jonathan.bare.to http://jonathan.bare.to/ Welcome to naked Tonga. en Copyright 2007 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:45:39 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss common sense prevails in a few minds Congratulations to Jason Whitlock at The Kansas City Star and Phil Mushnick at The New York Post for having a shred of common sense following the Don Imus firing.

Imus isn’t the real bad guy Instead of wasting time on irrelevant shock jock, black leaders need to be fighting a growing gangster culture. (KC Star, April 11)

Brainless Hypocrites Win Again (NY Post, April 13, 2007)

For more, check out FMQB.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2007/04/common_sense_prevails_in_a_few.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2007/04/common_sense_prevails_in_a_few.html Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:45:39 -0500 i don't like spam Comment spam is back.

It was gone for a while after I finally broke down and bought Moveable Type 3.2. But over the past couple of weeks, I've seen an alarming increase in spam comments both here and over at Mike's blog, which runs off the same server/MT installation. MT 3.3 is out, but I haven't had time to download it.

Holly requires commenter registration... that might be next here too.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/i_dont_like_spam.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/i_dont_like_spam.html Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:12:18 -0500 get your buzz on Get your regular dose of airline news and insight from the best source I know of -- Holly Hegeman herself -- at PlaneBuzz.

I've been helping Holly with various projects and managing the weekly publishing of the (subscription-based) PlaneBusiness DailyBanter and keeping the web server up and running for more than five years now.

Wow, time does fly. :-D

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/get_your_buzz_on.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/get_your_buzz_on.html links Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:28:50 -0500 starbucks, apple in japan So, if you didn't know, I'm working in Japan for six weeks. Three weeks have already gone by -- amazing.

Today I, unknowingly, bought coffee in Starbucks very first Japanese store. The store is located in Ginza, one of Tokyo's several upscale shopping areas. It's also home of the first Apple Store in Japan.

The Starbucks store opened 10 years ago this week, Aug. 2, 1996. Pretty amazing.

I've now visited Starbucks in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. I've been to Apple Stores on both coasts of the U.S. and Japan. One of these days I'm going to compile a list of Apple Stores that I've visited.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/starbucks_apple_in_japan.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/starbucks_apple_in_japan.html Japan Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:24:05 -0500 opposite land Lisa: Okay here are some travel tips: only drink bottled water, don't get into an unlicensed taxi, and, remember, they have winter during our summer.
Homer: Wait wait wait wait wait! So in August, it's cold?
Lisa: That's right
Homer: And in February, it's hot?
Lisa: Mm-hmm
Homer: So it's opposite land! Crooks chase cops! Cats have puppies!
Lisa: No, Dad. It's just the weather
Homer: So hot snow falls up?
Lisa: (giving in weakly) Yes.
Homer: Whoo-hoo!

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/opposite_land.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/07/opposite_land.html Japan Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:25:23 -0500 I can see the light (and it burns!) Electricity was restored at about 4:40 AM. Woo.

The TV sound woke me up, as I had been watching it when I went to sleep, the receiver came on when the power did.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/i_can_see_the_light_and_it_bur.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/i_can_see_the_light_and_it_bur.html at home Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:44:50 -0500 shower by candlelight Back in September 2003, after the hurricane swept through the DC area, thousands of people were without power. I remember clearly when the electricity died -- I was outside with the video camera doing a little windy filming in the storm. A transformer or circuit exploded down the street -- quite possibly the same one that went out last night -- in a bright ball of light and loud bang. It's all on video (don't ask me where that is). I remember exactly where I was one week later when the power was restored, taking a shower by flashlight.

My bathroom is in the basement and there's no window. So, without electricity, it's pitch black in there.

Today all those memories returned... showering in the dark, warm food in the fridge (Joanna took the stuff out of the freezer and did something with it this morning... she could have just put it out in the snow, it would have been fine outside), and nothing to do at home.

I'm using the free wireless at Panera to get online now, and I can only hope that PEPCO gets to our little outage -- it's only the immediate area that's without power -- and we're not stuck like this for too much longer.

I tossed Henry out in the snow briefly today. He didn't really seem to find it all that funny. :p

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/shower_by_candlelight.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/shower_by_candlelight.html at home Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:29:06 -0500 pepco update The Pepco map updated at 1 AM. The difference is huge from the 12:30 AM map. Before there were four or five zip codes colored in to indicate outages. Now it's a huge area of Maryland and a small part of the District.

This can't be good...

The battery on my PowerBook is gradually going too. Half an hour left.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/pepco_update.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/pepco_update.html Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:06:18 -0500 de-energized The electricity went out. Apparently there was a loud boom when it happened. A fire truck went by on the next street down, so it was probably a transformer.

We're not up on the Pepco map yet, but it hasn't been updated in almost half an hour. Looks like they have quite a few small outages here and there.

I'm sitting in the living room with candles lit and a fire going (though this wood isn't burning all that intensely) wondering how much longer the battery that's keeping the router and cable modem running is going to last.

Also this is my old PowerBook and its battery isn't all that great at holding a charge any more.

Hopefully this won't be anything like the last time the power went out... Hurricane Isabelle kept us in the dark for an entire week.

I think we're up to about five inches of snow so far, I might take a walk outside in a bit to see what it looks like.

Also, the web cam is not updating while the power is out.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/deenergized.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/deenergized.html Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:51:34 -0500 how many inches? The weather forecasters seem to have forgotten how to forecast snow. The predictions have ranged wildly from "it's too early to say" a day or so ago, to anywhere from 4 inches to a foot. Snow is expected to start some time Saturday afternoon.

And, happy day -- just in time for "BIG SNOW STORM 2006!" is the return of my web cam. All new hardware and software are powering it.

Click on the image for a larger view.

As of now, there's no historical/timelapse imagery, but I'm working on that too.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/how_many_inches.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/how_many_inches.html Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:29:01 -0500 what's new is old again Hi! Remember me?

Well, the site hasn't gotten much attention in the past 13 months, so I decided to ditch WordPress (though 2.0 looked a lot better than 1.x) and go back to the waiting arms of Moveable Type.

Maybe I'll post more now.

Maybe.

Some of the import from WordPress didn't go so well and a comment or two has been lost (boo hoo, I know). There's also a lot of screwy HTML links in posts that need to be cleaned up.

But hey, welcome.

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/whats_new_is_old_again.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2006/02/whats_new_is_old_again.html jlb.to Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:52:33 -0500 to the top of telegraph hill! So I'm in San Francisco this week for Macworld -- yes, it IS like Disney
World for Mac people -- and I'm kinda wishing that I had given myself a
little more time to do other stuff outside and in the city. I go back east
Friday right after the show ends. And I'll probably end up spending most
of my time in the Moscone Center all week...

Anyway, Tuesday morning is the big Steve Jobs keynote address. Lots of
rumors this year, out of which, only the Apple-Motorola partnership phone
really has me all that interested.

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]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2005/01/to_the_top_of_telegraph_hill.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2005/01/to_the_top_of_telegraph_hill.html General Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:01:40 -0500 no comment So apparently the template I was using (black background, orange and white
text) was automagically closing the comments. All on its own. Without any
help.

Scary.

I've reverted to the original WordPress style and I'm looking for
something better to go with. One possiblity is this href="index-metal.php">brushed metal look. What do you think?

You can post a comment now. :p

]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2004/12/no_comment.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2004/12/no_comment.html General Wed, 22 Dec 2004 02:12:40 -0500 it's alive! I know, you're sick of web cam updates. Trust me, there's only so many I
care to write.

However, it works again. I
switch the software, which explains why it looks a little different. And,
this software does not do "daylight" updates nor does it upload a
timelapse movie from the previous day. So, tough. It's better than it was.

Next project? Clean up the mess on the left side and get the recent tunes
back on the site.

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]]> http://jonathan.bare.to/2004/12/its_alive.html http://jonathan.bare.to/2004/12/its_alive.html General Thu, 16 Dec 2004 01:12:16 -0500 'one step closer' to oblivion U2 takes another step closer to oblivion with the release of " href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=29600233&originStoreFront=143441">How
to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." It's sad that the best thing this album
has going for it is the Apple marketing blitz that accompanied its release
and the release of the iPod U2 Special Edition.

In 2000, I poo-pooed the release of "All That You Can't Leave Behind" with
a mini-review that is unfortunately no longer online... but that album has
actually grown on me since its release. "Atomic Bomb" is unlikely to
explode in quite the same way.

Want a second opinion? See what href="http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1176">Nude as the News has
to say.

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