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Chris Greacen's personal blog about Technology, Music, Life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
2024-03-18 23:24
I had a chance to hear Marty Cagan speak at Dan Olsen's Lean Product Meetup hosted at the Intuit office down in Silicon Valley. Marty has just published a new book titled Transformed whi… Read More
2023-11-15 17:28
The Woods & Barclay guys shared a video recently of a pristine 300d specimen with about 1500 miles on the odometer that they found through its owner north of Montreal. Take a peek at t… Read More
2023-10-22 08:57
I've been really enjoying the videos that George Karellas have shared on his Soup Classic Motoring channel on YouTube. His lockdown restoration of a
Just watch one video and you'll ge… Read More
2023-10-20 04:47
I recently wrote a post on Lab Zero's blog on the topic of recognizing sources of technical debt. This caught the attention of one of the organizers of the Bay ALN meetups and they invit… Read More
2023-10-14 16:25
I've been working on getting my 1984 300td back onto the road after a long hibernation during the pandemic. I got this thing in the early 2010s and it's been a joy to drive. If you're fami… Read More
2023-10-12 20:02
Couple of great photos worth sharing from our double-double on Saturday 10/7 shot by Paul Ivey.
We're grateful for the chance to share these songs with friends at a place like Tamarack… Read More
2023-10-05 16:38
My band Doubleplus Alright is doing a "double double" (animal style) on Saturday 10/7 playing two of our favorite spots in the bay area:
First, we're taking a batch of brand-new song… Read More
2023-09-01 17:11
Hope everyone is all set for a good Labor Day weekend. I wanted to share some updates from the Lab Zero Innovations Inc. team. A couple new posts on the blog hint at some of the rec… Read More
2023-08-28 20:24
People say "technical debt" like it's a bad thing. But those who are serious about software development know that this game is all about managing technical debt. Technical debt is a natura… Read More
2023-03-08 18:18
The Lab Zero team has seen plenty of the good, the bad, and the ugly in the years we've been working in the software development world.
In this and the next couple videos, I'll… Read More
2023-02-13 18:20
One of our first big engagements still serves as a model for all of Lab Zero Innovations Inc.'s highest impact work. Our client was able to unlock a huge victory by bringing in a sm… Read More
2023-02-08 18:23
Lab Zero Innovations Inc. started in 2008 with a #vision of our small team making a big impact for our #clients . We've been able to bring our own vision to life by assembling an ex… Read More
2023-01-02 18:07
The flipping of the calendar is an obvious time for retrospection and brief trips down memory lane. I've tried journaling and writing but I don't really have the discipline or habits to… Read More
2022-09-08 14:26
I took a field trip a little while back to test out playing guitar outside. I want to do more of this. Get ready.
View this post on Instagram A post s… Read More
2022-08-22 17:24
A few moments from our brief romp through Austria in 2022. I've stitched all of the videos I shot together to make this so it's pretty random. Ok, VERY random. You'll see moments from Z… Read More
2021-10-05 05:14
Hey- Sssshh... Don't tell anyone, but we've put our new record New Day Undone onto Bandcamp before it shows up everywhere on Friday 10/8. It's just for you, so get a sneak peek! Blast i… Read More
2021-10-04 21:40
There's a new blert album about to arrive. Check it out:
For Immediate Release Vernonia, OR and Oakland, CA - Blerito Records is excited to declare the release of the latest album… Read More
2021-03-09 18:07
I'm about to share a video pulled together from clips that I shot on Feb 20, 2021 while recording 'Mile On Ice' for the 2021 Song-A-Day adventure. If you know me, you already know that I… Read More
2021-01-03 05:15
Well it had to happen eventually, I updated this website. It's been basically untouched since 1998 - built with frigging Cold Fusion running on top of an Access database. It would have r… Read More
2020-12-07 16:48
If you follow blert on bandcamp, you've probably already heard this new song (will hit streaming services like Spotify on the 11th). We're still putting the finishing touches on a fe… Read More
2020-11-22 18:41
I backed the Orba Kickstarter and have been slowly figuring this thing out.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Greacen (He / Him) (@grea… Read More
2020-09-09 17:50
Blert put a new song onto Bandcamp today. CTRL-Z is something we started working on back in '01 or '02. We recorded the instrumental tracks in our space at Rocker rehearsal studio (Dore… Read More
2020-08-23 21:21
Blert released For Obvious Reasons with a very small diy distribution waaaaaaay back in the early 00s but today you can stream it everywhere. Give it a listen and for obvious reasons you… Read More
2020-07-17 09:59
Howdy- it's been a heck of a long time since I touched this blog. Sorry for the cold shoulder. What have we missed? Let's see... Trump's America, pandemic, kids growing up, work gettin… Read More
2020-04-28 17:25
During the pandemic I shared a short series of videos about some of the software development and teamwork topics that Lab Zero was facing. Here's one about the importance in learning… Read More
2020-04-21 17:35
During the pandemic I shared a short series of videos about some of the software development and teamwork topics that Lab Zero was facing. Here's one about team's ability to self-impr… Read More
2020-04-05 17:52
During the pandemic I shared a short series of videos about some of the software development and teamwork topics that Lab Zero was facing. Here is one about how critical it is to have… Read More
2020-04-05 17:40
During the pandemic I shared a short series of videos about some of the software development and teamwork topics that Lab Zero was facing. Here's one about REAL Agility...
Teams… Read More
2020-04-04 17:43
During the pandemic I shared a short series of videos about some of the software development and teamwork topics that Lab Zero was facing. Here's one about getting real about what's e… Read More
2020-04-02 17:03
During the pandemic I shared a short series of videos about some of the software development and teamwork topics that Lab Zero was facing. Here's one about trust and how it shows up i… Read More
2020-01-22 12:24
Believe it or not- I've been trying to invest a little more time writing lately. Part of this motivation comes from working on stories highlighting capabilities and success that the Lab… Read More
2019-02-05 04:30
This post appeared first on the Lab Zero Blog.
Your client pays your invoices. You passed all the background checks. But how do you know they trust you? We look for signs of trust f… Read More
2018-12-07 09:33
If you haven't caught on by now, this is a series of posts about the musical happenings that I was involved with in 2018. The last post was about a project I put together called Doodles… Read More
2018-12-06 09:33
I've been writing a series of posts called #MyMusical2018 that covers some of the musical things I've been involved with over the past calendar year. The last post was about open mics and… Read More
2018-12-05 09:33
If you landed on this article I'd like you to know that I've been writing about some of the musical action that I've been involved with in 2018. The last post was about the long-running… Read More
2018-12-04 09:33
2018 was a musically-rich year fo me. This post is the second in a series of brief roll- ups of some of the musical projects in which I performed this year. The last post was all about my… Read More
2018-12-03 07:10
This year has been chock full of musical activity and here's a not-so-brief recap of the musical things I've been able to sneak into the year. I've been involved with music for most of m… Read More
2016-06-30 00:03
I screwed up and lost track of my old board near Trail 5 at San Onofre Bluffs campground this past weekend. Seems like it walked away. If you see this board, please let me know.
Specs:… Read More
2015-05-10 14:43
New band, new songs (still playing a few old ones too), and new gigs. With Manatee on extended hiatus, Nik and I got together and noodled on a few songs. Eventually we connected with Gee… Read More
2015-03-06 21:38
We got an Om One by supporting their kickstarter. The sound leaves much to be desired, but the device has captured our attention and imagination since we unboxed:
Thanks for sh… Read More
2015-02-19 16:32
This isn't the Autotune craze that happened a little while back. This is Publio Delgado pulling the harmony and melody out of someone's natural speech.
I think I heard Steve Vai p… Read More
2015-02-18 02:23
Following on my last video/sound noise post, I came across this one. The artist basically subtracted the MP3 data from a "full resolution" version of Tom's Diner. What's left is the st… Read More
2015-01-13 23:02
What's your favorite Friends episode from Season 1? Ben Roberts put them all together right here: Read More
2014-10-29 12:52
Big Wednesday. It happened the other day: one of those weeks where the buoy graphs are flat except for a sharp peak right in the middle of the week. Some storm from some far-off place se… Read More
2014-08-22 15:00
I've been posting a bit (ok, a lot) about the artwork in some of this season's Mad Men episodes. This post focuses on the artwork in the Art Department. These guys are the worker-bees in… Read More
2014-08-21 15:00
You might be sick of this after a few days of relentless posting about the artwork in Mad Men, Series 7. There's a lot more to cover though, so get ready. While everyone was mourning the… Read More
2014-08-20 15:00
Here's another set of pics from Mad Men, Season 7. We've gone through just a few of the characters and their sets. There's plenty more to cover.
Ted's office in California Ted and Pe… Read More
2014-08-19 15:30
Here's the second set of pieces or artwork from Mad Men, Season 7. Last time I mentioned Lou's office, this week it's Don & Jim. I grouped these two characters together because they'r… Read More
2014-08-19 01:45
So there's a point in the course of binge-viewing a tv series where you've probably lost your place. You were trucking-along, right there with the drama and the action at 2 or 3 in the mo… Read More
2014-05-06 20:41
My cousin Chrissy Tomasco is participating the 2014 Overnight Walk in Philadelphia to raising awareness about suicide and raise funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention… Read More
2014-02-20 21:52
2014-01-17 00:13
From my twitter and stokereport.com activity:
Overheard: "I am not a figurine collector." Overheard: "we are fully committed." Overheard: "Android Justice." Overheard: "I live to increase… Read More
2013-12-27 16:55
Oh that was a good one. Merry Christmas!
It was pretty big out there today. I made it outside and caught a few. At one point I found myself sitting away from a group of guys when a set… Read More
2013-10-22 18:48
I rode a wave this morning. Thanks Darren.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Darren Mason (@darrenmason)
It lives here Read More
2013-09-25 21:06
Hi. I snapped a pic on Instagram. Here's the embedded pic...
Is this any good? I think I want these pics on my site Read More
2013-09-25 20:02
Here's a test repost from Facebook about our show at Hemlock Tavern on 9/27/2013.
Post by Chris Greacen Read More
2013-06-25 23:30
We're playing Friday night at Thee Parkside in SF with a few great bands!
Find the Facebook event for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/382388248545555/ Read More
2013-06-05 20:29
Ahoy- we're playing a gig in Oakland on Thursday night at the Nightlight with some great bands.
Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/126655314205470/ Read More
2013-06-04 15:10
Guess what's the most important part of your web page (or mobile app) Read More
2013-06-03 19:05
I've distilled all web applications into a single diagram. I've found this pretty handy Read More
2013-05-06 14:46
I neglected to include this here when we put out these songs in October of 2012. Dug this up recently as we're putting together some material for a radio show this Thursday night (5/9) R… Read More
2013-03-28 20:29
Overheard: [16:22] surfer1: sigh [16:25] surfer2: log today, fish on easter sunday? [16:25] surfer2: I mean log tomorrow... [16:25] surfer1: hmm [16:25] surfer2: wasn't jesus a fisher… Read More
2012-12-20 21:25
From my twitter and stokereport.com activity:
overheard: "clearly the Mayans didn't use UTC" Dec 20, 2012 overheard: "it's the borscht of goulashes." Dec 20, 2012 overheard: "we're g… Read More
2012-02-29 22:38
Big data... Analytics... If you're a quant, you want in on this Read More
2012-02-22 17:46
Some truly amazing music rolling out of the 2012 Song-A-Day crew so far. The month is nearly done and people are feeling it. I'm feeling it.
Here are a few of the downloads we've noticed… Read More
2010-06-29 21:10
Almost sounds like he wants to be John Madden Read More
2010-02-25 21:16
We're 25 days into 2010 Song-A-Day and hoo-boy, folks are feeling the immensity of the experience. It's no small feat creating, recording a song a day for a month as you can see from J… Read More
2009-12-15 17:24
Looks like my run with the Rubicon Project is about to end. They are starting to charge publishers a (laughable) $2000/month fee for using their network. I'd love to make more than $2k/mo… Read More
2009-10-23 21:36
I put some notes together for a friend who is starting to look at surfboards on Craigslist. He's a beginner looking for something to ride while learning.
Maybe these tips will help you to… Read More
2009-10-19 15:31
A few years back, the Greacens hosted a halloween party and decided to put some spooky sounds together to complete the mood. A friend and I ad-libbed a few lines and performed some spookines… Read More
2009-09-28 14:57
Like all my boards, this one came to me via Craigslist. Unlike the rest, this green 10-footer is a magic board. The 'magic board' is a special match-up between the traits of a surfboard an… Read More
2009-09-08 16:59
I found an ad for this one on Craigslist a few years ago. At that time I had been watching a bunch of old videos on YouTube and drooling over pics of early Bings on classicbingsurfboards.com… Read More
2009-09-05 16:02
I found some wisdom on the bing forum while collecting some info on my surf board. Tom points out that dents and dings are part of each board's story while steering someone away from a res… Read More
2009-08-19 02:05
Just watched Diamonds Are Forever for the first time in a while. I forgot just how kooky and absurd this movie ended-up. It's especially bizarre given the fact that the previous film (… Read More
2009-06-24 18:25
John Allspaw put together some great slides about his experiences in an organization where Ops and Engineering work well together. John describes a dream environment -- flashes of which… Read More
2009-04-06 01:36
Amy and I headed north to Healdsburg for an amazing day topped-off with an amazing dinner at Cyrus, one of the best restaurants in the bay area (possibly the country).
I'm reverse-blogg… Read More
2009-03-29 06:15
Following on the microsyndication theme I mentioned earlier, I decided to map out the events that take place when I put a new post onto this blog.
Here are the basics:
I publish an arti… Read More
2009-03-26 17:13
I've been mucking around with Twitter and Facebook lately. There are a few folks who have been using these services to post info about how the surf is. I don't live close to the beach (yet)… Read More
2009-03-09 20:20
Top 10 things to do now that Song-A- Day is done: Give my ears a rest. between the late-nite sessions in my garage and my morning listening, I clocked many hours in headphones. I'll b… Read More
2009-03-02 17:41
We did it. Congrats to everyone who put their songs onto the site. Thanks for all your hard work; I had a great time listening to all of your songs.
I got about 28 songs up there, a… Read More
2009-02-23 06:01
Seth and Derek (among others) asked for some details on how I recorded a few songs this year. I've been pretty happy with the guitar sounds overall. The big improvement from last year… Read More
2009-02-15 22:10
We're trucking along with Song-A-Day. This is the point in the month where the daily contributors cross the 'album-length' line. For me, an album doesn't really need more than 10-14-ish… Read More
2009-02-09 06:29
There are songs. A bunch of them, in fact! And good ones! I'm loving it. You are all very brave and generous for being part of this. Also: It's not too late to get going. If you know any… Read More
2009-01-26 23:00
We did pretty well last year. I want to do it again this year. I want you to participate. Here's a repost from the way things started. Check in with the blog to read more about what happ… Read More
2009-01-19 17:21
GoFish just morphed to betawave. Links in the twitterfountain below: Read More
2009-01-17 23:16
Just a few weeks left before we start the 2009 Song-A-Day festivities (a.k.a. 29 Songs). Looks like I really need to clean out the garage and the website before this gets going.
May… Read More
2009-01-07 23:26
I got a kick out of this blatant product placement. I think the editor mis- cut the milk foaming shot Read More
2008-12-25 13:16
I hope you are happy and healthy this holiday season. This year we went back east to my parents' home for the holidays. Highlights:
Great seats on the flight. Thanks Granny. Snow. immedia… Read More
2008-12-19 19:46
You've probably seen this already, but I meant to toss this up here when I saw it a few days ago... here they are! Read More
2008-12-15 09:14
Edit: These notes are pretty old, but heck, I'll toss them out. Also, a note of fair disclosure: I own no stock in any of these companies.
Upon the discovery and study of Malagasy orchid… Read More
2008-12-12 09:50
I love that netscrap.com is popular with the folks who use stumbleupon. People have had a fun time reading through the scraps and often email me about it.
Every once and a while every… Read More
2008-12-06 09:17
I saw this on facebook the other day:
Which reminds me of one of my favorite scenes of all time...
Enjoy it before the copyright police take it down. (Edit: the copyright police… Read More
2008-12-05 14:13
I should have seen it coming. I should have known that a sport that depends on the behavior of the moon, sea monsters, and energy that flows from way over the horizon would be dripping with… Read More
2008-12-04 10:48
I caught a few minutes of Darjeeling Limited again the other night. I love it.
Wes Anderson projects usually rock a pretty decent soundtrack. Even the traditional Indian tracks are a… Read More
2008-12-03 08:13
One of the things I like about watching facebook and twitter statuses is how conversations seem to occasionally overlap. At the risk of looking like a chat-and-tell blogger, I offer you anot… Read More
2008-12-02 04:03
One of my day-to-day responsibilities involves troubleshooting problems with banner ads. You might not realize what goes on when your browser loads a page full of ads; most of our brains… Read More
2008-10-31 06:00
I love where this goes:
Here's the whole thing for your listening pleasures.
It's Kid Koala's Scratchscratchscratch Read More
2008-10-09 11:56
A chilly sunrise greeted us this morning, it's the second of the Bay Area's three winters. Like the first one in August, this is a false winter (we'll likely have a brief summer in early… Read More
2008-10-02 17:17
I want change. You do too. Stand behind a candidate you can really stand behind. I will too Read More
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