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Other things I do, more podcasts
0 comments      Added on August 15, 2007 by Kris
At Gnomedex last weekend I recorded a ton of conversations with friends and fellow nerds.

I released them as podcasts over on my work blog. For the nerds that get this feed some of this stuff might be of interest to you.

Podcasts from Gnomedex 2007:

Adam Metz - LaunchSquad.com
Hans Chung - PostReach.com
Steve Fisher - StartupSpark.com pt. 1
Steve Fisher - StartupSpark.com pt. 2
Greg Cangialosi - BlueSkyFactory.com
Doug Kaye - Gigavox.com
Chris Brogan - ChrisBrogan.com
Mark Chernesky - CNN.com
Jeremy Wright - b5media.com
Aaron Brazell - b5media.com
Stan James - Lijit.com
Josh Hallett - hyku.com
Chris Heuer - ChrisHeuer.com

Also, good friend Greg Cangialosi shot some video of those interviews. The first of the set you can see me puffy cuffed and the other you can see me done up in a feedburner (r.i.p) t-shirt.


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Betsy's Elk Mountain Resort and Valhalla Shooting Club photos
1 comments      Added on August 15, 2007 by Kris
Now that you already have some picture in your mind of what Betsy and Jeanie's Elk Mountain Resort and Valhalla experience looked like, let me destroy it with the real thing.

I uploaded all 176 shots to flickr a few weeks ago and thought I would let the dust settle before making the set available.

Jeanie on the bed of heaven
  

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Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 15, 2007
     Added on August 15, 2007 by Kris
Croncast 2007-08-15 align= Croncast - 2007-08-15.mp3
Show: #397
Length: 29:34
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Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 15, 2007


photo on left by dave winer and photo on right by josh hallet thanks to both!

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The nerd things that drive me crazy
Betsy is going to find me a online geek mistress
That would be sweet
You go ahead and marry that girl Mr. B
After days of this haven't you had enough?
Apologies for no show on Monday
I blew it on Sunday and had to take the red eye
No one wants to hear your drama
If it were done on graph paper it would have all been good
I didn't hear any of this "life would be better on paper" at Gnomedex
Here's what made it so cool
I had my nerds on one hand and my baby on the other
It was our 11th wedding anniversary
Yeah, and you take me to a nerd convention
Your nerd buddies are cooler and much more high functioning than I thought
Apologies to me for the ewok comment
A dude was dressed as a pirate
It was just one guy
The 12 sided dice and hoods were missing
The 11th wedding anniversary is as special as turning 36
Up to 10 you are swimming upstream . . . after that . . . floating in a tube
Seattle is a great place
You didn't plan our dinner Mr. B
Yes I did . . . reservations are a plan!
That is a large step
The restaurant turned out to be really nice
There was an attentive gay waiter
Can you hire one of those for me here at home
The beautiful view
Then a 3 story tall lighted Cadillac Escalade barge floated by
Nice view
The other awesome part was that you got to meet some listeners
Mark is an awesome guy
I know I told you that
Yeah, but you are usually wrong
At the party I saw the nerds trying to sink into their ringer tees
You have blossomed like a $10 orchid
Having social skills, Mr. B you have grown
Betsy got to see me in my element
I still don't get your people
Let's take Kosso for instance?
You can't pick Kosso he is normal
What about the guy dressed as a pirate Mr B?
The dudes that split a suit
The pic on right above is from the Thursday night out
Strange woman talking to us, looks at floor and walks away
The nerd wife put one shiny shoe right in front of him
My Nerd!
This nerd off limits
She busts out, "Well, I dress him!"
Not in a ha ha way
I don't understand your "Party Only" badge
She scared me
Those chicks look alright . . . "The Women of WarCraft"
God Damn
I'm not in to that type of stuff
These chicks were hot on a nerd level scale
We're going to score some mad nerd ass tonight
My people were talking to you because you were a personable lady
You've got nerd engagement skills
You've got to pretend your eyes are lasers
Yep, right here buddy
Asking a nerd what they do is not the right thing to ask
It is always difficult to explain
You asked me what the hell do you do?
Then tell them my title . . . right, what does that mean
The guy on the way home asked me, what do you do?
What was your reply Betsy?
I do nothing. I buy and sell shit.
So your husband is a nerd? Are you a nerd?
No
Do you podcast?
Yes
How many times a week?
3
You're not a nerd?
Do you sell your stuff online?
Yes
You're not a nerd?
Do you watch Heroes?
Yes
Watch John From Cincinnati?
Yes
You're not a nerd?
When buying swag for nerd events don't buy them white shirts
The other great part for me was first alcoholic beverage in 10 years
I had to announce it because you called me the teetotaling nerd husband
Not he hardcore found Jesus type of not drinking
That's not it Betsy
My first drink was Jagermeister with Aaron Brazell
I broke the seal and enjoyed the libations
Had an awesome time on Saturday night with Mark, Greg, Aaron, Kosso, Steve, Josh, Dave C., Mike, Chris, Michael and Dave D.
Not having to be on, Betsy's specialty
Betsy does her first improv class
Pretend you are a tree
Were you there?
My theater background is you know . . .
Yeah, lying under a theater major once doesn't count
My neighbor is in this class
Leave us some comments
Great American Yard Sale is this weekend
Thanks to Bernadette for this review and write up!

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My new official Gnomedex head shot
3 comments      Added on August 11, 2007 by Kris
Randy Stewart took this shot of me color coordinating the baby blue of my badge lanyard with my awesome horizontal stripes. I have no clue if it is color coordination or clash but either way here is how my bald head looks in Seattle.


  

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at the gnomedex - via twitter
0 comments      Added on August 10, 2007 by Kris
just saw betsy off. now to the nerd stuff. guy kawasaki up now.



  

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Best of Bits Aug 10, 2007
0 comments      Added on August 10, 2007 by Kris
Croncast 2007-08-10 align= Croncast - 2007-08-10.mp3
Show: #396
Length: 39:13
Size: 26.9mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 10, 2007

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More best of . . . Betsy and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary yesterday in style at Gnomedex! She hung with me and the other nerds. I love her so.

She's off back to Naperville and I start conference today. Cheers.

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Best of Bits Aug 08, 2007
0 comments      Added on August 07, 2007 by Kris
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Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 08, 2007

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Things got crazy around here and we weren't able to cut some more shows . . . so instead I used a bit of what I was working on to put a today's show together. While you are listening I'll be on my way to Seattle.

What's that in your yard? - 11:01
First worm farm - 10:37
Garage sale bunny smash - 3:52
1979 Monte Carlo - 3:50


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Now's your big chance!
5 comments      Added on August 06, 2007 by Kris
We've got a cool opportunity and I am putting together a Croncast demo CD that will be shipped on to XM Radio this week for review and have some room for quotes about how awesome you think the show is.

If you want to put in your two cents why Croncast is:

1) One of your favorite podcasts and why
2) Why Croncast is your favorite podcast
3) Why everyone should listen to Croncast
4) Or about the quality of the show for nearly the last 3 years

Then now is the time to add them either as comments or send them via email.

The sooner the better.

I will be adding them to the CD liner notes and the back cover art work that need to be complete by 6 p.m. CST.

Thanks in advance!

Ooh, P.S. any favorite bits or shows can get added too :-).
  

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Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 06, 2007
4 comments      Added on August 06, 2007 by Kris
Croncast 2007-08-06 align= Croncast - 2007-08-06.mp3
Show: #394
Length: 36:42
Size: 25.2mb
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Betsy and her husband Kris Aug 06, 2007

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Early intro to explain this show has lots of the electric popping noise in it. I thought I had this figured out for the show recording but I didn't. However, I did find a solution after today's show was recorded . . . clear shows from here on out.

My windscreen smells like a pack of condoms
What you got in your suitcase?
Yeah it has packed since I left for Colorado
OK Kris, mine smells like a today's sponge left out for four days
It's been 3 weeks since we have done a show with just us
The untold story, I almost didn't go to Colorado, Kris
Is this like Slowsky?
We fly in the face of karma
I preemptively heed the warnings
Four days out from leaving for Boulder it begins
Like the Volvo won't come out of park again
OK Blackwater Betsy
They drag the old decrepit bitch in
Volvo of Lisle has repaired it for the 4th time
They give me a Hyundai
We know what the problem is mam . . . you dripped some soda in there
No, look at the record . . . this is the 4th time
If I can't drink soda in my car remove the cup holders
The problem is that everything in the gear shifting area has been replaced
Splenda is not sugar, it is a secret ingredient in concrete
Now I owe the dealership $300
That is one less cool experience at Elk Mountain Resort
How am I going to help you out? I will be in San Francisco
That would be cash at hand
Your guilt and negativity goes both ways
I get to the DMV with Gigi on my hip to get new plates
Line to another line to another line
Boss Hog will drag you out by your ear
Don't get out of hand Ms. Mommy pant
Can we get a supervisor over here?
I know that is the auditor
Mam, your plates are illegal!
Oh, now I am going to be arrested at the DMV
I end up in a line with bikers
A line full of the scariest men
They all keep trying to talk to Goo
I've never seen a baby give that look
She's not going to ride bitch to anybody
She'll be leading your gang in 10 years
I know exactly what the problem is
There is only one man in Springfield who can take care of this
The bikers, Skanky and Skanky
It turns out that Skanky wants to sell his car to Skanky
Maggie hears the guy yell and she freaks out
Now I am freaking out
All your fault Mr. B
Your likability was going down by the day
The plates from Slowsky moved over to Volvo
I don't own the Volvo, you do Kris!!!!
What if I want to hit the road in peace?
Thanks Oprah
I was in there for 53 minutes
I got sucked in to other peoples drama as I waited
Betsy gets attacked by a tick
Now she needs to tell the neighborhood
The neighbor tells her that she just got back from New Jersey
She was there to help out a family member that got sick from a tick bite
The ticks in New Jersey know your name before they attack
This is all happening the night before you leave
Thank god the Elk Mountain staff is released early every morning to remove all ticks and flea dip the deer
I will never have a vacation as good as this because I am married to you
Oh, you are too kind baby
I was holed up 30 miles from Boulder in a hotel by the highway
They call themselves suburbs, but they don't know
Working late at night doing the nerd thing
I get to the hotel late
You're supposed to have a non-smoking . . . don't have it
You're supposed to have king . . . don't have it
The room smelled musty and like nothing I had smelled before
All this while I have to rationalize hopping into a bed that a lot lizard just has sex with a trucker in
The next morning I wake up and head down to the front desk
I bitch and moan then realize that this girl is 11 years old
I ask to be moved to another room
She reaches into her pocket and pulls cell phone
A roadside motel run by pre-teens
"I can't move you but my mom can. I can call her to come down here."
I rolled on out
I came back the next night and asked to be moved again
We can move you . . . but not for three days
I then get the burrito craving
Qdoba happens to be open right next to the truck stop
You're gonna have to re-wrap that burrito
Why?
Beans were falling out of it
He looks at me, "Sir you need to understand . . . if you bit into this it will explode in your face."
This can't be fucking happening
I am going to eat it here and cut it in half
His eyes twinkle . . . are you sure that you don't want us to cut it . . . I have a really big knife
His concern for my burrito did not go unnoticed
Colorado out to get me . . . three months ago
Stop Mr. B you can't tell this story we've gone too long
We'll be in Seattle on Thursday!!!
If you can make a live show we'll be doing it
If more than 6 people want to come we need to get a place to do it
I have one fan . . .Mexico Mike, total troll
Selling mescaline by the highway
I'll be in on the 8th at 10 am
We'll be there for our 11th anniversary
Why spend alone we want you
Thanks to Bernadette for this review and write up!

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Server up, server down
0 comments      Added on August 05, 2007 by Kris
Thanks to everyone who sent me heads up messages today about the site being down.

I was hoping to be able say something cool like we were under attack from a rival podcaster or something. But as fate would have it, the outage was caused by me.

Non-coders can stop here, nerds feel free to read on.

Evidently PHP and Apache have a coronary if you run a str_replace and search first for multiple spaces in a string and try to fill them with 18 different words word each time. And string in question had over 800 spaces in it.

So 18 * 18 * 800 = freakout. In this case causes the server to use up all of it's memory and block all incoming requests, everything. Guess it would have helped to search for the words first and replace them with spaces. Duh, Kris!

It's all better now.
  

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