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Dakim is Hiring! Know any great geeks?

Linux Programmer: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/sof/598806531.html
Senior QA: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/sof/598812878.html
Junior QA: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/sof/598817260.html

How To Deal With Recruiters

I’m about to place an ad on Craigslist (Dakim is hiring; I’ll post a link to the ad here when it’s up.) and every time I post an ad, I get 200 calls from obnoxious recruiters. This is an snippet of an actual conversation that actually happened:
Me: I’m sorry, Dakim has a policy of not [...]

Corral Fire, November 24, 2007 @ 11:30 AM

Lots of info from the Malibu Times:
11 a.m. update
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman said a just-completed press conference at least 2,200 acres have burned and 35 homes (15 on Seabreeze Road, 15 in Malibu Bowl area and 5 in Latigo Canyon) have been destroyed, possibly one commercial structure. Firefighters [...]

Corral Fire, November 24, 2007 @ 10:35 AM

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I’ve put together another Google Map on fire status. At this point, it should be taken with a whole shaker of salt. I’m using the City Of Malibu sources, but note that the mandatory evacuations area is larger than the road closures, which doesn’t make sense.

Corral Fire, November 24, 2007 @ 10:12 AM

T-CEP @ 10:02 AM:

There is no threat to Topanga Canyon at this time.
Malibu:
The fire has consumed 2200+ acres and destroyed 35 homes.
Mandatory Evacuations: All areas from Corral Canyon west to Trancas Canyon Road.
All residents are urged to be prepared to evacuate and to immediately follow instructions given by Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department personnel.
An evacuation [...]

Corral Fire, November 24, 2007 @ 10:00 AM

HereInMalibu has great photos and news from the fire again. I think she needs to move:
Here’s the rest of her photos from Flickr. As always, HereInMalibu has good fire information too:
If you’re listening to fire reports on local AM radio, take their geography with a (big) grain of salt. They’ve got the fire all [...]

Foster a Pet Made Homeless By The Fires

A friend of mine is part of an effort to find temporary homes for pets made homeless by the fires. Not all shelters will allow people with pets in; neither will all motels/hotels. Hosting a pet for a few days can really be a boost for someone who’s looking for a place to stay. If [...]

“Super Crunchers” by Ian Ayres

Super Crunchers, by Ian Ayres, is subtitled “Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart.” It’s all about the use of numerical analysis, regression testing, and randomized assignment to learn more about a variety of topics, from the quality of wine to the quality of medicine — and how to use those techniques for [...]

Fewer Pictures For Now

I went up to Ventura to visit my friends T. and J., and their daughter R. Took a bike ride down to the beach with T. and R., and took some pictures of them running around. It was twilight, and trying to shoot without flash and no tripod meant blurry photos. I like this one [...]

Twittering Around

I’d been hearing a lot around about Twitter, so I thought I’d give it a try. So far the only person I’m linked up with is K., but we’re finding it a really fun tool. I’m twitter.com/schof. Feel free to twitter me.