Foam Home of the Future Permanent link to this item in the archive.

I had to play a piece of a Dawn and Drew Show for my wife Shari. Dawn talks about the Xanadu "Foam Home of the Future" that was in Wisconsin. One of Shari and her sister Sandy's favorite stories is of visiting the foam home in Gatlinburg, Tennesee. Drew linked to the Xanadu page at the cool Roadside America web site. Hey guys, if you are into these kinds of tourist attractions you really need to read American Gods by Neil Gaiman. It's a great book with a really cool explanation for all the "worlds biggest ball of twine" places throughout America. Here's my review.

CasdraCast Episode 12 Permanent link to this item in the archive.

In this episode I interview Jaxon Brooks of Milk and Cookies - and that's it. It's a great interview and I don't need any more show than that. Here is the direct MP3 download. Of course, it’s even better if you subscribe to my podcast feed with an iPodder client.

Give my feedback on the show by leaving a comment here or sending me an email. Enjoy!

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The Graphing Calculator Permanent link to this item in the archive.

picEvery old school Mac fan remembers the Graphing Calculator. This application first shipped with Macs when they moved to the PowerPC chip and everyone used it to show off the power of their new Mac by making spinning animated 3D graphs. I had no idea of the amazing story behind it's development:

In September, Apple Facilities tried to move people into our officially empty offices. They noticed us. The Facilities woman assumed that I had merely changed projects and had not yet moved to my new group, something that happened all the time. She asked what group I worked in, since it would be that group's responsibility to find me space. When I told her the truth, she was not amused. She called Security, had them cancel our badges, and told us in no uncertain terms to leave the premises. We were saved by the layoffs that began that month. Twenty percent of Apple's fifteen thousand workers lost their jobs, but Greg and I were safe because we weren't on the books in the first place and didn't officially exist. Afterwards, there were plenty of empty offices. We found two and started sneaking into the building every day, waiting out in front for real employees to arrive and casually tailgating them through the door. Lots of people knew us and no one asked questions, since we wore our old badges as decoys.
Two laid-off guys kept working at Apple and eventually got their product shipped on 20 million Macs! They are still around today with an OS X version. Via MetaFilter.

Poker Podcast Permanent link to this item in the archive.

I've added a new podcast to the podroll - Card Club. These guys have a poker club in Toronto and it's been interesting and entertaining. If your into poker I recomend you check it out.

Meet the Beasties! Permanent link to this item in the archive.

New Mashups! dj BC mashes up The Beatles and The Beastie Boys to make The Beastles. I really like the first two tracks. The MP3s are up there - get them before the Cease and Disists start flying!