Elbert "Big Man" Howard, founding member of Black Panther Party

Elbert "Big Man" Howard, one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party, spoke at the opening of a photo exhibit featuring the work of Pirkle Jones & Ruth-Marion Baruch. Novato CA 19may11

Lock Picking at Maker Faire

A lock picking session at Maker Faire in San Mateo CA.

Watch this music video.

QR in Seattle

QR barcodes are like macros for your phone. Watch as I use my smart phone to navigate life in Seattle.

Awesome pendulum video

Well worth watching these pendulums swing. And to think this was a deliberate design!

Mobile Phone Security, make it a habit

Here are suggestions for all of us to help secure our mobile phones (from those who want to spy on us).

A great robot video

I like a good robot as much as the next guy. I don't build 'em but I like 'em. As long as they're well-behaved. And this one ain't!

The web, social media & poltical change

Wonderful piece, both a joy to watch and something worth listening to.

Computer Science, meet Folk Dance. Dance, meet CS.

This set of videos is even cooler the more you understand the math underneath. Still, even with the sound off it's cool!

How much did they have to drink to start coming up with these???

Elliott Bay Book Company calendar of events

Keep up with the current Elliott Bay Book Company author readings & events on your mobile phone.

A calendar is available online at http://m.JetCityOrange.com/ebbc/. This Google calendar can be read on your Android or iPhone.

Birthers

What took Obama so long to make his birth certificate public? His delay fanned the flames of the GOP & Tea Party. Knucklehead...

Exxon Excessive Profits!

Exxon makes almost $11B in profits last quarter & I paid $4.73 a gallon yesterday. What's wrong with this picture? Nationalize Big Oil!

The Integration of Shaker Heights

My family moved into Shaker Heights OH in 1961. I was the first and only Black kid at Onaway Elementary School. A half century later, I sat down and told the story from my point of view.

stiff peaks photo: GeorgeTown Liquor Company Exhibit

stiff peaks photo: GeorgeTown Liquor Company Exhibit: "I am consistently taken by the enormous amount of images that are waiting to be captured. All I have to do is leave the house and I become ..."

Elliott Bay Book Company mobile calendar page

The Elliott Bay Book Company here in Seattle has a full schedule of author readings and other literary events. I wrote a mobile web page with the Elliott Bay Book Co. calendar of events. Use it from any Android or iPhone (haven't tested it with Blackberries yet).

Mercury Retrograde

Mercury goes retrograde today. For what it's worth...

Casey Heynes is my hero!

New Seattle mobile web page

I finally got around to starting a Seattle mobile web page with weather, maps, and a webcam image of the Space Needle. Next up, Seattle trivia and restaurant reviews. Bus schedules & traffic cams too!

Today is Pi Day!

3/14 is Pi Day, get it?

And if you need a little reminder or to brush up on Pi try: this Pi tutorial.

Happy Pi[e]!

Rock Paper Scissors: man against computer

Try playing rock paper scissors against the New York Times' web site.

Not that we don't all know and love Rock Paper Scissors but playing against a robot hand is too cool for words!