http://ydnar.vox.com/library/posts/tags/qotd/page/1/ is living in your future en Vox Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:47:32 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss qotd http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-best-gift-of-07.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-best-gift-of-07.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-best-gift-of-07.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:47:32 -0800 <blockquote><p>What&#39;s the best gift you received this year?</p></blockquote><div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9a40004 6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbfdbb0005 6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9a50004 6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cc03670003 6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbe2bc0001" at:format="strip-horizontal" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-strip enclosure-strip-horizontal" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style=" margin: 5px; border: 1px solid; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9a40004.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="d.r.p."><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9a40004-120pi" alt="d.r.p." class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbfdbb0005.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="d.r.p."><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbfdbb0005-120pi" alt="d.r.p." class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9a50004.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="d.r.p."><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9a50004-120pi" alt="d.r.p." class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cc03670003.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="d.r.p. (+ y)"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cc03670003-120pi" alt="d.r.p. (+ y)" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbe2bc0001.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="d.r.p."><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbe2bc0001-120pi" alt="d.r.p." class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a></div> </div> <!-- end enclosure --> <p>Best tangible gift, anyway.</p> <p>Dad gave me his vintage <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_III">Leica III</a> rangefinder. It weighs more than my first car. I hope to shoot lots of black &amp; white in the next few weeks.</p> <p>Also, <a href="http://tiffany.vox.com/library/post/bestgiftevar.html">FTW</a>! &lt;3</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398cbf9e20004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> me qotd camera ydnar leica drp leica iii received gift best 07 http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-best-gift.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-best-gift.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-best-gift.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:49:12 -0800 <blockquote><p> What is the best present you have ever given?<br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Submitted by <a href="http://quornflour.vox.com/" class="enclosure-inline-user" at:enclosure="inline-user" at:user-xid="6p00c225251d3c549d" at:screen-name="quornflour" at:delegate="people-connect" at:user-pic="http://up4.vox.com/6a00c225251d3c549d00f48d0625000001-75si" >quornflour</a>.</span><br /> </p></blockquote> <p>Boxes, black and white, brevity, books and beats.</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-best-gift.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398c45a4c0001?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd best gift holiday ideas http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-as-if-i-need-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-as-if-i-need-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-as-if-i-need-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:02:51 -0800 <blockquote><p>List five reasons (at least) why you are awesome. <br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Submitted by <a href="http://goobers18.vox.com/" class="enclosure-inline-user" at:enclosure="inline-user" at:user-xid="6p00cdf3a8c8b2cb8f" at:screen-name="goobers18" at:delegate="people-connect" at:user-pic="http://up2.vox.com/6a00cdf3a8c8b2cb8f00cdf3a8dc6dcb8f-75si" >goobers18</a>.</span> </p></blockquote> <p>☑ Low-latency<br />☑&#160;High-bandwidth<br />☑&#160;Multicore<br />☑&#160;Low-voltage<br />☑&#160;Cooks delicious breakfast</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-as-if-i-need-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00e398c365b20003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd awesome breakfast life awesome reasons http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-blend.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-blend.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-blend.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:29:26 -0800 <blockquote><p> </p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00b8ea0674f2dece00cd970ba44b4cd5" at:format="medium" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00cd970ba44b4cd5.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00cd970ba44b4cd5-200pi" alt="the blue bottle americano" title="the blue bottle americano" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00cd970ba44b4cd5.html" title="the blue bottle americano">the blue bottle americano</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p>What&#39;s your favorite blend or brand of coffee or tea? </p></blockquote><p> Coffee: <a href="http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/">Blue Bottle</a>. Is there anything else?</p><p>For tea, I’m torn between <a href="http://www.pgtips.co.uk/">PG Tips</a>, <a href="http://www.mightyleaf.com/product-pouch.aspx?ID=57">Mighty Leaf Darjeeling</a>, or my local favorite teahouse <a href="http://www.samovartea.com/">Samovar</a>.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-blend.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00d41424e3c63c7f?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd sf san francisco coffee ca california tea blue bottle 2007 mighty leaf blue bottle coffee samovar best blend http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-vox-name.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-vox-name.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-vox-name.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:46:44 -0800 <blockquote><p>How did you pick your Vox name? Does it mean something?&#160; <br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Submitted by <a at:user-xid="6p00c2252675128e1d" class="enclosure-inline-user" href="http://leendadll.vox.com/">LeendaDLL</a>. &#160;</span> </p></blockquote> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00b8ea0674f2dece00ccff8c53336731" at:format="medium" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00ccff8c53336731.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00ccff8c53336731-200pi" alt="s‘ydnar squares" title="s‘ydnar squares" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00ccff8c53336731.html" title="s‘ydnar squares">s‘ydnar squares</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> I&#39;ve been using ydnar as a handle/pseudonym for 15 years, give or take. It&#39;s my name backwards, derived from a shareware game I released in 1991 called <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=s%27ydnar+squares">s&#39;ydnar squares</a>. </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-vox-name.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00ccff94933ed756?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd ydnar 2006 1991 vox name http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-get-around.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-get-around.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-get-around.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:10:39 -0700 <blockquote><p>How many places have you lived in your life?<br /></p></blockquote><p> Lovely suggestive title, there. Anyway, I&#39;ve moved 26 times in my life and lived in Virginia (5 places), Rancho Cordova, Germany, Nebraska, Missouri, Maryland (2 places), Brooklyn (2 places), Seattle (2 places), and San Francisco (6 places). Aside from a short stint in Seattle, I&#39;ve been in SF for the past 7 years. The full list, omitting temporary military housing between various stops:</p><ol><li>Boyd Tavern, VA</li><li>Earlysville, VA</li><li>Rancho Cordova, CA<br /></li><li>Vogelweh, Germany</li><li>Bellevue, NE</li><li>Knob Noster, MO</li><li>Alexandria, VA<br /></li><li>Alexandria, VA (2nd house)</li><li>Annapolis, MD (1st dorm room)</li><li>Annapolis, MD (2nd dorm room)</li><li>Alexandria, VA<br /></li><li>Brooklyn, NY (Carrol Gardens)</li><li>Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg)<br /></li><li>Alexandria, VA</li><li>Alexandria, VA (Old Town)</li><li>San Francisco, CA (Mission)</li><li>San Francisco, CA (Western Addition)</li><li>Seattle, WA</li><li>Seattle, WA (2nd apartment)</li><li>San Francisco, CA (Hayes Valley)</li><li>San Francisco, CA (Potrero Hill)</li><li>San Francisco, CA (Dogpatch)</li><li>San Francisco, CA (SOMA)<br /></li></ol> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-get-around.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c22525d77a549d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd different homes http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-is-this-thing-on.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-is-this-thing-on.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-is-this-thing-on.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:19:31 -0700 <blockquote><p>When was the last time you had to speak in front of a group?&#160; How did you feel?<br /></p></blockquote><p> Today, at the <a href="http://www.sixapart.com/">company</a> meeting. <a href="http://noaml.vox.com/" class="enclosure-inline-user" at:enclosure="inline-user" at:user-xid="6p00c2251ccb09f219" at:screen-name="Noam" at:delegate="people-connect" at:user-pic="http://up1.vox.com/6a00c2251ccb09f21900c2251f1a25549d-75si" >Noam</a> led off, and I filled in some details. I felt caffeinated.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-is-this-thing-on.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c225223b1ff219?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> six apart qotd 2006 meeting group speaker http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-part-of-waking-up.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-part-of-waking-up.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-part-of-waking-up.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:29:21 -0700 <blockquote><p>What&#39;s your morning beverage of choice?&#160; Coffee, tea, juice?&#160; Homemade or store-bought?<br /></p></blockquote> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c22521e612604a" at:format="medium" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c22521e612604a.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c22521e612604a-200pi" alt="breakfast" title="breakfast" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c22521e612604a.html" title="breakfast">breakfast</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> I love it when I have photos for these things. I have a glass of sickeningly green <a href="http://naturesway.com/NaturesWay/productDetail.aspx?productid=15393">Alive! Soy Shake</a> in the morning, mixed with rice milk (I don&#39;t do dairy). It&#39;s actually pretty good. Pista has <a href="http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/verve.htm">something similar</a> every morning too.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-the-best-part-of-waking-up.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c22521e5358fdb?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd breakfast green drink shake verve powder alive algae morning beverage dogfood green drink http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-life-is-taggable.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-life-is-taggable.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-life-is-taggable.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:54:49 -0700 <blockquote><p>What are the 5 words that best describe your life right now?<br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">Question submitted by </span><a at:user-xid="6p00c2251d1e2a549d" class="enclosure-inline-user" href="http://emdash.vox.com/">mojito</a><span style="font-size: 0.8em;">.</span></p></blockquote><p> Patience, refinement, cooking, Pista, Vox.</p><p>The first two because life is a process. Cooking because it&#39;s currently my favorite thing to do at home. Pista and Vox should be obvious. :)<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-life-is-taggable.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c2251ff5178fdb?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd cooking pista vox patience five words refinement http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-can-you-hear-me-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ydnar) http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-can-you-hear-me-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-can-you-hear-me-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:15:32 -0700 <blockquote><p><span style="font-size: 1.25em;">What&#39;s your cell phone&#39;s ringtone? What made you pick it?</span></p></blockquote><p> Vibrate.</p><p>Not because there&#39;s a special place in hell reserved for people who use ringtones, but because Anil&#39;s ring tone puts anything I could imagine to shame.<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ydnar.vox.com/library/post/qotd-can-you-hear-me-now.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0674f2dece00c225203c208e1d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd anil vibrate cell phone ringtone