IBM Sucks at Everything, and I Hate Them

Warning: Super nerd post ahead...

My First YouTube Video...

The internet has really been excited about the Flip Video Camera recently. For $150 or so, you get a video camera with no zoom, no removable storage, but 640x480 video and surprisingly good quality. One of my favorite web celebrities, Merlin Mann of 43 folders, does a show called "30 Seconds with That Phone Guy" where he makes fun of those obnoxious people on cell phones in public by talking into his wallet. Literally is one of my favorite episodes, and since he recently had a daughter, he upgraded his fake phone.

Anyway, this inspired me to dig out my Flip camera as well. Mine's not the "retail" one, but the hacked $30 Pure Digital / CVS Disposable Digital Camcorder, complete with the super-ghetto torn-up Palm III sync cable for transfer.

Well, now there's a Mac utility that you can use to get videos off the camera, and you can dump them straight to YouTube! Here's a video I took of my friend Brandon wearing the last bit off of the back tires of his Corvette:

I'll hopefully upload some video of the house (and the dog) soon...

I need to check my Workspam folder more often.

That's a lot of storage.

That's a lot of storage.

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

Here's the RAIDs up close...

24 Hard Drives

24 Hard Drives

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

Have some storage! Here's 2 of our new 12-drive RAID arrays.

Living Room, In Progress

Living Room, In Progress

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

You've been wanting pictures... here's an old picture of our living-room-in-progress.

"Where They Belong"

"Where They Belong"

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

Found in the oasis at work, headed to their natural habitat...

NBA What-Around?

NBA What-Around?

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

Why would anyone want to watch basketball players do THAT?

Haaaaay!

Haaaaay!

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

My dog is FAAAABULOUS.

I'm a "Thought Leader"

I'm a "Thought Leader"

Originally uploaded by cebailey59

Here's me, hard at work.

Actually, we went to Freebird's for lunch, and this was the best I could do.

STS-123: 070: Ethereal

070: Ethereal

Originally uploaded by William Couch

Another great picture from the launch.

STS-123: Pad 39A

Pad 39A

Originally uploaded by turbojoe

A fantastic picture of Endeavor on the pad before launch. You have to go to the Large view on Flickr to truly appreciate it.

STS-123: Endeavor Has Left the Island

Endeavor Has Left the Island

Originally uploaded by turbojoe

Here's another awesome picture from the launch.

STS-123: Horizon Check

Horizon Check

Originally uploaded by turbojoe

Here's a great picture from the STS-123 night launch.

You down with ELP?

I wholeheartedly approve of one of the latest competitions to arise out of hiring a bunch of Type-A overachievers here at NI. As each start group moves out of training into "real work," they throw a happy hour for the department where they announce what team they'll be joining. These have gotten more and more ridiculous since they started shortly after I joined the company. (Luckily, we were the last start group that DIDN'T have to spend a bunch of money on one!) They often feature some well-done videos, decorations, excellent food, and lots of beer.

(Yes, beer at work. I have a picture of our President and CEO waiting in line for the keg at one of our company-wide parties, but I can't find it right now.)

Here's a music video from the latest happy hour:

A Long-Overdue Update

Well, we're in our house! I know I haven't posted in a while, because it's been a hectic two weeks. We have everything here, but I can't find anything I own because it's all in stupid boxes. We also don't have any hot water or air conditioning, which is fun. But we're getting settled, slowly but surely. I'll post some pictures when I can find my camera battery charger.