Andrew Bunner’s blog

Trying out Movable Type on abunner.com

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:02:35 -0700

Dear Fourteen Blog Readers (according to Google Reader), After reading Anil Dash's hilarious analysis of the Facebook vanity-url feature, I decided it was time I got my own "home page". Partly I wanted to try out another awesome blogging platfo...

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Day with baby elephant seals

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:43:57 -0700

Angela and I volunteered for an Oracle-sponsored event that had us working for the Marin Marine Center for a day. Summary: Most fun animal poop cleaning ever! The center has a clean, well-run operation. They take in abandoned and injured marine ma...

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Fan Boi diary: Autographed copy of Bungie's Marathon

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:36:36 -0700

The three people who did the most to advance the state of game graphics during my time as an FPS player were John Carmack (Doom, Quake), Tim Sweeney (Unreal) and Jason Jones (Marathon, Halo). As a college kid hacking in Perl and reading Slashdot,...

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Lifespan of Twitter

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:10:38 -0700

I could be wrong, but I don't think Twitter's going to be relevant in the US 5 years from now. It's too easy to replicate and difficult enough to monetize that I don't think they'll be able to. Some historical context: http://technologizer.com...

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Photos and videos from Steamboat Springs trip

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:06:34 -0800

I uploaded some of the photos here on Vox. I couldn't get my bulk-uploader to work for Vox anymore so the rest are on Picasa. Check them out in my Steamboat Springs gallery

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Skiing at Steamboat Springs

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:46:43 -0800

It's beautiful here and there are NO crowds. Angela and I skied mostly Storm Peak Express and Pony Express today. The process feels like it's reduced the lateral stiffness of my tibia and femur... I'm very wobbly after a day of bump skiing. Dad is...

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Elephant Seals at Ana Neuvo

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:25:32 -0800

We took the family out to see elephant seals at Ana Neuvo park this holiday weekend. It's mating and birthing season so there's a lot of action on the beach. We didn't get to see any R-rated action, but we did see some males fighting and a few yea...

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Overheard in bathroom at California Academy of Science

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:26:02 -0800

We visited the California Academy of Science this holiday weekend. Way too crowded! The best part was this conversation between a five-year old boy and his dad in the men's restroom... Boy: Are these automatic toilets? Dad: Nope! Boy: Wait. Yes t...

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The Google 15

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:02:51 -0800

The holiday weekend has brought with it a revelation of weight gain. Skiing in Mammoth Mountain I was reminded that I've been enjoying Google cooking for about 6 months now. And it has not been without cost. During vigorous skiing, my ski pants n...

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"Children of Fiji" or "Marching with Kids"

nobody@vox.com(Andrew Bunner) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:43:35 -0700

On the surface, the kids of Fiji seem deprived: fewer than two shoes, no Nintendo DS's anywhere (seriously! not one!) and they participate in harvest work a little learning to stand on their own. Turns out these are some of the happiest kids of se...

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