Category Archives: technology

In 1981 my dad had an Epson PC on his desk which was good for Zork and little else. In two weeks I will ask my phone’s AI for the closest four-star Thai restaurant, and it will know the answer. … Continue reading →

So a few days ago I installed WordPress 3.1 and it ate my site. Not like last time when it just set a weird flag in my SQL database and I could fix it, I mean wiped everything out. And … Continue reading →

So I looked at this thing today and I thiiiink I’m going to buy the 128gb/4gb model and use it as my primary machine. My only machine. I mean, I have a phone and an iPad. The 11″ is just … Continue reading →

So this morning in the car I was listening to a conversation between KPCC radio host Larry Mantle and Nick Bilton, author of I Live in the Future & Here’s How It Works: Some Stupid Obligatory Subtitle. His book is … Continue reading →

So after a few more scans with the PS3 Eye I switched to my SLR to capture the images and I’m much happier with the results. That said, I’m still having trouble with ThreePhase rendering depth, as you can see … Continue reading →

So I shot these images in daylight, with the camera at the wrong distance (it was set to scan a large object, not a cup) – but you can see that the principle works! I need to go buy a … Continue reading →

Easy to build, learning the software is the hard part slightly trickier part. I’ll post some scans when I have them. I’m building a Thing-O-Matic next year after the initial bugs are squashed, no question. That automated build platform really … Continue reading →

iPad 3G (corporate buy, Louis and I are fixing to make some cool shit for it) Quark CR2 MiNi titanium (180 god damn OTF lumens on your keychain) Atwood Wingnut G2 Next: Sebenza 21 small (the Speedsafe on my Kershaw … Continue reading →

I realized that I registered litwack.org through some weird ancient registrar for ten years in 2001, and I think they exist but I can’t remember the password I gave them and the recovery email is to a defunct Hotmail account … Continue reading →

I’ve wanted a copy of this book for a long, long time. Apple product design couldn’t have moved farther away from these concepts – from the front, off, an iPhone is so neutral that it resembles a Braun-engineered river stone. … Continue reading →