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Techcrunch or Aol Music? Ugh. Put a fork in them. The ad machine of AOL has killed TC.
My final entries in the faculty/staff ugly mug contest. I think I have a shot.
My final entries in the faculty/staff ugly mug contest. I think I have a shot.
software updates cache stats on my student ipcop 1.4.x firewall. Crazy and why I love IPCop/Update Accelerator combo
very excited. Update Accelerator port to v2.x seems to be working. Caching updates from Apple, Adobe, MS is huge.
testing ipcop v2 update accelerator port and symlink redirect to larger space hack. Seems okay

Fort Funston Dog "Buddha"
Fort Funston Dog "Buddha"
Peaceful out here today at Fort Funston
Peaceful out here today at Fort Funston
Peaceful out here today at Fort Funston
Fort Funston empty today. Great day out here!

Fort Funston empty today. Great day out here!
Fort Funston empty today. Great day out here!
It's back. The pulled-pork/coleslaw burrito at Taqueria Miraloma. Hole-in-the-wall place/half market, but great.
New TV getting firmware update via IP. Media Centers and equipment now more like server racks. Crazy
Oh Twitter and your spam problem. Here'a a pic of a bunch of bots that just jumped on me.
Castro flag changed due to "Bear Weekend" BTW

Could be the winning entry in the Lick-Wilmerding Ugly Mug contest.
"Love" coffee table (or "velo" for bicycle enthusiasts)
Shocked. Rainbow flag has changed in the Castro. Must find out why.
Serious crab feed, include wet-naps and bib.
Verdi Club is packed! Huge turnout for the crab feed this year
Verdi Club is packed! Huge turnout for the crab feed this year

Unfortunate. The Lenovo X130e requires a 7mm thick hard drive. Thinner than standard 2.5" SATAs.
Unfortunate. The Lenovo X130e requires a 7mm thick hard drive. Thinner than standard 2.5" SATAs.
What is inside of an 2.5" SSD flash drive? This.
What is inside of an 2.5" SSD flash drive? This.
What is inside of an 2.5" SSD flash drive? This.
What is inside of an 2.5" SSD flash drive? This.

IPCop v2.03 update. Have to play later today. http://www.ipcop.org
Really Olympus? A SCN pet mode for cats and a separate one for dogs? on the Stylus Tough TG-310
Really Olympus? A SCN pet mode for cats and a separate one for dogs? on the Stylus Tough TG-310
Got the 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit at the 2011 Maker Faire. Use it everyday. Get it here-> http://mer.gy/54bdk for $20
Now we are talking. Lenovo X130e test unit.
Now we are talking. Lenovo X130e test unit.

Now we are talking. Lenovo X130e test unit.
Now we are talking. Lenovo X130e test unit.
Score! Valentines Day treats from Lick-Wilmerding Parents Association for Faculty/Staff #SFLWHS
Last pic. Wassabi = very good.
Crazy. Live scallops plate a couple of ways at Wassabi
Always love hitting Wassabi when visiting Fresno.

Overturned rig on 101 N at Whipple Ave in Redwood City really hosed traffic. Glad we are heading S
Nice sign.
Never thought Wall-E was a product roadmap for Apple. Siri+iPad. If they get into furniture next, we will know.
Woman drives her car onto Ocean Beach, then into Pacific ocean. (Pic) http://mer.gy/y7
Best iOS Twitter client just got a huge update: Tweetbot http://mer.gy/xQ
No. The "stand-n-stuff" taco shells are *totally* authentic. Maybe not, but they are awesome.

No. The "stand-n-stuff" taco shells are *totally* authentic. Maybe not, but they are awesome.
My first entry in the Lick-Wilmerding Faculty ugly mug contest to repopulate the lounge. Gotta find 2 more ugly ones...
MacBook Air 1st gen battery the culprit on expansion.
MacBook Air 1st gen battery the culprit on expansion.
MacBook Air 1st gen battery the culprit on expansion.
MacBook Air 1st gen battery the culprit on expansion.

SRO for Diego Jameau performance. Here's 30 secs of "Imagine" #SFLWHS
Live performance of Haitian musician Diego Jameau in The Center at Lick-Wilmerding High School
Lick-Wilmerding Honors Physics telescope video streaming project coming along nicely (using Monsoon Multimedia Vulkano)
When a 1st gen MacBook Air overheats: Sort of like a Jiffy-Pop MacBook Air.
When a 1st gen MacBook Air overheats: Sort of like a Jiffy-Pop MacBook Air.
When a 1st gen MacBook Air overheats: Sort of like a Jiffy-Pop MacBook Air.

@traviswarren all fun here.
Mourned the loss of the Flipcams, but these Sony Bloggie Touch cams are pretty awesome and shoot still images too.
Found pic of urban art my wife took in downtown SF last year. Wonder if it still up? Doubt it. #facebook
Brought people that have never been up to Twin Peaks. Great day for it.
Trees in bloom. Early Feb. San Francisco.
Trees in bloom. Early Feb. San Francisco.

Gorgeous day in Upper Noe
Happy I can continue to make bread with our zojirushi bread maker and the Susan G. Komen affiliated yeast. #fb
Hatien Hut---> Great Vietnamese sandwich place near Lick-Wilmerding and CCSF
Workaround for students/alums with a single name in #WhippleHill Podium? Use a hyphen.
Just got off the phone with #WhippleHill support and asked for an enhancement request for handling single-named alums
Best one I have see from them in a long while--> Committees Demotivator® http://mer.gy/committees

Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide - The Atlantic http://mer.gy/wU #PresenceMaintenance
Sad but true--> in watching real-time Google Analytics for months now, Facebook generates a TON of referrals.
Toothpaste For Dinner today http://mer.gy/tfd013012 "Social Media Gurus"
Seen and heard on Fillmore St. blaring Micheal Jackson's "Wanna be startin' something" hilarious
Really think someone should make a PBR-branded laptop for the hipsters to match the standard Pabst hats
Using Campfire for an all-school advising group discussion today at Lick-Wilmerding

"The sad thing is I like it" -Maurice Sendak on #colbert
Got our @WeDrinkWater http://mer.gy/drinkH2O stickers and t-shirt. Love the note. You guys rock. #in
Got our @WeDrinkWater http://mer.gy/drinkH2O stickers and t-shirt. Love the note. You guys rock. #in
Where The Wild Things Are 2: Still Wildin' Featuring Vin Diesel
If you don't use Google Analytics real-time, you are missing so much on how people get to your website. Do it.
Great session this AM with the Lick-Wimerding faculty live polling w/ polleverywhere

Lick fac member's spouse doing an apprenticeship at Sour Flour http://mer.gy/sourflour so got some warm bread today...
Really like the ability to integrate online store items into event pages w/ #WhippleHill Podium via channels. Cool.
Toro. Awesome.
@burmeseruby sorry I missed you. Madai and blue fin looking good.
@burmeseruby sorry I missed you. Madai and blue fin looking good.
It's interesting. For a site that values sharing so much, Facebook doesn't share referral URL details at all. #fail

Lick-Wilmerding students wanted to participate in SOPA awareness. So we did. http://www.lwhs.org
Wearing-out the TiVo with replays of the last 4 minutes of the #49ers / Saints game. Unreal.
Can't get over how clear it is up here today
Can't get over how clear it is up here today
Can't get over how clear it is up here today
*Gorgeous* MLK Day in San Francisco. Pics from Mount Davidson hike

*Gorgeous* MLK Day in San Francisco. Pics from Mount Davidson hike
*Gorgeous* MLK Day in San Francisco. Pics from Mount Davidson hike
Streaming the #49ers game from my Vulkano for perspective students and parents at Interview day at Lick-Wilmerding
Sent to me by a colleague this AM. Not sure where it came from. #comic #humor
ugh. Latest compile of ffmpeg #fail on aac video conversion.
Scary-- 1 real photo of 3 things I have absolutely no interest in: Ryan Seacrest, Windows Phone and Steve Ballmer

Neighbors from Louisiana. Go #LSU (on their 70" TV)
Neighbors from Louisiana. Go #LSU (on their 70" TV)
Chrome Canary text field display issue (Mac) - Google Chrome Help http://mer.gy/u3 Seeing this as well.
Never knew there was such a thing as a brown tomato
SFGate having a little problem. 6:50pm
Really red sky sunset tonight in San Francisco

Transition to new Lick-Wilmerding website happening now... Thanks #WhippleHill
Okay, Quora might be something viable now. The iOS app is pretty cool w/nearby questions, etc.
Really hate "Old MacDonalds" when playing Scrabble. Old MacDonald Had a Farm - Wikipedia http://mer.gy/eieio
New Lick-Wilmerding website known bugs all fixed. Jan 3 launch here we go #in
New Lick-Wilmerding website known bugs all fixed. Jan 3 launch here we go #in
the mergy notes » Miraloma Park, San Francisco (circa 1938) http://mer.gy/MP1938

Cleaning-out all my old books. I think I can get rid of the ResEdit book now.
Great views on the coast. California Christmas.
Great views on the coast. California Christmas.
Great views on the coast. California Christmas.
Pretty funny. Reminds me that I am probably the only one that knows everyone's WIFI network keys
That is a huge chunk of meat from Allen Brothers http://mer.gy/ABros

For bacon-lovers that shouldn't eat bacon. Better living via Chemistry
RC plane we got from Franciscan Hobbies http://mer.gy/sV = big hit
RC plane we got from Franciscan Hobbies http://mer.gy/sV = big hit
Morro Bay, CA from above.
Great day up on Black Hill
Not bad Embarcadero Inn, not bad

Not bad Embarcadero Inn, not bad
Love Ruckus Wireless. L-W wifi networks span the 280. Fac/Students can jump on when they exit BART
Love Ruckus Wireless. L-W wifi networks span the 280. Fac/Students can jump on when they exit BART
Rider addition to "Keep BART Clean" signage on a train.
Great turnout fir Coach Smith's Tiger Basketball Camp this week. #in
Great turnout fir Coach Smith's Tiger Basketball Camp this week. #in

Great turnout fir Coach Smith's Tiger Basketball Camp this week. #in
Transamerica and the Embarcadero building at night during the holidays from Nob Hill balcony.
Transamerica and the Embarcadero building at night during the holidays from Nob Hill balcony.
Great SF views from holiday party
Great SF views from holiday party
Great SF views from holiday party

Eucalyptus Street in San Carlos. In front of Dave Newman's house. Crazy.
Eucalyptus Street in San Carlos. In front of Dave Newman's house. Crazy.
Had no idea there was a Wilmerding & Co Whisky back in the day. Great print.
Good Frikin Chicken http://mer.gy/gfc has arrived for the Lick-Wilmerding Fac/Staff left on campus. Awesome.
Pic from my visit to Shakespeare and Company in 2010. Cool place.
UPS + H2O = UPS fry (video) aka what happens when you get water on a UPS.

UPS + H2O = UPS fry (video) aka what happens when you get water on a UPS.
Still no answers of the Lick-Wilmerding faculty lounge winter '11 mug famine. Stay strong teachers. Stay strong.
Great sunrise this AM on campus
Great sunrise this AM on campus
Q: Why build a real fire when you can view a fireplace on your iPad via the 'cloud' on Netflix?
test

Glen Canyon = chilly today
Glen Canyon = chilly today
Glen Canyon = chilly today
Lick-Wilmerding Open House volunteer room w/ livestream
Lick-Wilmerding Open House: SRO
Using Vulkano to livestream Lick-Wilmerding Open House today. Going to be super-packed.

Using Vulkano to livestream Lick-Wilmerding Open House today. Going to be super-packed.
Ugh. I thought Yellow Pages were opt-in now in SF. What a waste. Going right into the recyclables. Shame.
More from Robot Sumo competition at Lick-Wilmerding. Super fun.
More from Robot Sumo competition at Lick-Wilmerding. Super fun.
Robot Sumo today at Lick-Wilmerding w/ Electronics class. Def one of my fav events.
Robot Sumo today at Lick-Wilmerding w/ Electronics class. Def one of my fav events.

USB flash drive internal solder fatigue. Students bend the drives and eventually they break.
USB flash drive internal solder fatigue. Students bend the drives and eventually they break.
Secret Breakfast = awesome ice cream
Humphrey Slocombe run. Yes, 52 degrees but whatever. Secret Breakfast rules.
That's right--- fresh crab is in around town again. Dinner plans changed.
Will give it a shot since @WillieBoySF is okay w/it.

Favorite secret views of SF off Marietta.
Favorite secret views of SF off Marietta.
Favorite secret views of SF off Marietta.
Scrub Club in Noe Valley. Dog not impressed but now clean.
Scrub Club in Noe Valley. Dog not impressed but now clean.
Delancey Street Trees are pretty nice. You also know the $$$ will stay in SF for local programs

Delancey Street Trees are pretty nice. You also know the $$$ will stay in SF for local programs
Bug hunting our new site.
Concerned that Blue Bottle no longer has Chiapas (our fav for many years) and has shipped us Oaxaca Mixteca instead.
Path's 404 Page is pretty slick. Becoming a connoisseur of 404s nowadays...
Things feel better. Thanks Mac and Sherwin from Comcast. Let's see if this holds.
Comcast is here and working hard now.

Comcast Business sighting *finally* It's unfortunate when you have to "lose it" to get something resolved.
Thinking it is necessary replace the run into the campus w/Comcast and get the higher gauge cable
Thinking it is necessary replace the run into the campus w/Comcast and get the higher gauge cable
The Mahara 1.4 books might be helpful for Faculty on our Mahara-based http://mer.gy/pY digital portfolio server
Just got Snout Soother in from @Natural_Dog and so far he seems to be okay with it.
Hilarious. Still love this marketing campaign. My armpits smell of "freedom"

Hilarious. Still love this marketing campaign. My armpits smell of "freedom"
Ghirardelli Square = festive but not overwhelming today. Nice.
Quiet down here = awesome. Blue Mermaid has great clam chowder.
Smoked Turkey via the "Hillbilly BBQ"
Smoked Turkey via the "Hillbilly BBQ"
Smoked Turkey via the "Hillbilly BBQ"

Chilly visit to Twin Peaks. Few tourists today.
Chilly visit to Twin Peaks. Few tourists today.
Well that was something. Our Comcast Business connection is back online. 24 hours offline.
Well that was something. Our Comcast Business connection is back online. 24 hours offline.
Yeah. It's been that kind of day. Multiple visits up the pole for my Comcast guy. #in
Really @sfdpw ? Really?

Really @sfdpw ? Really?
Looks like we were physically disconnected. Comcast fixing...
Looks like we were physically disconnected. Comcast fixing...
Really neat to see the growth in digital portfolios at http://dportfol.io w/our 9th graders
More from Flora Grubb on a rainy day.
More from Flora Grubb on a rainy day.

Well the great thing about going to Flora Grub in the rain: no crowds + parking in the lot!
Well the great thing about going to Flora Grub in the rain: no crowds + parking in the lot!
Very excited about the website fixes we are doing for January 2012.
Why I love ffmpeg: 40min HD720 .mov = 3.83GB but I can take it down to 583MB w/o much quality loss
Why I love ffmpeg: 40min HD720 .mov = 3.83GB but I can take it down to 583MB w/o much quality loss
Great student-led assembly today on race w/ Lick-Wilmerding students and Lick alum Mohammed Bilal @learnthinkact

Intimate theater for Steve Jobs movie
Going to be a packed house tonight at Steve Job Lost Interview movie at Opera Plaza.
Humphrey Slocombe run.
Being responsible for tech can feel great when it works or like Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove when it doesn't
Finally legit w/ the QCN Project at Stanford (we finally made the sensor map) http://mer.gy/qcn
*Super* handy to have around. Redpark C2-RJ45 + GetConsole app to console into HP Procurve switches w/ an iPhone. #in

11 11 11
Loving this iOS OTA update fest today. Using the iPhone to update the Airports at the house to 7.6
Loving this iOS OTA update fest today. Using the iPhone to update the Airports at the house to 7.6
other wordpress multisite site in the network
Great to do iOS updates OTA now.
Great to do iOS updates OTA now.

Great to do iOS updates OTA now.
Wordpress Multisite Post/Author Issue
Great status message on Razuna's asset check: "Awesome. All looks stylish and clean. Rock on."
Get Console iOS app http://mer.gy/GCA *does* work w/Redpark C2-DB9 http://mer.gy/c2db9 now!
Get Console iOS app http://mer.gy/GCA *does* work w/Redpark C2-DB9 http://mer.gy/c2db9 now!
I knew it. http://mer.gy/FlashAppleShirt

Probs compiling ffmpeg on OS X Lion? Get fink and yasm 1st, then no probs. Just compiled w/o --disable-yasm
@VinDebut has The Offering back. Yes!
When you *receive* a broken mirror, who gets the bad luck? the shipping guys? (BTW @ballarddesigns great CS on replace)
Pics from L-W Electronics students trip to Willow Garage http://mer.gy/wg from Andrew K.
Pics from L-W Electronics students trip to Willow Garage http://mer.gy/wg from Andrew K.
Had never seen this one before. Student iPod Touch disabled.

Well that is a little ominous cloud this AM
More from local schools invasion today for   "Alice" showing -- Hilarious!
More from local schools invasion today for   "Alice" showing -- Hilarious!
More from local schools invasion today for   "Alice" showing -- Hilarious!
Students from Jose Ortega Elementary School http://mer.gy/JOES touring the Lick-Wilmerding shops
Students from Jose Ortega Elementary School http://mer.gy/JOES touring the Lick-Wilmerding shops

Second "Supporting Tech" session wrapping-up #baisnet
Great afternoon on supporting tech in the classroom. Here is a pic of our whiteboard. #baisnet
Great afternoon on supporting tech in the classroom. Here is a pic of our whiteboard. #baisnet
Go Edward re: awesome spaces/furniture/tools usage at Nueva #baisnet
Dr Tim Springer http://mer.gy/TSHI presenting now remotely at #baisnet re: learning spaces
On the patio #baisnet Thanks again @finddonorth @HillbrookHOS Been great so far.

At break #baisnet Hillbrook School  is such a beautiful place! What a great day out here!
Renee Raming at Seven Hills doing a great presentation on their iPad experiences http://mer.gy/o6 #baisnet
Pic from #baisnet gathering AM session
Lick-Wilmerding Physics teacher posting "Khan-like" vids on lesson concepts in course pages. Awesome. #in
Marietta Views
Marietta Views

Beautiful hike to Mt Davidson
Beautiful hike to Mt Davidson
Beautiful hike to Mt Davidson
Beautiful hike to Mt Davidson
Came up in a conversation last night: The Map of America As Seen by a New Yorker from Dan Abramson
Bill Shakespeare driving around near Twin Peaks

Yeah, it's fun working here. Pics from today's TGIF at Lick-Wilmerding HS
Yeah, it's fun working here. Pics from today's TGIF at Lick-Wilmerding HS
Yeah, it's fun working here. Pics from today's TGIF at Lick-Wilmerding HS
wow - massive EFI update on for MacBook Pro (early 2011)
Great sunrise on campus this AM
Great sunrise on campus this AM

Part of the Globalization class guerrilla campaign around the Lick-Wilmerding campus.
Part of the Globalization class guerrilla campaign around the Lick-Wilmerding campus.
Great day at Ocean Beach.
Great day at Ocean Beach.
Great day at Ocean Beach.
Pretty funny.

Got rid of old paint at Recology
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Bunch of cool vehicles at #ebmmf
Bunch of cool vehicles at #ebmmf
Bunch of cool vehicles at #ebmmf
Great turnout for the 21st Century Shop Class panel discussion #ebmmf #in

Great turnout for the 21st Century Shop Class panel discussion #ebmmf #in
Cool. East Bay Mini Maker Faire #ebmmf
Cool. East Bay Mini Maker Faire #ebmmf
TiVo Must: MythBusters Duo Present iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World http://mer.gy/sj101611 #in
Amazing what 30 mins of uninterrupted time can do: Finally upgraded to #Razuna 1.4.6 from 1.4.5
In the middle of running the Cal ISBOA webinar.

Saving contents from a students dead USB drive. Fun.
Charlotte Airport Bottler Water. Guessing it came from Fiji by way of Saturn.
Bye St. Bonaventure.
Bye St. Bonaventure.
Wonderful wedding favor.
Got into the D Store at Comerica Park to get a hat. Since #SFGiants out, going w/ Tigers for WS.

D Shop . Go Tigers.
D Shop . Go Tigers.
Special monastery tour: walls from 1883 and their shop room.
Special monastery tour: walls from 1883 and their shop room.
Special monastery tour: walls from 1883 and their shop room.
What a wedding rehearsal dinner at The Masters in Madison Hights.

What a wedding rehearsal dinner at The Masters in Madison Hights.
Glad I am not driving or I would really "lose myself"
Owner family of the Polish Heritage store in Hamtramck super nice. Great stop.
Owner family of the Polish Heritage store in Hamtramck super nice. Great stop.
Lunch at Poloni in Hamtramck. Awesome Polish food.
Can't get over all the burnt/abandoned structures all over the place yet people live next door. Like a warzone.

Crazy long line to get into the long security line at SFO. All the Oracle Conference peeps
@jkamin73 Marinated artichoke hearts
Have become big fans of Arizmendi bakery now since it is next door to the pet hospital.
Relief. Our Boston Terrier is coming home tomorrow after a crazy few days. #fb
Relief. Our Boston Terrier is coming home tomorrow after a crazy few days. #fb
Steve Jobs 1955-2011

“Flipping” the classroom isn’t supposed to mean reversing the vertical on the display screen…
Weirdest deformity from a faculty unibody MacBook. Guess heat just melted it enough.
Weirdest deformity from a faculty unibody MacBook. Guess heat just melted it enough.
I love marketing. I bought this deodorant because of this.
Love little Manor Coffee Shop in West Portal. Great breakfast this AM as always. Old 50's themed diner.
Down to one network Scrabble game now. Have been running 8 concurrent for the last two months or so. Taking a break.

Going SSD on next iterations of our IPCop v2 firewalls/cache/sw updates servers
Great sunrise today on L-W campus
Wow. First time I have seen a TV commercial that shows just a QR code at the end for 5 secs or so...
Really awesome letter from students in a class that we donated an older projector so they could have one. Made my day.
Found Waldo. He is in Glen Park.
Bye Urban Ore.

Cool place this always is.
Cool place this always is.
Urban Ore "athletics" section. Don't believe the hype.
Haven't been here in ages. #fb
Great to know the dog shampoo we have has "maximum huggability" we need it to clean the super-dirty dog today. #fb
Ritual Producers Pride is a solid coffee. Four Barrel Brass Tacks also great. Blue Bottle Chiapas is still the best.

Kyoto iced coffee at Blue Bottle. Awesome drink. Awesome day.
Nice day west of Twin Peaks on a Saturday. Here in West Portal
We are now feeding sensor data to QCN, but haven't got an icon on the http://mer.gy/QCNmap yet...
Aggregated bandwidth graphing on latest Peplink firmware (v5.3.9) are pretty slick.
The Epson Active Speakers I just got in for classrooms look pretty nice. Great mounting kits too...
While on-hold w/Cardiac Science to sw update a couple of our AEDs, stuck listening to disco (5th of Beethoven). Brutal.

When you need frills, but don't want to go over over the top, I suggest "regular frills" (found in faculty lounge)
What doesn't score points w/ me re: #sfmayor election? dumping pieces of paper on my walkway like garbage.
Cool. We are now part of the Quake-Catcher Network (Stanford Geophysics Dept.) More info--> http://mer.gy/qcn #in
Saying of the day from a wacky day at an independent high school in San Francisco.
Have an Epson ELPDC06 doc cam? The Arcsoft video capture software is horrible. Use QuickTime Player movie record instead
Didn't know Polycom conference phones could take field firmware updates. Might be able to save this Soundstation 2W.

Crazy how small wireless cards have become. This coffee-soaked one is from a MacBook Unibody
Crazy how small wireless cards have become. This coffee-soaked one is from a MacBook Unibody
One bad aspect of the unibody MacBooks = base acts like a cookie sheet pan if liquid/coffee is spilled on them.
Can someone plz make post-It notes w/ the word 'EVIL' on them. Such a pain to have to write it all the time.
2011 ESPN Rankings For #SFGiants Pitching. This is why we should have made it.
2011 ESPN Rankings For #SFGiants Batting. This is why we didn't make it.

Sand + Dog = bath
Sand + Dog = bath
Sand + Dog = bath
Yep, summer is coming anytime now in San Francisco. #fb
Gialina http://mer.gy/gialina take away night tonight. **Never** not good.
Our dog looks like I feel. Rare that his tongue comes out when he sleeps, but guess he is exhausted. Me too. TGIF. #fb

One of the best days of the year at Lick-Wilmerding---> Club Fair day. It is chaos in the Shop area...
Nokia 3D maps are pretty sweet. Blows the doors off Google Maps, but limited areas.
Only was around for a short time, but still miss it. The SF Laser Cats Mural
Not consistenly over 50mbs but students are keeping up on eating the bandwidth so far...
@bittenby @whipplehill it did. Nice video too @rbowse Some mugs and shirts on the way for WH peeps
Gotta prep L-W mugs and shirts to send back to @WhippleHill HQ

Fog rolling in...
More like a lair to me "@fredbartels: All creative efforts have been diverted to The Ring. http://mer.gy/k4 Horcrux?"
Full house/SRO at Lick-Wilmerding for the Eric Temple (new L-W Head) welcome event. #in
Great CPR trainers | AdamsSafety.com http://mer.gy/adamssafety here in the Bay Area
Great CPR trainers | AdamsSafety.com http://mer.gy/adamssafety here in the Bay Area
Luna, the new neighborhood cat that loves the L-W campus and students and is fearless.

CPR Training for Lick-Wilmerding Faculty/Staff early Mon AM
CPR Training for Lick-Wilmerding Faculty/Staff early Mon AM
Wow.  Dog Pit on Taraval/24th hot dogs are awesome. Just opened a few days ago. Tokyo Dog = winner
Wow.  Dog Pit on Taraval/24th hot dogs are awesome. Just opened a few days ago. Tokyo Dog = winner
Dolphins and sea lions heading north along Ocean Beach. Close to shore. Beautiful.
Few people out here (Ft Funston) today. They are missing-out.

Few people out here (Ft Funston) today. They are missing-out.
Few people out here (Ft Funston) today. They are missing-out.
Great day at Fort Funston. Foggy but no wind.
Great day at Fort Funston. Foggy but no wind.
Great day at Fort Funston. Foggy but no wind.
Very cool - @DODOsays collab iPad2 case with @orkposters and made in SF. Here at Perch in Glen Park

Now that is odd. Random 'stache on the ground. Looked scared so I left it alone.
Finally done/happy w/new LCD in our Glass Shop. Using past @nathanchancello '11 assembly L-W perf as audio/vid test
My little mobile LCD/cart setup for performing arts classes in the theater is coming out splendidly.
Great opening Faculty/Staff Meeting discussions and break-out groups on Lick-Wilmerding Mission and 11-12
Lick-Wilmerding 2011-2012 Day Planners look great. Kudos.
If you needed to convey unlucky in a photo, this might be it. (random car in the Bayshore Lowe's parking lot)

One thing I don' miss: less and less work on the pre-Unibody MacBooks. Nightmare. PPC 7100s and 8100s = worse but...
Bummer. Latest batch of MacBooks came pre-installed with Lion.
New Lick-Wilmerding "Al Adams Center For Technology And Design" plaque looks great. #in
They are working on placement of the Al Adams T&D plaque outside my office. Will be nice. #in
Engineers working on placement of the Al Adams T&D plaque outside my office. Will be nice. #in
This has been the worst summer in San Francisco that I can remember.

Pretty cool. @FUF1981 volunteers out checking/working on the trees we planted last year in the 'hood. Thx FUF!
Best anti-driveway parking sign I have seen in SF
Lick-Wilmerding AD 'Coach' Eliot Smith stepping onto to new CCSF/LWHS field for the 1st time #in
Finally! New field at CCSF that Lick-Wilmerding will share is ready.
Finally! New field at CCSF that Lick-Wilmerding will share is ready.
Finally! New field at CCSF that Lick-Wilmerding will share is ready.

Missing bengal cat in Sunnyside area (Mangels Ave. & Detroit St.) if found call 415-601-6328
Missing bengal cat in Sunnyside area (Mangels Ave. & Detroit St.) if found call 415-601-6328
My plasma instead of projector project in our Glass Studio classroom is coming along nicely.
My plasma instead of projector project in our Glass Studio classroom is coming along nicely.
Saw a teacher w/his students on the Snake River at 'Lunch Counter' doing a creative writing lesson. Awesome. #in
Went thru 'Lunch Counter' rafting this time = *awesome* Flow on Snake Rvr < recent peak but faster than last time

Quads above Grey's River
Quads above Grey's River
Much bigger bugs up here in WY.
Tough times fishing this week but out again to try.
Jenny Lake brisk this AM but beautiful #fb
Jenny Lake brisk this AM but beautiful #fb

Why you should never just play the cards you find in the cabin.
Beware of supposedly harmless worm threaders
Beware of supposedly harmless worm threaders
Seeing if we can catch anything. Beautiful out here.
Seeing if we can catch anything. Beautiful out here.
Jackson Mercantile is always a must-visit when in Jackson Hole. #fb

Jackson Mercantile is always a must-visit when in Jackson Hole. #fb
Wyoming is lovely. View from the cabin. #fb
Wyoming is lovely. View from the cabin. #fb
DMV: San Francisco "I left my morning in San Francisco"
Rarely even drink it but pretty great they have the Coke from Mexico at Costco. #fb
Saw this earlier this week. Looks like a car hit the St. Francis Wood Fountain. Ouch. #fb

What a cute place. http://mer.gy/trsf cozy + wine = good
Facebook Skype Vid Chat cool but still waiting for video+fax integration (a la B2TF2) #fb
Facebook Skype Vid Chat cool but still waiting for video+fax integration (a la B2TF2) #fb
Very peaceful here at Stern Grove now. Not many dogs or people.
So peaceful here at Stern Grove now. Not many dogs or people.
Awesome day / view in Sausalito. #fb

Rarely happens so I posted this in my office after a ? w/Jada & Anne of @WhippleHill Support
Rarely happens so I posted this in my office after a ? w/Jada & Anne of @WhippleHill Support
More pics from @makerfaire '11
More pics from @makerfaire '11
More pics from @makerfaire '11
More pics from @makerfaire '11

Great. Saw @milesobrien @makerfaire so glad there will be a segment on it. Pic here RT @NewsHour: @jmergy yes sir!
Incorporated the sweet new #WhippleHill Directory into our mobile view.
Incorporated the sweet new #WhippleHill Directory into our mobile view.
Incorporated the sweet new #WhippleHill Directory into our mobile view.
More picts from cake session for Al and Sanlin #in
More picts from cake session for Al and Sanlin #in

Little cake to say goodbye to Dr. Al Adams and Sanlin Cory #in
Little cake to say goodbye to Dr. Al Adams and Sanlin Cory #in
Little cake to say goodbye to Dr. Al Adams and Sanlin Cory #in
Big line at Humphry Slocombe tonight. http://mer.gy/gZ
Perfect night for #SFGiants game. Little breeze but not bad.
Gotta say OSX has come a long way. MacBook Pro still workable w/ load of 27 as I export a massive amount of videos

Fog rolling in downtown SF. Great views from the City View Room on the 4th Floor Patio of the Metreon #fb
Castro Theater structure #sfcan11
SFCanstruction 2011 Structural Award Winner- SF Food Bank Logo w/ SFHeart by BSA, Tipping Mar and Pankow !
@SFcanstruction Awards Ceremony. Event will donate 50k cans to SF Food Bank! #sfcan11
AlCANtraz at #SFCanstruction
De Young Museum Bldg at #SFCanstruction #sfcan11

Chinatown gates at #sfcan11
Lombard St. At #sfcan11
TransCANamerica to represent @TransAmericaBdg at @SFcanstruction #sfcan11
@SFGiants 'Fear the Beard' at SF  Canstruction http://mer.gy/can11 benefit for SF Food Bank  #sfcan11
@SFMOMA tribute w/ real SFMOMA in view at SFCanstruction benefit for SF Food Bank at the Metreon http://mer.gy/can11
At @SFCanstruction pre-show. Some pics #sfcan11

At @SFCanstruction pre-show. Some pics #sfcan11
At @SFCanstruction pre-show. Some pics #sfcan11
At @SFCanstruction pre-show. Some pics #sfcan11
Great article on Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse in the June issue of the neighborhood paper @ingleside_light #in
4th Floor of Metreon coming together for http://mer.gy/can2011 SFCanstruction #sfcan11
4th Floor of Metreon coming together for http://mer.gy/can2011 SFCanstruction #sfcan11

Pretty quick churn on movie marketing materials. Green Lantern and friends in the trash already.
SF Food Bank getting tons of food after event Can't wait to see what is built soon at #sfcan11
SF Food Bank getting tons of food after event Can't wait to see what is built soon at #sfcan11
Here come the cans from the 1st team for SFCanstruction http://mer.gy/can2011 #sfcan11 to benefit SF Food Bank #fb
Great views at top of Metreon. SFCanstruction #sfcan11 deliveries today
Great views at top of Metreon. SFCanstruction #sfcan11 deliveries today

Great views at top of Metreon. SFCanstruction #sfcan11 deliveries today
Sarah Mergy loading up for prep day at the Metreon for @SFcanstruction http://mer.gy/can2011 #sfcan11 next week
Slight breeze but great out here at Funston #fb
Great day at Fort Funston today
Test with new API
Phat Philly. Wow.

Scrubbing a old computers for donation/recycle and found a 10 yr old iMac. Takes a while to boot. 450mhz G3!
Unibody MacBooks so much better than the previous design. Hate that rubber piece near the HD
Unibody MacBooks so much better than the previous design. Hate that rubber piece near the HD
Test of API
Days like today make me miss working in downtown San Francisco
In Glen Park w/ Sarah going door to door w/merchants to get the word on re: SF Canstruction http://mer.gy/can2011

Test of image API
Summer in San Francisco.
Testing images custom API in Tweetbot
At the Lick-Wilmerding final Fac/Staff mtg for the school year. Saying thanks and goodbyes.
At the Lick-Wilmerding final Fac/Staff mtg for the school year. Saying thanks and goodbyes.
Going w/ REI Hobitat 4 tent. Looks like easier than average setup w/ the poles.

At Lick-Wilmerding Class of 2011 graduation at Davies Symphony Hall. All Fac & Staff in the lineup
Another from Davies Symphony Hall at the Lick-Wilmerding Class of 2011 graduation.
At Lick-Wilmerding Class of 2011 graduation at Davies Symphony Hall. All Fac & Staff in the lineup
Even Netflix not carrying @shaq Kazaam http://mer.gy/IMDBkazaam
Lick-Wilmerding Class of 2011 graduation rehearsals.
Erosion along Fort Funston beach always neat to look at.

Erosion along Fort Funston beach always neat to look at.
Erosion along Fort Funston beach always neat to look at.
Great day at Fort Funston. Not many out today.
Screenshot of funny bug from Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 on iPad. All club, no golfer.
Great day in Glen Park, SF
Finals!

Last Friday donuts of the 10-11 school year at Lick-Wilmerding.
SFGate having a little problem. 6:50pm
Lick-Wilmerding students performing for the Consul General of Japan
L-W patent speaking to Ishinomaki Japan students giving thanks to all L-W students. Powerful...
Speaker recounting visit to Ishinomaki, Japan and their reaction to all the Lick-Wilmerding student support backpacks.
Consul General Inomata http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp visits Lick-Wilmerding re: the students aid efforts w/Jizo Project

Bye #makerfaire --- lots of fun.
#makerfaire band amps powered by humans
#makerfaire not ren faire. C'mon now
#makerfaire expo dark area w/ land sharks
#makerfaire expo dark area w/ land sharks
#makerfaire steampunk area

#makerfaire steampunk area
#makerfaire steampunk area
perfect for my office ... #makerfaire
#makerfaire kinetics steamworks = very cool.
#makerfaire mugs made in China . Yeah sucks
#makerfaire big rocks + kid labor = fun

#makerfaire big rocks + kid labor = fun
#makerfaire more Mike Rowe
#makerfaire Tech Shop section is pretty awesome
#makerfaire hey Miles O'Brien of @NewsHour
#makerfaire loving the Craft pavilion
#makerfaire legos still rock

Mike Rowe #makerfaire
L-W Choral to perform
Lick-Wilmerding Al Adams party at Great American Music Hall is packed!
Lick-Wilmerding Al Adams party at Great American Music Hall is packed!
Guessing when HuffPo moved the Edu section off main and under 'More' menu, 'More' ≠ 'More Important'
Posterous I/O for TwitPic http://posterous.com/switch/twitpic/ to snag my image is awesome.

@hblodget re: LinkedIn - Could you hang this poster on your office door for me?
Still can't get over Verizon's complete lack on any sort of camouflage of the recent Balboa Park tower. Ugh.
Working on my own image service. Not a fan of twitpic or yfrog. Another test w/API. Here is a pic of my dog
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