For those of you wondering what I've been doing at Linden Lab, now I can tell you.
Author: robla
Electoral theory wonk, activist, software developer, and engineering management nerd.
Orkut is in Alexa’s Top 10 sites…wtf?
Google's social networking site Orkut was the coolest thing since sliced bread back in early 2004. It was a social network that actually had interesting people on it. It had a fun user interface. And then, the reliability problems kicked in, and then the Brazilians invaded every corner of it. So just about everyone I… Continue reading Orkut is in Alexa’s Top 10 sites…wtf?
Enough of this silly freelance stuff
As of this week, I'm no longer a freelance developer. Who wants to run their own billing department? Certainly not me. I had a hard enough time filling out expense reports...doing my IRS Form 2210 again this last quarter kinda sealed the deal for me. I have a new full-time job, working for Linden Lab,… Continue reading Enough of this silly freelance stuff
Heh, scooping the West Seattle Blog
I've recently become a big fan of the West Seattle Blog, not just because I live in West Seattle. The author is very purposefully anonymous, but is clearly from around here. Why do I know? Well, because we seem to all share this small city obsession with new retail that comes to the area. I… Continue reading Heh, scooping the West Seattle Blog
Wikimania
I'm off to Boston, to be among fellow nerds at Wikimania, where I'm hosting a discussion about enterprise use of MediaWiki, as well as hanging around beforehand for Hacking Days. We'll see what sort of attendance there is for my session; there's a lot of parallel tracks at this thing. I'm hoping to figure out… Continue reading Wikimania
Hazel’s Five State tour
Hazel got through her first plane ride just fine. Actually, we were more worried about us than her. Anyway, we managed to make it to five states: Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and a token drive over to Indiana so that we could say we were there. Lots of pictures taken by all, especially at my… Continue reading Hazel’s Five State tour
Roundabout Retardedness
We went out on a walk with Hazel today. On our way, we walked by a recently installed roundabout. In case we were under any illusion that we live in Europe, watching people try to navigate this thing will swiftly dispel those illusions. Left turns are fun to watch. After an awkward hesitation, most drivers… Continue reading Roundabout Retardedness
We’re all home now
We got to check out of the hospital yesterday and head home. Everyone is doing well...Margaret and Hazel are sleeping, and this is the first time I've mustered the energy to get back in front of the computer since being home. Some more details below the fold... Margaret started going into serious labor at about… Continue reading We’re all home now
Hazel Mae Lanphier
Quick note: Hazel Mae Lanphier was born late last night. Mom and baby are fine...gotta run back to hospital, but took a sec to upload a couple of photos: http://photos.robla.net/gallery/v/2006/
It’s about that time
As folks who know us may have heard, my lovely wife (pictured) and I are about to become parents. Not that it's really sunk in or anything, but I imagine it will some time this week, as, well, we're due and the doctors aren't too keen on the idea of letting the baby just chill… Continue reading It’s about that time
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