It was a bit chilly in Santa Monica, but our dinner at Fig was incredible.

It was a bit chilly in Santa Monica, but our dinner at Fig was incredible. Images Shared with: Public

May 27, 2012 · 1 min · 19 words · Christopher Hicks

Classic Silicon Valley.

Classic Silicon Valley. Links Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL Shared with: Public Update 2025-12-16 This is a story that I have retold many times. It still works well to help normal people appreciate the strange world that folks working in technology live in.

May 26, 2012 · 1 min · 46 words · Christopher Hicks

Defunct job post

Post content is all gone, but it seems I was posting about a job. share_url is https://lnkd.in/9_S5Y7 which led to https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2909181/ which is gone now. media_url is http://media01.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_60_60/p/2/000/07b/08a/21ad46d.png

May 14, 2012 · 1 min · 28 words · Christopher Hicks

Good production values and a useful message for folks who aren't familiar...

Good production values and a useful message for folks who aren’t familiar with the pervasiveness or methodology of Linux. Originally shared by The Linux Foundation Support Linux by sharing this video! Together we can educate the masses on how the largest collaborative development project in this history of computing is built.While Linux is running our phones, friend requests, tweets, financial trades, ATMs and more, most of us don’t know how it’s actually built. This short video takes you inside the process by which the largest collaborative development project in the history of computing is organized. Based on the annual report “Who Writes Linux,” this is a powerful and inspiring story of how Linux has become a community-driven phenomenon. More information about Linux and The Linux Foundation can be found at http://www.linuxfoundation.org and http://www.linux.com ...

April 21, 2012 · 1 min · 139 words · Christopher Hicks

LibreOffice is superior

How LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word: 12 Features in Datamation.com. Not only is it free. Not only do you get the source code. You also get stability, more useful features, and portability across Linux/Mac/win. It is hard to beat the utter satisfaction of using a friendly featureful free alternative to bloated buggy expensive commercial software. Many of your friends and colleagues may be stuck in the you-get-what-you-pay-for mindset and missing out on this chance to save money and sanity, so spread the word when opportunity presents.

April 20, 2012 · 1 min · 86 words · Christopher Hicks

good job google (April Fools)

good job google Video Watch Video “The YouTube Collection: The Magic of YouTube in Your Hands” Shared with: Public

April 1, 2012 · 1 min · 19 words · Christopher Hicks

OpenX is profitable.

Note: this was originally resharing someone else’s post which is lost to the mists of time. OpenX is profitable. :)

February 13, 2012 · 1 min · 20 words · Christopher Hicks

Great #Arduino documentary.

Great #Arduino documentary. Video Watch Video Shared with: Public

February 10, 2012 · 1 min · 9 words · Christopher Hicks

This is amazing. And the code is now open sourced

This is amazing. And the code is now open sourced http://code.google.com/p/sixthsense/ Has anyone played with this? Video Watch Video Links http://code.google.com/p/sixthsense/ Shared with: Public

February 9, 2012 · 1 min · 24 words · Christopher Hicks

A vivid and unique look at where our gadgets are made and the people that make them.

A vivid and unique look at where our gadgets are made and the people that make them. Links Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory | This American Life Shared with: Public

January 30, 2012 · 1 min · 31 words · Christopher Hicks