Went for a quick hacking run this morning.. taking in soem of downtown san jose’s art.. it was completely empty.. which was strange for a friday morning !

there was a winter carnival and christmas market that was nice to check out 

 

I got to the hackathon venue around 10 and helped the team get set up . my job was to lead the hardware table.. thatr meant giving out hardware. but it was more about giving out electronics help !  Hackers started tricling in throigh out the afternoon.. there were 68 pf them from all over the US. Thias hackathon is being generaously supported by AMD…. hye also supplied the laptops and robots that will be used in the hackathon we so appreciate their support..!!!! 

I really enjoyed meetign the AMD folks.. they were so smart and so helpful !

Aroudn midnight, I put on a santa suit that the guys had bruaght and handed out ice cream !

I stuck aorudn till about 2:30 AM .. then went back to the hotel for about 4 hurs of sleep..

so far, so good !

more tomorrow

nite all, nite sam
_me

Diane and I both took off from BTV this morning. She’s on her way out to Portland, and I’m headding to San Jose for a hackathon and will join her, Gabe. Max and Becky in Portland on sunday. It was streanfe leaving at nearly the same time on differnt planes.. 

I miss her already !

I enjoyed the trip out and got lots done.. it was fun walkign around IAD with soem spare time.. they had soem great exhibits.. I was wearign my blinky santa hat so made lots of freinds as I traveled through the airports -)

Got to san jose in time to meet soem of the hack clubbers for dinner.. I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s hacking !

More from the hackathon !

nite all, nite sam
-me

Today was about cleanign up soem loose ends at work.. and preparing to work remotely for about 2 weeks.. 

as I was walkign aroud, I cane across this book by my freind Bill H on a shelf at BETA. 

Nite all, nite sam
-me

i’m super tied in to glimpses of German as I think about Gabe hving to learn the language.. its a pretty cool language.. you cna just keep gluign words together to make new words.. I found this on te instruction of a birdhouse we just got.. it is one word that means “battery safety notice 🙂 

I came hoem early to help get the house ready for a chanuah latke party .. we do this every year.. if I remember correctly this time diane prepped 14 pounds of potatoes.. we had the townsends, the wale/cafferkys , kennys.. and avery..   some babyis.. many freinds.. lots of carbs !

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So fun. it was a great eveing.. and out house will smell like it for weeks !  Chanukah  Sameach (חנוכה שמח)  ya’ll !

nite all. nite sam
-me