pseudo-meta-blog, feed aggregating whatcha-ma-thingy2010-03-12T03:00:10-06:00Plagger/0.7.17What I'm reading, writing, and watching from around the web.tag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:smartfeed:allSeason's first White Rock Local market is SaturdayWhite Rock Local's first market of the season is Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.This year, White Rock Local is planning on two markets each month, on the second and fourth Saturdays. On the first Saturday of the month, the market will include all kinds of fresh produce, natural meat and cheeses, artisan bread, pasta, preserves, tamales, cookies, honey and spices. Plus non-food items like flowers, plants, gardening supplies, clothing, ceramics, candles, body products jewelry and pet supplies.The market that's on the fourth Saturday of the month — March 27 this month — will feature only food.A full list of this weekend's vendors is available here. And a map locating the market is here.
<p>White Rock Local's first market of the season is Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.</p><p>This year, White Rock Local is planning on two markets each month, on the second and fourth Saturdays. On the first Saturday of the month, the market will include all kinds of fresh produce, natural meat and cheeses, artisan bread, pasta, preserves, tamales, cookies, honey and spices. Plus non-food items like flowers, plants, gardening supplies, clothing, ceramics, candles, body products jewelry and pet supplies.</p><p>The market that's on the fourth Saturday of the month — March 27 this month — will feature only food.</p><p>A full list of this weekend's vendors is available <a href="http://www.whiterocklocalmarket.com/vendors.html">here</a>. And a map locating the market is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=702+north+buckner,+dallas,+tx&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=702+N+Buckner+Blvd,+Dallas,+TX+75218&gl=us&ei=fDKZS-7KLdKWtgfvu_iwCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA">here</a>. </p><div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BackTalkEastDallas/~4/XqkUj7ejTRg">2010-03-11T18:13:06Z2010-03-11T18:13:06ZRachel Stonetag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/f450f767a4a6b7d2Bicycling Directions Now on Google MapsGoogle Maps now has an option to get directions recommended for bicycling! To try it out, I put in my home and work addresses. Unfortunately, it suggested that I ride 0.2 miles on Northwest Highway. No thanks. I’ve done it before but I’d rather avoid it if I can. I don’t want to get arrested, after all.
Dragging the route around to try and get better directions, at one point it suggested riding on Central Expressway. “Bicycling directions are in beta.” Yeah, no kidding. They do suggest using some of the bike trails in the area, like the KT, which is nice. I wonder if there is any chance we could get the official Dallas Bike Plan routes into their system.
It also suggested an interesting alternative for getting from the KT to the Infomart. That’s one of the trouble spots on my current route so I may have to give this one a try.
<p>Google Maps now has an option to get <a href="http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-time-to-bike.html">directions recommended for bicycling</a>! To try it out, I put in my home and work addresses. Unfortunately, it suggested that I ride 0.2 miles on Northwest Highway. No thanks. I’ve done it before but I’d rather avoid it if I can. I don’t want to <a href="http://let-him-ride.com/">get arrested</a>, after all.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13783559@N08/4421980061/" title="google bike directions by stuartajohnston, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4421980061_c7b1861ff3.jpg" alt="google bike directions"></a></p>
<p>Dragging the route around to try and get better directions, at one point it suggested riding on Central Expressway. “Bicycling directions are in beta.” Yeah, no kidding. They do suggest using some of the bike trails in the area, like the <a href="http://www.katytraildallas.org/">KT</a>, which is nice. I wonder if there is any chance we could get the official <a href="http://www.dallascityhall.com/pwt/bike_links.html">Dallas Bike Plan routes</a> into their system.</p>
<p>It also suggested an interesting alternative for getting from the KT to the Infomart. That’s one of the trouble spots on my current route so I may have to give this one a try.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13783559@N08/4422011747/" title="google_bike by stuartajohnston, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4422011747_76166a6725.jpg" alt="google_bike"></a></p>
2010-03-10T09:34:44-06:002010-03-10T09:34:44-06:00nobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://saj.thecommune.net/mt4/2010/03/bicycling-directions-now-on-go.htmlstu42j: Another advantage of not driving a car: Just found a dollar in the street walking home from lunch.stu42j: Another advantage of not driving a car: Just found a dollar in the street walking home from lunch.
stu42j: Another advantage of not driving a car: Just found a dollar in the street walking home from lunch.
2010-03-07T20:19:56Z2010-03-07T20:19:56Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/10134350216stu42j: @fictionfiend I've been thinking of switching to T-Mobile. They seem to have better phones and better prices. Some phones will work on both.stu42j: @fictionfiend I've been thinking of switching to T-Mobile. They seem to have better phones and better prices. Some phones will work on both.
stu42j: @fictionfiend I've been thinking of switching to T-Mobile. They seem to have better phones and better prices. Some phones will work on both.
2010-03-07T20:19:06Z2010-03-07T20:19:06Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/10134319098Transit & Trails : Home2010-03-03T15:35:43Z2010-03-03T15:35:43Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://www.transitandtrails.org/Toll Free Termination Providers - voip-info.org2010-03-02T18:59:22Z2010-03-02T18:59:22Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Toll+Free+Termination+ProvidersVoip.ms :: Worldwide VoIP Origination and Termination2010-03-02T14:56:29-04:002010-03-02T14:56:29-04:00stu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://voip.ms/stu42j: @SerenitySprings You looking for a job?stu42j: @SerenitySprings You looking for a job?
stu42j: @SerenitySprings You looking for a job?
2010-03-02T16:44:58Z2010-03-02T16:44:58Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/9881694243html5media - Project Hosting on Google Code2010-03-01T18:50:23Z2010-03-01T18:50:23Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://code.google.com/p/html5media/stu42j: Two years worth of property tax and still no refund! #middleclassbluesstu42j: Two years worth of property tax and still no refund! #middleclassblues
stu42j: Two years worth of property tax and still no refund! #middleclassblues
2010-02-28T18:32:00Z2010-02-28T18:32:00Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/9786329849stu42j: @SerenitySprings Totally, Herman Munster, right?stu42j: @SerenitySprings Totally, Herman Munster, right?
stu42j: @SerenitySprings Totally, Herman Munster, right?
2010-02-28T17:13:50Z2010-02-28T17:13:50Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/9783698751Cat PerchIs that a cat on your head?
Is that a cat on your head?
2010-02-27T19:24:55Z2010-02-27T19:24:55Z(author unknown)tag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/bc2dbc1e7e4139ab"Life in Quarantine," by Fully Sick Rapper - CollegeHumor videoChristian Van Vuuren was diagnosed with TB and has spent the last 55 days quarantined to a single hospital room. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he made this amazing rap video. I hope he recovers, I want to hang out with him.
Christian Van Vuuren was diagnosed with TB and has spent the last 55 days quarantined to a single hospital room. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he made this amazing rap video. I hope he recovers, I want to hang out with him.
2010-02-27T19:19:52Z2010-02-27T19:19:52Z(author unknown)tag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4878971f252b6f72Shipped: Night of the Living Dead
Director George Romero's low-budget horror classic continues to inspire heebie-jeebies, in part because of the randomness of the zombies' targets. As dead bodies return to life and feast on human flesh, young Barbara (Judith O'Dea) joins a group of survivors in a farmhouse hoping to protect themselves from the hordes of advancing zombies. But even with assistance in slowing down and killing zombies, soon only one person remains in the farmhouse.<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Night_of_the_Living_Dead/17017662"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/17017662.jpg"></a><br>
Director George Romero's low-budget horror classic continues to inspire heebie-jeebies, in part because of the randomness of the zombies' targets. As dead bodies return to life and feast on human flesh, young Barbara (Judith O'Dea) joins a group of survivors in a farmhouse hoping to protect themselves from the hordes of advancing zombies. But even with assistance in slowing down and killing zombies, soon only one person remains in the farmhouse.2010-02-27T00:00:00-06:002010-02-27T00:00:00-06:00nobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Night_of_the_Living_Dead/17017662STICKY: The LCD Thread - AnandTech Forums2010-02-24T00:00:30Z2010-02-24T00:00:30Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=39226Shipped: Robot Chicken: Season 1: Disc 1
This disc contains the episodes: "The Deep End," "Junk in the Trunk," "Nightmare Generator," "The Sack," "Nutcracker Sweet," "Gold Dust Gasoline," "Kiddie Pool," "Plastic Buffet," "A Piece of the Action," and "Toyz in the Hood."<a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Robot_Chicken_Season_1_Disc_1/70046610"><img src="http://cdn-0.nflximg.com/us/boxshots/small/70033101.jpg"></a><br>
This disc contains the episodes: "The Deep End," "Junk in the Trunk," "Nightmare Generator," "The Sack," "Nutcracker Sweet," "Gold Dust Gasoline," "Kiddie Pool," "Plastic Buffet," "A Piece of the Action," and "Toyz in the Hood."2010-02-20T00:00:00-06:002010-02-20T00:00:00-06:00nobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Robot_Chicken_Season_1_Disc_1/70046610Google Goggles to Translate Text in Photos
At the Mobile World Congress, Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed off a new prototype of Google Goggles — Google’s experimental Android visual search application — that can translate text captured in photos.
At the Mobile World Congress, Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed off a new prototype of Google Goggles — Google’s experimental Android visual search application — that can translate text captured in photos.
2010-02-18T17:13:12Z2010-02-18T17:13:12Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_Goggles_to_Translate_Text_in_PhotosSchool used student laptop webcams to spy on them
Spying on kids at home! The laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators
Spying on kids at home! The laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools' administrators
2010-02-18T15:53:24Z2010-02-18T15:53:24Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://digg.com/gadgets/School_used_student_laptop_webcams_to_spy_on_themstu42j: Starting snowing while hiking in OK. Cold and wet but very fun.stu42j: Starting snowing while hiking in OK. Cold and wet but very fun.
stu42j: Starting snowing while hiking in OK. Cold and wet but very fun.
2010-02-14T22:14:56Z2010-02-14T22:14:56Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/9114241366stu42j: To quote @UnrulyDuckling: Snow-valanche!stu42j: To quote @UnrulyDuckling: Snow-valanche!
stu42j: To quote @UnrulyDuckling: Snow-valanche!
2010-02-12T19:12:37Z2010-02-12T19:12:37Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/9021727709That's right, Firefly > Twilight (PIC)
Alan Tudyk is so damn cool.
Alan Tudyk is so damn cool.
2010-02-12T18:07:18Z2010-02-12T18:07:18Zstu42jtag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://digg.com/celebrity/That_s_right_Firefly_Twilight_PICstu42j: Oncor says power should be restored by 1pm. 1 minute later, power comes back online.stu42j: Oncor says power should be restored by 1pm. 1 minute later, power comes back online.
stu42j: Oncor says power should be restored by 1pm. 1 minute later, power comes back online.
2010-02-11T16:40:29Z2010-02-11T16:40:29Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/8967938506stu42j: Well hell. How am I supposed to work from home when the power goes out?stu42j: Well hell. How am I supposed to work from home when the power goes out?
stu42j: Well hell. How am I supposed to work from home when the power goes out?
2010-02-11T15:23:19Z2010-02-11T15:23:19Znobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://twitter.com/stu42j/statuses/8964816371More snow!The power was out for about 2 hours today.
<p>The power was out for about 2 hours today.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13783559@N08/4348489929/" title="IMG_4282 by stuartajohnston, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4348489929_fb02f1985f.jpg" alt="IMG_4282"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13783559@N08/4348989420/" title="IMG_4283.JPG by stuartajohnston, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4348989420_fdb126e67f.jpg" alt="IMG_4283.JPG"></a></p>
2010-02-11T09:08:31-06:002010-02-11T09:08:31-06:00nobodytag:saj.thecommune.net,2006:http://saj.thecommune.net/mt4/2010/02/more-snow.html