http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/ SchockBlog OpenACS 5.0 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:38:24 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/rss-support/images/openacs_logo_rss.gif http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/ 126 48 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=14162 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=14162 My parents and grandparents are back home as of this morning. There's no real damage at their respective residences, other than tons of ash and some minor damage from high winds. The National Guard had been patrolling Poway yesterday to keep out looters, so all seems ok on that front, as well. Here's another map that includes details of the homes known to be destroyed: http://www.signonsandiego.com/firemap/ As you can see, the north Poway/RB area got slammed. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:38:24 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=14130 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=14130 The Witch fire has burned homes about 600 yards from our family home in Poway, CA. If you're a friend or relative following this, here's more info for you. Fire map and damage to homes Map with parents'(right) and grandparents'(left) homes Continuous fire updates from local news media: http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com http://www.cbs8.com Poway city news: http://poway.org/Index.aspx?page=13 San Diego Emergency site: http://www.sdcountyemergency.com Satellite imagery: ... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:15:49 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=14055 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=14055 There's a fire burning about 10 miles from my parents' and grandparents' homes in San Diego. Apparently, the wind is raging and there's an evacuation alert. If you're interested in following this, I've created a map of the fire area. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:59:37 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=12788 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=12788 Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! If you haven't already, go get yourself a pirate name with my Pirate Name Generator. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:34:31 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=12403 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=12403 If, one day, you find yourself down in the south-eastern part of England and itching for some surf, ring my friend Dan in Broadstairs. Believe it or not, they have surf down there. Link: http://www.kentsurfschool.co.uk Oh, he runs the local skatepark and climbing wall, as well. Link: http://revolutionskatepark.co.uk Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:02:33 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11708 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11708 Good. It's about time, dammit. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:00:55 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11601 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11601 I started accumulating a lot of beach volleyball photos and decided to slice them off into their own site called FatSpike.com. Check it out! Mon, 21 May 2007 11:48:41 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11497 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11497 While I'm reading an article online, I highlight words and paragraphs and click randomly around the page. I don't know why. It's weird. I read the New York Times. A lot. Recently, they came up with a so-called feature that lets you highlight a word and double-click it to get a popup window with related reference information. So imagine a caffeinated random-clicker like me trying to read NYT -- more pop-ups than a GD porn site, and for stupid things like the word "the." But app... Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:59:25 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11193 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11193 I shall call him Screech. So I took my MacBook Pro 1.83ghz over to the Apple Store today for the second time because it makes a high-pitched hissing noise when it's running on battery power. The problem is well-known among a good amount of MBP users and is very well documented by a guy named Daniel Jalkut. After patiently waiting 45 minutes past my scheduled time at the Apple "Genius Bar", I was told by the "Genius" that "it's an emerging issue and we are continung to research it." T... Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:49:32 GMT http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11164 http://www3.jasonschock.com/blog/one-entry?entry%5fid=11164 Customer service is coming back into vogue. AOL hasn't gotten the memo apparently: "An AOL service guy told me to stop complaining and learn to use a computer," she said. "Then he hung up." Ahh, a classic example of blaming the user. If they really hope to compete with their new free business model, they're going to have to do a lot better than that. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:20:50 GMT