Ken’s Twitter Stream

fitzwilliefitzwillie: Truism:if an email starts with "If you're having trouble viewing this email..." then you probably don't want to anyway.
2 weeks ago
fitzwilliefitzwillie: "Lego Friends Samantha Carter" http://t.co/C3aT9LYc
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KeriMorgretKeriMorgret: Wonderful calendar (with email option!) of Bay Area Science events. http://t.co/CR7Aorgy cc @fitzwillie
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fitzwilliefitzwillie: "LEGO USS Reliant From Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan" http://t.co/wpFNjnEM
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DanCitizenDanCitizen: @fitzwillie Real dads do cloth diapers. Read Daddy Dan's Guide to Diapers http://t.co/4PwaOL9M
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heaathherrrheaathherrr: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
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glenn_evansglenn_evans: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
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KeriMorgretKeriMorgret: @fitzwillie I wonder how many patents they have on the sorting and automated robots. Betting they did storage bins in-house,too.
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fitzwilliefitzwillie: @KeriMorgret The automation is mind-boggling!
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EnaxuEnaxu: RT @dhewlett:“@fitzwillie:"A Hilarious New Web Series From Stargate’s David Hewlett" http://t.co/M13fkdZj” Thank you GeekDad!
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The Wii Laptop Brings Portable Wireless Gaming

This is definitely the most impressive and good fun modification/hack I have seen in quite some time. Not being at all up to speed with a soldering iron,I respect those of you who engage in this type of activity. I await a video that shows some actual game play. But,think of the possibilities –[...] [...]

Wii Are Just Good Enough

It’s taken me a month or two but I’ve finally got around to writing something in response to Robert Capps’article in Wired. His was a brilliant piece reflecting on the success of technology that is just good enough for its purpose –bringing savings in accessibility,simplicity and price. But I won’t rehearse that [...] [...]

Review and Giveaway:Every Geek’s Eyes Deserve Gunnars

The odds are that,if you don’t already have one,you could use a set of Gunnar Optiks glasses right now. If,like most geeks,you spend some significant portion of your day in front of a computer monitor — whether for work or for play — you’ve been straining your eyes. Ever get a [...] [...]

100 Games + 100 Cupcakes = Sweet!

We’ve posted about cool cake art on GeekDad before,and about cupcakes,and of course about games. But we’ve never posted about all three topics at once,until now. A graphic design and jewelry artist named Robin Dahlberg and several of her housemates made a set of one hundred of the most awesome cupcakes ever. Each [...] [...]

Open Letter to the Hotel Industry:Time to Get Your Game On

Hello there,Hotel Industry Person,I am one of your customers. In fact,I’m a pretty good customer. I and my family have stayed in some of your hotels for weeks of total time in the last year on various vacations and business-related trips. I have helped you weather the current economic downturn,and have [...] [...]