www.dieantwoord.com</a>/ http://johndalton.info/items/view/2267/johndalton-die-antwoord-i-dont-have-time-to-go-any-further-down-this-rabbit-hole-tonight-see-httpisgd7kt0d-and-httpwwwdieantwoordcom ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:53:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2267/johndalton-die-antwoord-i-dont-have-time-to-go-any-further-down-this-rabbit-hole-tonight-see-httpisgd7kt0d-and-httpwwwdieantwoordcom Sitting in Northgate with the laptop out. Not really the best work environment.. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2255/johndalton-sitting-in-northgate-with-the-laptop-out-not-really-the-best-work-environment ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:37:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2255/johndalton-sitting-in-northgate-with-the-laptop-out-not-really-the-best-work-environment Why hasn't taken this long for me to see this genius Muppets/Gay Bar mashup?! <a href="http://bit.ly/ddAU2H" rel="external">http://bit.ly/ddAU2H</a> (via @bleeters <= @Warlach) http://johndalton.info/items/view/2253/johndalton-why-hasnt-taken-this-long-for-me-to-see-this-genius-muppetsgay-bar-mashup-httpbitlyddau2h-via-bleeters-lt-warlach ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:24:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2253/johndalton-why-hasnt-taken-this-long-for-me-to-see-this-genius-muppetsgay-bar-mashup-httpbitlyddau2h-via-bleeters-lt-warlach I ran 5233m before hitting a wall and tumbling to my death on my iPhone. <a href="http://www.canabalt.com" rel="external">http://www.canabalt.com</a>/ http://johndalton.info/items/view/2250/johndalton-i-ran-5233m-before-hitting-a-wall-and-tumbling-to-my-death-on-my-iphone-httpwwwcanabaltcom ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:16:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2250/johndalton-i-ran-5233m-before-hitting-a-wall-and-tumbling-to-my-death-on-my-iphone-httpwwwcanabaltcom I ran 3139m before hitting a wall and tumbling to my death on my iPhone. <a href="http://www.canabalt.com" rel="external">http://www.canabalt.com</a>/ http://johndalton.info/items/view/2246/johndalton-i-ran-3139m-before-hitting-a-wall-and-tumbling-to-my-death-on-my-iphone-httpwwwcanabaltcom ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:31:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2246/johndalton-i-ran-3139m-before-hitting-a-wall-and-tumbling-to-my-death-on-my-iphone-httpwwwcanabaltcom Sketching out a rough outline of a talk I'm giving on behalf of LibraryThing later this month. Speaking to library patrons this time! http://johndalton.info/items/view/2242/johndalton-sketching-out-a-rough-outline-of-a-talk-im-giving-on-behalf-of-librarything-later-this-month-speaking-to-library-patrons-this-time ]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:22:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2242/johndalton-sketching-out-a-rough-outline-of-a-talk-im-giving-on-behalf-of-librarything-later-this-month-speaking-to-library-patrons-this-time for x in $NOMABLES; do say "You know what would make this $x better? CHEESE\!"; sleep 1; done http://johndalton.info/items/view/2241/johndalton-for-x-in-nomables-do-say-quotyou-know-what-would-make-this-x-better-cheesequot-sleep-1-done ]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:50:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2241/johndalton-for-x-in-nomables-do-say-quotyou-know-what-would-make-this-x-better-cheesequot-sleep-1-done RT @pjf: I think this must be a quest item, but I don't have the corresponding quest. <a href="http://twitpic.com/10ob8a" rel="external">http://twitpic.com/10ob8a</a> http://johndalton.info/items/view/2239/johndalton-rt-pjf-i-think-this-must-be-a-quest-item-but-i-dont-have-the-corresponding-quest-httptwitpiccom10ob8a ]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:39:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2239/johndalton-rt-pjf-i-think-this-must-be-a-quest-item-but-i-dont-have-the-corresponding-quest-httptwitpiccom10ob8a Bazmo's first game of Battleships and he's already trying to make up rules. "That splashed so close that it put out some fire on my ship." http://johndalton.info/items/view/2228/johndalton-bazmos-first-game-of-battleships-and-hes-already-trying-to-make-up-rules-quotthat-splashed-so-close-that-it-put-out-some-fire-on-my-shipquot ]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:44:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2228/johndalton-bazmos-first-game-of-battleships-and-hes-already-trying-to-make-up-rules-quotthat-splashed-so-close-that-it-put-out-some-fire-on-my-shipquot This is why I won't be buying ebooks until they ditch the DRM. <a href="http://bit.ly/9z5oY1" rel="external">http://bit.ly/9z5oY1</a> (via @librarythingtim) http://johndalton.info/items/view/2223/johndalton-this-is-why-i-wont-be-buying-ebooks-until-they-ditch-the-drm-httpbitly9z5oy1-via-librarythingtim ]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:02:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2223/johndalton-this-is-why-i-wont-be-buying-ebooks-until-they-ditch-the-drm-httpbitly9z5oy1-via-librarythingtim I have nothing by The Sharp in iTunes. I can't find my CDs, and I can't find them in the iTunes store. This is a musical emergency!! http://johndalton.info/items/view/2219/johndalton-i-have-nothing-by-the-sharp-in-itunes-i-cant-find-my-cds-and-i-cant-find-them-in-the-itunes-store-this-is-a-musical-emergency ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:17:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2219/johndalton-i-have-nothing-by-the-sharp-in-itunes-i-cant-find-my-cds-and-i-cant-find-them-in-the-itunes-store-this-is-a-musical-emergency Mass Effect 2 is out and my XBox 360 is dead. What timing! Waiting on shipping labels to send it off to be repaired. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2217/johndalton-mass-effect-2-is-out-and-my-xbox-360-is-dead-what-timing-waiting-on-shipping-labels-to-send-it-off-to-be-repaired ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:43:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2217/johndalton-mass-effect-2-is-out-and-my-xbox-360-is-dead-what-timing-waiting-on-shipping-labels-to-send-it-off-to-be-repaired RT @ChasLicc: Can't believe this isnt a bigger story: FBI fabricated terror scares to get phone records <a href="http://bit.ly/5QexJ8" rel="external">http://bit.ly/5QexJ8</a> (via @aptronym) http://johndalton.info/items/view/2215/johndalton-rt-chaslicc-cant-believe-this-isnt-a-bigger-story-fbi-fabricated-terror-scares-to-get-phone-records-httpbitly5qexj8-via-aptronym ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:10:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2215/johndalton-rt-chaslicc-cant-believe-this-isnt-a-bigger-story-fbi-fabricated-terror-scares-to-get-phone-records-httpbitly5qexj8-via-aptronym I admit that the iPad looks cool, and I want one. But DRM is a big problem for me: <a href="http://www.defectivebydesign.org/ipad" rel="external">http://www.defectivebydesign.org/ipad</a> http://johndalton.info/items/view/2213/johndalton-i-admit-that-the-ipad-looks-cool-and-i-want-one-but-drm-is-a-big-problem-for-me-httpwwwdefectivebydesignorgipad ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:37:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2213/johndalton-i-admit-that-the-ipad-looks-cool-and-i-want-one-but-drm-is-a-big-problem-for-me-httpwwwdefectivebydesignorgipad This is pretty geeky. http://johndalton.info/items/view/2205/this-is-pretty-geeky

This is me wearing my Lego shirt (available from Thinkgeek) which has lego spelling out "LCA 2010" and a couple of little lego penguins. LCA is Linux.conf.au, which was held in Wellington, NZ this year.

Photo by Andrew McMillan, taken at the conference dinner. The original is linked from here and is actually CC0 licensed, but Flickr won't let me set it to that.

]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:09:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2205/this-is-pretty-geeky RT @tansyrr: karen Healy on book covers, bravery, compromise and speaking out: <a href="http://bit.ly/bRomGK" rel="external">http://bit.ly/bRomGK</a> http://johndalton.info/items/view/2203/johndalton-rt-tansyrr-karen-healy-on-book-covers-bravery-compromise-and-speaking-out-httpbitlybromgk ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:01:00 -0600 http://johndalton.info/items/view/2203/johndalton-rt-tansyrr-karen-healy-on-book-covers-bravery-compromise-and-speaking-out-httpbitlybromgk