Dylan Casey - My view of the world

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Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:54:53 -0700

Path: We are sorry.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:31:38 -0800

We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on Path, specifically the transmission and storage of your phone contacts.

As our mission is to build the world’s first personal network, a trusted place for you to…

Path: Path 2.0.5: Introducing Depth

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:50:49 -0800

Path: Path 2.0.5: Introducing Depth:

thepersonalnetwork:

To each new moment, each relationship, each challenge and beginning, you bring a painter’s palate of experience. It’s dotted and smeared with every song you’ve heard, every landscape you’ve discovered and every person you’ve loved. Your moments on Path are only tiny snapshots in the enormous…

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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:56:14 -0800

Skates!! (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:57:44 -0800

Skates!! (Taken with instagram)

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Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:52:54 -0800

Quality on Compact Android Phones

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:25:34 -0800

thepersonalnetwork:

We’ve heard feedback from some people using compact Android phones who aren’t getting the Path experience they expect. We believe you deserve an experience from Path that’s as beautiful as the moments you’ve been capturing, so we’re working hard to fix the problem. Thank you for your patience.

It’s important to recognize the moments of success and truly celebrate.

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:47:36 -0800

It’s important to recognize the moments of success and truly celebrate.

Room of the Week: Funk and Soul Cave

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:35:13 -0800

Funk soul brother….

turntable-fm:

If you ever find yourself in the mood for some groovy tunes, you should stop by the Funk and Soul Cave! Knowledgeable music heads are always hanging out trying to out spin each other and are more than willing to teach the newcomer everything they need to know about the funk.

jessipedia: hey folks
$$mailman$$: hey
HumpDayFunk: hi jess. :)
jessipedia: how’s it going?
jessipedia: everyone ready for some interviewing?

jessipedia: So, how did everyone get into funk and soul music? Was there a first time that you knew this music was for you?

Ronald Cason: i was born funky.
Horns-A-Plenty: I’m a horn player… what else is there?!?
b3playr: I’m a b3playr. Ditto.
TheCaptain: My first concert at 14 was Tower of Power in Maui. It was an accident but I fell in love with the music from that point on.
dj hermanation: i took a trip to new orleans when i was 14 and it changed my life
victrolacola: I blame my parents! They bought a lot of records before they had me…R&B and jazz.
$$mailman$$: watching soul train
TheCaptain: I miss Soul Train.
jessipedia: What was soul train like?
TheCaptain: amazing music and HUGE hair.

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Wow…wish I was in NYC…this is likely to be a killer...

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:34:34 -0800

Wow…wish I was in NYC…this is likely to be a killer show.

acehotel:

Questlove performs live with Black Thought (both of The Roots) tonight at Ace Hotel New York for the MTV Staying Alive silent auction to raise funds for HIV awareness. Get tickest at the door — 8 to 11pm.

HDMI Connector Repair

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:01:42 -0800

I have an HDMI cable that runs 35 feet from my media closet to a wall mounted TV. Sadly I managed to break off the end of the connector rendering the cable non-functional. I cursed and cried because I couldn’t just fish a new cable through the walls and over the attic because of the complicated run due to having the cable installed during construction. Since I had nothing to loose I set out on finding a solution. I discovered that there isn’t a HDMI wiring standard meaning that unless I could find the exact same cable, it’s not likely I would be able to match the corresponding wires (there are 19) between my old cable and a new one very easily. So I couldn’t just buy another cable and splice in a different connector. Sure, I could use a multi-meter to identify which wire went to which pin on the connector, however I discovered an easier solution when I stumbled upon a new product for what they call field terminating an HDMI cable to a connector that uses posts. Then I found this site that illustrates which pin# corresponds with each wire. All I had to do is correctly determine which color wire in my broken cable corresponded to each pin. To do this I cut open the broken connector using a hack saw so that I could visually map each wire.

The sweetest part of this project is that I paid a visit to Home Tech Solutions in Cupertino to ask if it was possible to repair my cable. I explained the dire situation I was in and pleaded for help. They said no way and that there was no solution. “Sorry dude, you’re sol.” Really?

I wasn’t ready to give up that easy.

I should also note that I found this other solution which is more elegant than the L-Com connector, but I learned that the tool alone was $200.

OK, back to the project. So after dissecting the old connector and figuring out the color coding of my HDMI cable, I carefully stripped the wires and inserted them into the connector.

SUCCESS! It worked and I salvaged what I thought was a hopeless situation.

Ok, I’m sure all you A/V heads will tell me that I’m leaking data out of the connector and that my signal isn’t HD enough, but I’m not listening. The alternative was no signal at all.

For those of you who are in the middle of your remodel or build, consider running 2 HDMI cables and if the run is long consider fiber optic cables. If you’re going really high end, run conduit.

Here’s a couple of shots from my finished connection. Feel free to ask me any questions. Cheers - Dylan

chameleonrainbow: Yeh. I could write a book. And more,...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:27:53 -0800

chameleonrainbow:

Yeh. I could write a book. And more, probably. More like “Things I Wish I’d Done”. Or maybe even “Thing I Wish I Hadn’t Said”. They say life is too short to live with regrets, but sometimes regret sticks. It’s one of those things that doesn’t wash off no matter how hard you try.

This is my rental car when I’m in Austin.

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:00:40 -0700

This is my rental car when I’m in Austin.

turntable-fm: Looks like someone had a pretty sweet turntable...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:08:29 -0700

turntable-fm:

Looks like someone had a pretty sweet turntable birthday party in Austin! I wish someone had thrown me such an awesome party. These cool cats plan on making this baller party a regular thing; follow @TheNorthDoor so that you know when the next party is happening!

turntable.fm: Some exciting news

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:24:45 -0700

turntable.fm: Some exciting news:

turntable-fm:

Today is a big day for us because I can finally share some exciting news.

The last 3 months have been incredible. We’ve grown to over 600,000 people, sharing, talking and discovering new music with each other. Because of this growth and because we have so much to do and explore in creating the…

Everybody now, hands in the air it’s a stick up No funny...

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:59:37 -0700

Everybody now, hands in the air it’s a stick up

No funny business or you get lit up, lit up

you test I, you gonna die.

turntable-fm: We’ve got some new office decorations at the...

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:32:28 -0700

turntable-fm:

We’ve got some new office decorations at the turntable.fm office!

courtenaybird: What Your Facebook Event RSVP Really Means

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:12:40 -0700

courtenaybird:

What Your Facebook Event RSVP Really Means

Another Sonos Project - Outdoor Speakers

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:01:00 -0700

If you know me, it’s no secret that I’m a Sonos fan and with the recent launch of the Sonos Play3, I finally pulled the trigger on installing another zone……outside. The cool part is that all I had to do was mount the 2 Sonos boxes using simple L brackets, route power from my attic and add the zone….no need for speaker wires and my whole house, inside and out, has synced audio. The PMs at Sonos were thinking since they included a way to mount the speaker by including a mounting hole on the back of the unit. All I needed was 2 Standard 1/4” /20 threaded bolts and a 2 - 6 inch aluminium L brackets that I picked up at the local hardware store. The other cool feature of the Sonos Play3 is that you can stereo pair the units. So I installed 2 of them and have stereo sound in high fidelity for outdoor BBQs. I mounted them under the over hang so they should survive whatever outdoor conditions they might encounter. This might be more of an issue if you live near the coast or in a rough winter area but you can easily remove them for the off season . Here’s a few photos from the install. Feel free to ask me any questions if you need help installing your own outdoor Sonos speakers.

Takin' VC Money (Money Cash IPO's)

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:51:21 -0700

Takin' VC Money (Money Cash IPO's):

HAHA….this track is Money!! Totally nails it. “Workin with node.js”