I do not pack for a camping trip in the same way that most people pack for a camping trip.
I pack like Tom Haverford in Parks and Recreation (Season 3 Episode 8) and Richard Ayoade in Gadget Man (Series 2 Episode 1).
Author: Michael Wyszomierski
Booked a ticket to Mars
Remember when my name went to Pluto? Now my name is registered for a trip to Mars. It will be etched on a microchip which will be sent to Mars with the Insight mission. You can send your name as well by filling out this form within the next couple of hours.
My collection of self-driving cars…
…articles. 🙂 I don’t have a self-driving car yet. I like to learn about self-driving cars, and I share relevant articles, photos, and videos in my self-driving cars Google+ collection. If you come across something that I might have missed, please send it to me! I’m more likely to share actual announcements and less likely to share speculation, but I like to read almost anything about the subject.
Para bailar
A la la la la bamba
Spanish mondegreen.
Getting my name out there
New Horizons is currently checking out Pluto and my name is on board. Today, I read that in 2005, you could give NASA your name and they’d burn it on a CD and attach it to the New Horizons probe. It sounded like something I would do. It turns out, it’s something that I did.
By the way, I’m currently reading The Martian. I hadn’t read science fiction in a while, and I’m really enjoying the book. I’m looking forward to seeing the movie in October.
Time steals the limit, oh yeah!
Please enjoy a few of my mondegreens followed by the actual lyrics.
Time steals the limit, oh yeah!
Signed, sealed delivered, I’m yours!
Everybody wants to be with you
Everybody wants to rule the world
Baby! To me you’re gonna need a dictionary I can’t deny
Baby! To me you’re like a growing addiction that I can’t deny
DRIVE UNIT STOP
Today while walking after picking up lunch, I spotted a Tesla Model S in a parking lot. This is not an unusual sight in Mountain View. What did grab my attention, however, was I saw something, a yellow box if I remember correctly, sticking out of the dashboard as I walked by. Curious, I walked up to the driver’s side window and looked in. It was a big red industrial-looking button that’s universally recognized as “emergency stop.” It was labeled “DRIVE UNIT STOP.” I assume that what I saw was an Autopilot test car, as the button reminded me of what’s in Google’s self-driving cars. I was surprised that Google’s installation of the button had a more integrated aesthetic. 🙂 Other than the button, the rest of the car looked normal to me as I continued along my way. I get to see some pretty neat stuff in the Bay Area.
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Merry Christmas!
It’s not quite my 9999th photo with this camera, but it’s close enough. I’d taken some, I believe via tethered capture, that didn’t increment the file naming count in line with the others. Here’s DSC_0001.
It’s just like being there!
I think Google Play Music tries to have something for everyone. So far, this mix is actually pretty enjoyable. 🙂
Found it!
I was looking around my apartment, searching for my watch. Guess where it was.
