Saturday, June 30, 2007

Texting Signatures For Dancing

Silicon Valley ...

... is probably the only spot on earth where things turn out that the full-time hairdresser for 6 years working as a software engineer at Cisco Systems .

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Images Highlights On Crown Of Head

SF Giants Game

have just come from the SF Giants game against SD Padres back. Images as is usual in the gallery (or below this entry).
Good night.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

2010 Honda Pilot Not Good On Snow

Puzzle Hunt

This weekend was a special event: googol

Organized by Googlers was this event for non-Googlers accessible, however, had 10-12 members per team A minimum of 4 persons from Google, because the event was held on the campus. I was a member of the team e ^ x, consisting of about 10 Interns and a FT. Together we have tried to stand up against the other 20 teams, but have failed miserably, at least in comparison :-)

Saturday mornings at 8:30, each team was able to pick his starting materials, and by 9 clock went off: We were given T Domino-shirts and a set of numbers, numbers and symbols on the back, and that's it then, if I remember correctly. Although the T-shirts can be worn, this was not their real sense, at least not yet: On the back was just a printed list of loose words. This riddle had to be solved. The dominoes would probably tell us something, just gabs also help any description. From then on it went: It was a mystery solved, we got a solution word that you were typing on a website had, and if it was right, you may unlock more puzzles over and over again. The bandwidth of the puzzle was enormous drive
word properties, mathematics, snakes, Sudoku, Dominoes, logic quiz, crossword puzzles, word games, music, games, videos, Bike, Flipper (with patched ROM) play, RGB values, Welsh Cheese (Pantygawn), Euler (the old CH-10-franc note appeared even!), Telephone numbers, Morse code for domain names, SI units, semaphores (optical signal transmission), the phonetic alphabet, ASCII, airport symbols, letters, frequencies, programming, GZIP and BZIP, PDFs and PPTs with hidden clues, and 1000 more things :-)

Each team was assigned a meeting room for the weekend, so that all teams had a good working environment. From Saturday morning at 9 clock so we were all on the puzzle until Sunday evening at 5 clock. Everyone has just brought some point soon the needed sleep, and then we went on, as I have about 8-11 Clock on Sunday morning somewhere in an armchair brought my 3 hours sleep, then we went back to work :-)
was crazy how quickly some teams were as follows: On Sunday at 7AM the first team was completely finished, while our team at 5PM just 75% or so :-) had

The puzzles in general we can say this: There was never eingentlich said what needed to be done, or what was asked, which was part of the puzzle, such as with the T-shirt from the top. The T-shirt wars like this: The words were arranged in nine rows, each with several words per line. Then was to construct from one line of words a new word. In one case, the hies simple that you the first letter of each could take the word. In another case, was had to take to the silent letters, and in another case we had to find the letter that you add the word, so there was a new word. If you've finally recognized for all nine lines of the system and applied, had been at the end of nine new words (before there were nine rows). But what now? In this case it was simple: on every word again, the pattern had to be applied, as was the line from the floor. This then gave a further nine new letters, which were then the solution. Remember: This was the first puzzle and correspondingly simple.
is typical of this puzzle is that after a step is not ready yet, but the same must apply more than once. And since you do not even know if you are on the right track (there's not always words in the intermediate steps!), Which is sometimes quite difficult.

be tiring So also scarce 36h puzzle at a time can, this was but a thoroughly brilliant weekend, but now I need a weekend :-)

nuit Bonne!



PS: The puzzles should be published, I'll post the link here then. Anyone interested in the meantime it will get in touch with me, I can gladly give him a taste :-)

PPS: I knew that until now not in this form, but here it seems quite common to be that there should be with us too!

PPPS: The geologist had dug in the beach volleyball field for stones :-)

Friday, June 15, 2007

Hacking Wpe-wpa With External Usb

Offsite

the moment I'm doing what I would do some of the celebrities never do: I'm sitting in my "dirty street pants" on my bed (without sheet) and eat comfortably my menu from the Mac.
The plan is now risen wonderful: After I have watched about 8 episodes of that 70s show by 5 clock went off my alarm clock early hell. A quick shower and then the direction of Google. On the way there I still have a short stop loaded in Safeway, a sandwich and a cheap, good holding sunglasses to buy. Even virtually, a shop that has 24 open :-) At 6:15, the bus drove
release it in the direction of Sacramento with a short stopover in San Francisco. That was my chance to sleep a bit, but only if the air conditioner had cooled down and not so much blown, did actually have to bring out my jacket.
At 9:30 or so we were then arrived at the headquarters of Whitewater Voyages , the equipment was issued brief instructions granted a waiver that they were not sued if something happened, had to sign it, and then we went even by bus to the entry point. The river was the aka American River Gold Rush River . "Gold Rush River" since a gold find in 1848 in this river led to the California Gold Rush , which in turn San Francisco lies within a very short time to grow massively. In 1850, the development of the legal system was then already so far that California has been recognized as a U.S. state.
Yes and then went off :-) Was very, very funny, it would always do it again and recommend only :-) At one point in the river also pictures of us were made, but these I have not yet and this is also a bit of a chore: you can only order prints, do not buy the digital image. It is interesting that this makes an independent company: The place just a guy with an umbrella next to the river and takes pictures of all do not only by certain groups.
lunch gabs then quietly on the river, every now and then, if a bit was the bread rolls, etc. were unwrapped, very comfortable (really!).
On the way home was still lodged a brief stop at a pizzeria, where (aha!) was pizza and beer. Dead tired from Google arrived back, they were presented a little War Office and read e-mails until I finally was able to overcome it by bicycle to jet back home, or more creep.
plane, hammer, and make! But now my arms hurt :-)

fall Oh yes, Studer, because me, You have still a McHappyHour too good, remember :-)

Digital Play Round Pirates 2

"Sir, would you please step out of your vehicle?"

On Wednesday night we went again to the slopes because Andrin departs again on Friday and wanted to see something from the nightlife. Sun at 9 or so we were at the British Bankers Club in Menlo Park, there was still funny. But much more interesting when it was to go home:
There was a car parked in the garage, had the GPS signal is not immediately and we did not know if we had to turn left or right. Next were no cars behind us, so we it up in the middle of the tracks left and right waiting / straight ahead until we are the way indicated. When it disclosed the way it went loose Andrin also the same. Just then a police car turned into our street. So then this was
police car behind us turned and times up his Christmas tree is a (still without sound). Uncertain whether we have to respond, we drove carefully until then briefly turned on the siren, after which we stopped on the right side of the road.
"License and registration, please." The ticket had Andrin then unfortunately left in the hotel and the registration we did not know where she is. But at least he had his Swiss passport there. So they tested just once then stop if the car is a rental car and asked if we have had a drink. Honest as we are, we said that we both have had since 9 clock two beers. And then the second set was typical of the television: "Sir, would you please step out of your vehicle?".
Andrin could then make some of the exercises, how they look in the film, but imagine how all that Andrin know, went all finally look good, the policeman gave him even recommended a few beers. They have also said then that they have taken out, since we had driven so strange between tracks (while we were waiting for the GPS signal).
Thus, I check off the encounter with the police on my to-do list for my time here ;-)

Why am I still awake? Well, this is quite simple:
morning (or today) I have a 6 clock early to be with Google on the campus, it goes with the whole team for River Rafting! Since I do miss the course by no means, I'm already at 10 this evening clock went home and straight to bed. After I then still after 3 hours awake in bed (an unusually early bed time for me was (only as an info for those who do not know that)), it was too risky, that I 4 hours later the alarm clock (or the alarm clock, 4 slept in number) would, so I have decided now to do just everything that I had long intended to make, such as correspondence or blog. I can sleep on the bus then (hopefully) if rafting is sure funny :-) :-) If


From Andrin I've already passed me, flying tomorrow afternoon at 4 clock via New York (where he meets his brother) again home to Switzerland.

Xotic Female Pet Names

Cool Monday

'm On Monday evening I met with him and Andrin out for a beer on University Avenue in nearby Palo Alto. Fortunately, he has for his week here, rented a car (a Ford Mustang ) and thus was the jagged. Next they were also already back home, or to Google, where I had my bike, and then home.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Where To Buy Nice Cardigans

Portola Redwoods State Park

Patrick is now already in Switzerland, but as I found out last Friday, but Andrin come here for a week. On Saturday I went
then with Gary (one of my colleagues), his girlfriend and a friend of his girlfriend in the Portola Redwoods State Park .


The photos are here .
interesting was the bridge that we had to cross:


Was not a problem, as is readily apparent. Then I was for dinner and invited a board game with them at home (as it turned out, we live in the same street).

is now just finished my laundry. Oh yes, I have a bucket of vanilla ice cream with chocolate pieces and biscuit dough (no joke, the kid, mmmmmmmmhhhh!) Purchased.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

How Old Should A Baby Leopard Gecko Be To Be Sold

Aeolus

... why otherwise the wind would always be against me?

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Ap Bio Lab 8 Hand Out

does not like me from the dark forest, where I'm from


Today I was together with about 15 other interns in the Muir Woods north of San Francisco. This 2.5 square-kilometer nature reserve was established to protect a particular species, the Coast Redwood (Sequoia, Sequoia) in this area. In short, it is simply a well-preserved forest with some nice routes. Thus, also applies to such strange formations like in the picture below.



Shortly before 10 clock I was picked up by Xiaolei (so early I get up even during the week rarely, that was hard ... (Yes, I mean the morning)) and then we went with him and 2 other interns in the car to San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge , to the Muir Woods (point marked on the map right). With a shuttle we went to the actual park, where we met the others. After about 2 hours we arrived back at our starting point and we went back to Mountain View, where we were all together in a Thai restaurant to complete the whole.
All are photos here, with the group photos are still missing, since I still do not get this.



last Saturday were Patrick and I in the Chili's for dinner, otherwise there was nothing interesting. And on Friday we were (again) in the cinema for Knocked Up .
Last weekend was the original plan to actually go to LA and from there into Disneyland and Universal Studios or so, but unfortunately fell into the water because everything was a bit short, Patrick had to work at least one day and I was not feeling well at the weekend. :-( Well

And soon I Patrick leave work completely for 3 weeks! He goes to Switzerland on holiday, and all major parties, which I will unfortunately miss this year all :-( One of them is the annual BBQ he Siro & organize each crate. So, good people 'who have the chance to go this year: Do not miss it, otherwise you brings Santa Claus (or bog, or Siro, or both).



photos of BBQ06
photos of BBQ05
photos of BBQ04
photos of BBQ03
photos of BBQ02
photos of BBQ01