Aaron Parecki

Currently listening to: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Method/_/I%27ve+Got+a+Cat

...because I've got a cat!

I'm selling my Onkyo TX-NR509 5.1 receiver on Amazon, but thought I'd give first dibs to anyone in my network. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004O0TRCO Let me know if you are interested! It's a great receiver, I'm just simplifying my setup here so I don't need it anymore.

The comments on this "hacking a Gmail account with just a phone number" article make me reconsider using SMS/phone as a security mechanism at all. Original article: https://ello.co/gb/post/knOWk-qeTqfSpJ6f8-arCQ Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541313

Zippers are kind of magic. When you have to fix one, it turns out you gain an appreciation for them not otherwise had by merely using them.

I'm curious, does anyone else remember a time on the Internet when "LOL" meant "lots of love"? Pretty sure I used to sign emails that way.

@tweethue I keep seeing references to being able to connect motion sensors or other ZigBee devices to the hub. Is that supported right now?

Notes from editing the #cyborgcamp livestream footage:

• Make sure hosts and speakers do not start out by saying "so..." I think this is possible if there is more of a theatrical entrance rather than having them already at the front talking with organizers before talking to the audience.
• Do a sound check with each speaker before-hand. Not because a sound check is necessary from the technical side, but to give the speakers a sense of how the mic works and to give you a chance to tell them how to hold it and to know how loud they will be.
• Ask audience members to stand up and give them a microphone for questions.
• Give the speakers an easy and obvious way to pick up and return the microphones.

Questions:
• Need an appropriate way to end each speaker after Q&A. Probably a "thank you" from the host. This provides a nice "outro" to some closing music/title sequence.

@thejulielogan Nailed it! It all makes sense now. #piedemo