Mike Levin

Upgrading to Oneiric Ocelot. Maybe it will solve this strange shading problem on region screen shots!

Upgrading to Oneiric Ocelot. Maybe it will solve this strange shading problem on region screen shots!

Color Changing Touch Board, loved by both cats and babies

Color Changing Touch Board, loved by both cats and babies

A new generation is introduced to the Commodore 64 @CommodoreUSA Adi thinks it should be spill-proof so we can have one at home.

A new generation is introduced to the Commodore 64 @CommodoreUSA Adi thinks it should be spill-proof so we can have one at home.

I’m excited about my new v0.1 littleBits toy from the NYC Maker Faire this weekend. Magnetic joining open source circuit building bits.

I’m excited about my new v0.1 littleBits toy from the NYC Maker Faire this weekend. Magnetic joining open source circuit building bits.

Arduino Adi - Do I see any of myself in Adi? Yeah, a little bit. Amazing pic by Mrs. Levin

Arduino Adi - Do I see any of myself in Adi? Yeah, a little bit. Amazing pic by Mrs. Levin

Rachel ( @Jewyorican ) sent me a whale of a text message!

Rachel ( @Jewyorican ) sent me a whale of a text message!

What, you mean it isn’t every day you find your wife on page 1 of nytimes.com? @ElBloombito @Jewyorican

What, you mean it isn’t every day you find your wife on page 1 of nytimes.com? @ElBloombito @Jewyorican

Commodore’s making a comeback, and I’m hoping it gets interwoven with the FOSS movement. Here’s a recent article I wrote on the topic. http://mikelev.in/2011/07/jack-meet-linus-linus-jack/

Commodore’s making a comeback, and I’m hoping it gets interwoven with the FOSS movement. Here’s a recent article I wrote on the topic. http://mikelev.in/2011/07/jack-meet-linus-linus-jack/

I very much like the default purple Ubuntu background, but I found myself desiring just a bit of Commodore branding on my desktop. So, as part of my attempted embracing of FOSS, I installed GIMP, Googled up a Commodore logo (in SVN!), added it as a layer and set opacity. Very subtle and satisfying.

I very much like the default purple Ubuntu background, but I found myself desiring just a bit of Commodore branding on my desktop. So, as part of my attempted embracing of FOSS, I installed GIMP, Googled up a Commodore logo (in SVN!), added it as a layer and set opacity. Very subtle and satisfying.

It’s always a good reminder how things stand with the mega-players online to perform this Google trends-for-websites search. Of course, Google doesn’t show itself. 

It’s always a good reminder how things stand with the mega-players online to perform this Google trends-for-websites search. Of course, Google doesn’t show itself. 

@CommodoreUSA Here is my Commodore 64x unboxing video, including Ubuntu 11.04 install and clicky key comparison.

Here’s my new Commodore 64 set up at the office as my main work machine. Dual monitor. Ubuntu 11.04. Mic & headphones for Google Hangout (working). MacBook Air next to it, so I now officially work on Apple and Commodore equipment. And in either case, my move to *nix is complete. How cool is that?

Here’s my new Commodore 64 set up at the office as my main work machine. Dual monitor. Ubuntu 11.04. Mic & headphones for Google Hangout (working). MacBook Air next to it, so I now officially work on Apple and Commodore equipment. And in either case, my move to *nix is complete. How cool is that?

Booyah! My #Commodore #C64x is on it’s way. I can’t wait! Unboxing video imminent.

Booyah! My #Commodore #C64x is on it’s way. I can’t wait! Unboxing video imminent.

Here’s what the inside of the new @CommodoreUSA #C64x looks like. #Commodore

Here’s what the inside of the new @CommodoreUSA #C64x looks like. #Commodore

R.I.P. Google+… NOT!

I saw an R.I.P. post today on Google+, and here was my response.

What you’re missing is that Google+ is always there, always working, always flowing in and around you making using it almost transparent. Google+ lives in the world that you live in during day-to-day work, Googling, doing email, etc. Conversely, Facebook feels like going somewhere. It’s a bizarro parallel universe on the Internet, that makes you feel naughty for using it during work hours, and causes fatigue. Google+ is very different from Orkut or Wave, because it lives on a very special URL… www.google.com