I’m Joe. I write computer programs for a living and make musical instruments on the side. Things make me a little crazy.Tumblr (3.0; @joeblubaugh)http://joeblu.net/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/282abd04ea7df6d2194f63948ff91a4b/tumblr_molocrcmf01qbnkh5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I don’t know whether to take heart in the increasing transit usage or despair at the number of people who work in San Francisco but cannot afford to live there.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/53290030968http://joeblu.net/post/53290030968Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:53:00 -0700“Global cities are turning into vast gated communities where the one per cent reproduces itself.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a096d1d0-d2ec-11e2-aac2-00144feab7de.html#axzz2WSyQOXWl">Priced out of Paris</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jimray.tumblr.com/">jimray</a>)</p> <p>Ain’t that the truth.</p></em>http://joeblu.net/post/53250525156http://joeblu.net/post/53250525156Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:40:48 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4f4e9203226ec604b4a0e4a1fce6df4/tumblr_mns3ryQK5O1qd2byio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jay.tumblr.com/post/52043082713">jay</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Coastliner ’50s retro mechanical timepiece by Tim Hadleigh — Kickstarter <a href="http://bit.ly/18JVfk8"><a href="http://bit.ly/18JVfk8">http://bit.ly/18JVfk8</a></a></p> </blockquote> <p>This watch speaks to me. Here’s an updated link: <strong><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/195857268/retro-mechanical-timepiece-the-coastliner?ref=live">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/195857268/retro-mechanical-timepiece-the-coastliner?ref=live</a></strong></p>http://joeblu.net/post/52063688461http://joeblu.net/post/52063688461Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:24:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2bab8190cebe4d98b074fd45361152c0/tumblr_mnh6f6gaP61qbnkh5o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Cameras are tricky beasts.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/51502105024http://joeblu.net/post/51502105024Mon, 27 May 2013 14:01:54 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/678be1d656aa37fdf1e060351a28e074/tumblr_mn6prjcAH61qz4e8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/51051764788/cool-sf-startup-like-zipcar-but-for-cell-phones">yourmonkeycalled</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Cool SF startup: like Zipcar but for cell phones.</p> </blockquote>http://joeblu.net/post/51074779088http://joeblu.net/post/51074779088Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:30 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a7c0942e74391e609e5a8f057054fc6/tumblr_mmz1c5psvU1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dear film, I am sorry for not using you more.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/50695028128http://joeblu.net/post/50695028128Fri, 17 May 2013 18:55:17 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82a72f570b7efb73bd4206f5be3a3c6f/tumblr_mmvbxo9ZBx1qbnkh5o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Got a retina display and now 80% of the favicons look like Wolfenstein.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/50544836503http://joeblu.net/post/50544836503Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:48 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WrJI5T-8FBw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jordanmorris.tumblr.com/post/49273904474/mundy-last-night-i-was-on-conan-in-a-sketch">jordanmorris</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dickfundy.com/post/49262074060/last-night-i-was-on-conan-in-a-sketch-directed">mundy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Last night I was on Conan in a sketch directed by </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/scottgairdner?group_id=0">Scott Gairdner</a><span>. Watch it and stuff. GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Mega laughs.</p> </blockquote> <p>I would also like to point out <a href="http://gold4gold.ca/">gold4gold.ca</a></p>http://joeblu.net/post/49277192703http://joeblu.net/post/49277192703Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:27:04 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8c81009198d10508740c7990be6bbd3/tumblr_mlyopj9KqK1qzu0p4o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/90d62e1a503cff38807bbc48fbfd6ba5/tumblr_mlyopj9KqK1qzu0p4o2_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frakintosh.com/post/49204676055">frakintosh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mickw.com/post/49081778243/world-population-by-longitude-and-latitude-via">mickwe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>World population by longitude and latitude (via <a href="http://www.geekosystem.com/world-population-latitude-longitude/">World Population By Latitude, Longitude | Geekosystem</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Data is cool. Smartly visualized data is super cool.</p> </blockquote>http://joeblu.net/post/49213671064http://joeblu.net/post/49213671064Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:23:42 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25dca3c6928ded6a781d4120e8e62e9d/tumblr_mm0hwxPPjH1snozbqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hellogiggles.tumblr.com/post/49189903729/where-do-we-get-one-of-these">hellogiggles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Where do we get one of these?!</p> </blockquote>http://joeblu.net/post/49213560910http://joeblu.net/post/49213560910Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:22:19 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cogepHX5uTU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jessethorn.tumblr.com/post/47683217604/i-think-the-two-old-school-im-calling-that">jessethorn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I think the two old school (I’m calling that pre-93) rappers who still sound great to me are Too Short and Chuck D. I think because their styles and content have always been so profoundly sui generis. And because their sound is so defined by their voice, which really doesn’t date.</p> <p>I think that - and a blazing verse from Brother Ali - is the reason that this Public Enemy single sounds so fucking great.</p> </blockquote>http://joeblu.net/post/47685047426http://joeblu.net/post/47685047426Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:06:27 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d74f57bdb0854c984c5a2ac54de667d/tumblr_ml2p57xwNt1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/8638547845/" title="Old Camra Collection">Old Camera Collection</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>I can stop any time I want to.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/47679288828http://joeblu.net/post/47679288828Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:15:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1eea61b658c8c0df73d5dca110f85f2f/tumblr_mk4zasGGhG1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/8584216270/in/set-72157633069208329/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8584216270_cd60cda36b_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/8584219060/in/set-72157633069208329/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8584219060_40f3ef9b01_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/8583115353/in/set-72157633069208329/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8583115353_57aab6cec9_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/8584216782/in/set-72157633069208329/" title=""><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8584216782_4493657c09_m.jpg" alt="" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/sets/72157633069208329/">Rancho San Antonio</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>More hiking with friends.http://joeblu.net/post/46111372440http://joeblu.net/post/46111372440Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:16:04 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/751c07c0f9f3ad1a13c860681026d446/tumblr_mjuea3dpCf1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At the San Jose Museum of Art they’re displaying some of <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/03/15/yao_lu_new_landscapes_uses_manipulation_to_make_mounds_of_garbage_look_like.html">Yao Lu’s pretty awesome photographs.</a></p>http://joeblu.net/post/45657237619http://joeblu.net/post/45657237619Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:06:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2c7f1cdd719f5abb1dac84eaf4c79c1/tumblr_mjs89wkLqL1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/sets/72157633009992753/" title="Mission Peak">Misson Peak</a> on Flickr.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/45548185030http://joeblu.net/post/45548185030Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:01:00 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J4EuLM5SZJE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Outside of Space & Time” - David Byrne & St. Vincent</p> <p>I just listened to this four times in a row.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/44519147902http://joeblu.net/post/44519147902Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:24:28 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43eca0e89dbd09e8e3edb88b2d90d9ef/tumblr_minh2vx0411qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/8498400869/" title="Rosemary">Rosemary</a> on Flickr.</p><p>The rosemary in our garden is blooming already.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/43766876248http://joeblu.net/post/43766876248Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:49:42 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6928a9df2638e84c91888e7c7119b9f7/tumblr_mijblvp7vx1qbnkh5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I went to Malaysia with Sin for Chinese New Year! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeblubaugh/sets/72157632806546101/">Here are some photos we took.</a></p>http://joeblu.net/post/43582532353http://joeblu.net/post/43582532353Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:01:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9a6695f92d638c8c135a6878f009774/tumblr_mh77znqqbJ1qz4s1lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frakintosh.com/post/41461091187">frakintosh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(<a href="http://shop.coolmaterial.com/products/skull-ice-cube">Skull Ice Cube - Cool Material</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Welp, I guess the <a href="http://www.kitchenworksinc.com/King-Size-Silicone-Ice-Tray-Red__846205.aspx">Giant Ice Cubes</a> have finally met their match.</p>http://joeblu.net/post/41464718502http://joeblu.net/post/41464718502Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:25:58 -0800<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_40662359349" src="http://joeblu.net/post/40662359349/audio_player_iframe/joeblubaugh/tumblr_mgpd0cjzyI1qbnkh5?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fjoeblubaugh%2F40662359349%2Ftumblr_mgpd0cjzyI1qbnkh5" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Quiet kind of mood tonight</p>http://joeblu.net/post/40662359349http://joeblu.net/post/40662359349Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:09:48 -0800