http://www.distracto.net Short-lived Obsessions with Interesting Things Tue, 20 May 2008 03:30:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brian finally got around to posting his old film projects on YouTube. This is the both beginning and end of my glamorous (if not exactly lucrative) acting career: http://www.distracto.net/2008/05/i-was-a-child-star/ So you want to know what it's like to be Distracto? As I was preparing for work this morning, I entered the bathroom to get my deodorant. As I started to reach into the medicine cabinet, a thought struck me. I don't remember what it was. ... Halfway through flossing my teeth, I ... http://www.distracto.net/2007/11/you-dont-know-what-its-like-to-be-me/ (I was going to title this "me == Googler", but I figured that kind of code would never fly at Google.) Yup, this is the exciting news I hinted at last time! As of September 17, I am joining the ranks of software engineers at Google. To say I'm excited would ... http://www.distracto.net/2007/08/me-instanceof-googler/ Welcome to the all new Distracto, now running Wordpress! My old Movable Type installation had been broken for a while, and I've been really growing to like Wordpress recently. I'd also been meaning to switch Distracto's web host for a while, so I took the opportunity to get it all ... http://www.distracto.net/2007/07/up-and-running-with-wordpress/ I know, I haven't updated in longer than forever... But if you're interested in a quick story that's updated every day, check out my new project: Word Plus One. From the about page: Word Plus One is an experiment in very short stories, called "micro fiction" or "flash fiction". Starting November 1, 2006, ... http://www.distracto.net/2006/11/word-plus-one/ Kristen and I arrived back in San Francisco last night after nearly three weeks in Binghamton spent buying and working on our new house. The whole house has a new coat of paint, and is getting new laminate floors and carpet installed throughout. I have all of our "before" photos (we ... http://www.distracto.net/2006/04/back-in-sf/ Yup, I'm still alive. I just realized that it has been over six months since I've last written an update here. It's amazing how fast that happens. I must have seen something shiny. But hey, I'm not the only one. Exciting news of interest to friends and family is that Kristen ... http://www.distracto.net/2006/02/still-alive/ This is one killer web application, and something I've been specifically waiting for ever since I first tried out TiddlyWiki some months ago. It's called ServerSideWiki -- it's a centralized version of TiddlyWiki. TiddlyWiki is a remarkably useful "non-linear personal web notebook" that runs right in your web browser. It allows ... http://www.distracto.net/2005/07/serversidewiki/ Since it seems like such a large portion of my posts here have become Mac-related, and since I'm always following the news and learning more about my computer of choice anyway, I've just launched a new site: Macpot! Macpot is dedicated to news, tips, and tutorials about the Mac and the ... http://www.distracto.net/2005/07/macpot/ Well, we've actually been back for a while now, and finally into the swing of things. We had a terrific time, and spent most of it relaxing down at the pool by the beach: Lots more photos are posted to my Flickr album. The hotel was amazing, and gave us lots of ... http://www.distracto.net/2005/06/back/