It dropped for me right after you said 'Cat Shit' so I assumed that was the magic word of the day for ustream. But once it came back up no issues. I watched the number of viewers on the bottom hover around 1500 going up or down by 20 or so every few seconds.

Well said Wil. First played with Apple computers in the late 70s/early 80s, neighbors were teachers and had a II at home, they let us kids play Miner 2049 and Lode Runner to no end. Used a 128k Mac to help lay out the school newspaper in graphic arts and journalism class, MacPaint was beyond anything I could have ever dreamed. His return to right the Apple ship in 1997 not only helped bring about USB but color to a world of beige. That concept took root outside of technology (and in part because of Johnathan Ive's designs but not without Steve's drive) and you can get even the most mundane of household items in colors other than 'white' or 'beige'. I work on PCs for a living but without Apple's influence on me I would not have grasped technology like I do. I too feel like I've lost a family member. Thank you Steve.

Oh, and I love the labels and names you've been coming up with.

Just talking with coworkers about how it is pretty hard to completely screw up a home brew as long as it doesn't get contaminated. Coworker grew some Cascade and Centennial hops this year and brought some in this morning, not as hoppy as he wanted but next year they should produce better. Still really cool to crush some fresh off the vine hops and enjoy that scent. He is throwing them in an IPA he's making now anyway, just to see what happens. I look forward to trying some 1 gallon brewing soon.

Glad you will be back in PDX, still pending confirmation on a background role for it and it would give me great nerdy joy if I did, even if it isn't in a related scene. That set is fun and enjoyable even for the extras IMO.

Awesome! And perfect for International Beer Day!

If you end up in PDX for another round of Chaos you should check out some of the local shops here for supplies, get some fresh hops and such - http://www.mainbrew.com/ is a great shop. Now that I have a garage I am looking forward to starting homebrewing as well, several coworkers brew and make some great beer.

It is a good goal to have, I've been working on a robot a day and have done 172 consecutive days worth so far. It really has helped me to make time each day for creativity and it has made me more productive. My inspiration was Noah Scalin and his Skull-a-Day (plus he has a new book 365: A Daily Creativity Journal.

From the look on that kitten's face I am betting some scientists experienced a painful death or at a minimum traumatic claw injuries once it was free of that contraption.

Cool flooring! And cool you'll be here in PDX. Hoping to get a call for extra work but I know that's hit and miss depending on the ep they are filming.