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"Google Mail service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all..."

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:16:58 -0400

“Google Mail service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users in the near future. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change.”

- Google Apps Status, September 1, 2009 8:18:00 AM PDT (via nabeel) (via langer)

Langer wins the internet! Where’s IMMERSS though?

This is my work desk. Notice that it’s clean! That’s...

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:50:22 -0400

This is my work desk. Notice that it’s clean! That’s a good thing, I think. I cleared it off last week, when I got my Apple Extended Keyboard II from eBay, and what’s maybe the most surprising is that it’s still uncluttered a full week later.

I haven’t updated this blog (sorry, *tumblog*) in a while because (a) I still haven’t figured out exactly what kind of blog this is, and (b) I’ve been insanely, insanely busy.

Ever since about a week before the site launched (on March 17), it’s just been nonstop … working all the week before, working the weekend before launch, working the week of launch … and then going to Maryland last weekend to visit parents and grandparents … and then this week, in addition to work, Kao had to go to the emergency room (again) for stitches (again) after falling down in class (again), and then Kao’s IEP (special education) meeting was today too. At least they know he’s smart now.

To top it all off, I’m about to get on a plane in a little over 5 hours to go to my friend Joel’s bachelor party in New Orleans. It should be a blast, but I’m kicking myself over scheduling a 6 a.m. flight. I don’t think the trip will be very restful, but it should at least be somewhat rejuvenating (I sincerely hope).

I feel like the last few weeks have been kind of a blur. I haven’t been getting more than a few hours of sleep each night, and all of these different events have just kind of flowed one into another. I think at some point I’ll be able to sit down, relax, and reflect/process/digest everything that’s happened. But not before Monday.

Loudcrowd

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:33:04 -0400

langer:

A brief sampling of today’s news which serves to explain the many sleepless nights enjoyed over the past weeks and months by myself, Nabeel, Fareed, Jesse, Dan, Steve, Adam, Billy, Matt, and many others. It feels good to be live.

Wired: Loudcrowd Turns Music into Social Video Arcade

Venture Beat: Conduit Labs unveils Loudcrowd social music game site

Associated Press: Web world for music fans hopes to gain following

TechCrunch: Loudcrowd Marries Gaming And Music In A Virtual World

Gamasutra: Q&A: Rocking Out With Loudcrowd CEO On Public Beta Launch

I am a little too exhausted to write anything super-insightful, and Langer already covers all the bases here. So I’m just reblogging him out of sheer laziness. Go Loudcrowd!

Cardboard office. neat idea for. . . uh. . . Conduit office 4.0?

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:27:05 -0400

Cardboard office. neat idea for. . . uh. . . Conduit office 4.0?:

(via conduit)

Sorry Conduit, no cardboard office can ever top the one that Leo had at Harmonix.

I love you Leo!

"I’m using Get Satisfaction to get satisfaction on Get Satisfaction!"

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:23:40 -0400

“I’m using Get Satisfaction to get satisfaction on Get Satisfaction!”

- Billy, while making a post on GetSatisfaction.com about not being able to figure out how to make a company-wide post on their redesigned site.

Fareed and Langer doing the same thing, except sans Boston, so...

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:56:00 -0400

Fareed and Langer doing the same thing, except sans Boston, so therefore not quite as awesome. Langer did just use the phrase “think kinetically” though, so that’s something.

Billy, Jeff, and Dan-o staying late - listening to Boston and...

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:52:00 -0400

Billy, Jeff, and Dan-o staying late - listening to Boston and working on making Loudcrowd more awesome. Fuck yeah!

Friday night in the Conduit office. I was using a GH3 controller...

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:20:12 -0400

Friday night in the Conduit office. I was using a GH3 controller because I was drunk, and also because all of our other Rock Band controllers broke. THANKS HARMONIX.

Also, Matt looks a little silly because it was a tambourine part. He looked totally rad when he was singing.

Haircut successful (I guess).

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:47:35 -0400

Haircut successful (I guess).

Getting a long, long overdue haircut tomorrow. I also had to cut...

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:44:12 -0500

Getting a long, long overdue haircut tomorrow. I also had to cut off my sideburns yesterday after a trimming mishap. This is also my first iPhone post. Whee!

Happy sixth birthday Kao!

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:12:06 -0500

Photo

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:16:00 -0500

langer: One of my tasks today is implementing a very special...

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:50:00 -0500

langer:

One of my tasks today is implementing a very special greeting for all of our IE6 users. This may stand as some of the most gratifying work I’ll do for many years to come.

Added bonus: patronizing them with a piece of angry burnt cartoon toast almost makes up for all the days of my life I’ve lost to that godforsaken browser.

I’m so glad we made this decision - for langer’s sanity, for the development time we’ll save, and because it’s just the right fucking thing to do.

I like recursion.

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:47:00 -0500