Louis Gray

Awww! - Stephen Mack

"When it comes to picking choices in tech, making the wrong decision on formats, manufacturer, or version can set you back in terms of dollars, leave you with rapidly obsoleted hardware, or find you investing time in something that provides you will non-optimal returns." - Louis Gray

Good post -- and you earned bragging rights in the prognostication department. - Sean McBride

Thanks, Sean! I tried to keep it short. - Louis Gray

As predicted. - Todd Hoff

Petty Theft? I'm on your land, stealin' your views!!! - OCoG of FF, Jimminy

I found this one by 1842 Shoreline, by the building previously owned by Egnyte - guarding a dumpster. - Louis Gray

Brag: I could have shortened this sentence to read: "Every time, I beat Stephen in the Computer Science category on QuizUp." - Louis Gray

8-3. - Louis Gray

He just felt like adding it in the Roman chars? The rest of his posts were sane. - OCoG of FF, Jimminy

Why not NT Greek for an NT quote? - Pete's Got To Go

It was my first post - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." I thought it was appropriate. I've deleted it since I moved all my old stuff into it. - Glen Campbell

#imissnothing - Louis Gray

I am here for the long haul. - Louis Gray

The new version of FriendFeed doesn't need search. It is you who needs to upgrade. - Louis Gray

That pic is 5 years old, sir! http://blog.louisgray.com/2009... - Stephen Mack

That means you're five years more handsome! - Louis Gray

Happy Stephen and Tudor Day! Yay! I'm glad you guys were born! :) - Lisa L. Seifert

"This morning, my Nexus 5 chirped with a notification I hadn't seen before. While I was at the office, my Nest application was telling me, in no uncertain terms, that there was an Emergency in the kitchen at home. There was smoke, and the alarm from our Nest Protect smoke alarm was sounding. I called home quickly, and my wife told me, embarrassed, there was simply a small issue with the microwave, and all was fine." - Louis Gray

This wasn't a false positive. My house still smells like smoke. The smoke detector is in the dining area next to the kitchen. You'd approve of its placement, even if not its name. - Louis Gray

"Every single time I drive my car, no matter where I'm going, the app (and the dongle which attaches by Bluetooth to keep things updated) are watching and alerting me to when I make any moves that aren't perfect." - Louis Gray

Interesting. - Stephen Mack

It's Fitbit for your car, essentially. - Louis Gray

There's an app called Dash that purports to do the same thing, but you have to buy your own bluetooth device, and it seemed like too much fiddling for me. I am interested in improving my driving habits, but not enough to drop $99 on something that requires me to plug in anywhere besides the outlet or audio jack. - Holly's favorite Anna

I think you brained my damage! - Louis Gray

Sleep is an error - Mo Kargas

There's been a lot of talk about money lately here in the Valley, it seems. Whether it's a product of the exceptional $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook, Google's $3.2 billion Nest buy, the IPOs of Twitter and Facebook, sky-high valuations of private companies, or a real and growing gap between the 1% and the rest, discussion of venture funding rounds and money often appears to be as big a discussion point as the products and innovation that's made this place unique. - Louis Gray

"Long on our whimsical 'to do' list has been to consider going solar. We've always known it was good for the environment, to create our own energy and give it back to the power grid, but after months and months of getting notes from PG&E saying we were using well more than our unfair share of electricity, thanks to keeping three young kids warm and in clean clothes and dishes on a daily basis, I made an investment in solar - calling up Sunrun, and getting panels on our roof that will be making energy for at least the next twenty years." - Louis Gray

I don't believe SREC's are available here. But yes, we surely do a lot better than halving our electricity bill. For us: first year, we were positive. Second year, the $4.50/month meter fee paid for whatever we used. Third year, we paid $30 more. For the year. My brother (same town, a few miles away) consistently runs positive--but he has a bigger installation and uses time-of-day metering, which we don't. - walt crawford

Lies. All Lies. - Louis Gray

Top of the shillelaghs to you all! - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Bumpage. - Louis Gray

The last FF St. Pats! - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Slainte! - Monaca di V.le Monza

I fatfingered a couple of answeres Damn you Louis :D - Gunneh-MoTo Calls me that

The most important bit of this isn't that you missed a question, Gunny. It was the perfect score. - Louis Gray

OH. I see. Smart Louis is smart :) - Gunneh-MoTo Calls me that

Thank you, Louis! And thanks for the tweet as well. - Stephen Mack

Season Pass renewed - Josh Haley

Thanks for visiting, Louis and kids! 10 more minutes and you would have missed us a fifth time! - Stephen Mack

Alternative headline: Lazy Louis putt putts around the house with kids all day and only has 5k steps by 9, somehow manages 20k by midnight. - Louis Gray

Ha ha! - The Other Yvonne

:) Good work, Louis! Also helpful to do that on a day where I fall asleep at 9pm... - Stephen Mack

Touché! - The Other Yvonne

"It's nearly impossible to be a tournament specialist in the States unless playing high stakes. Even in Vegas, the full schedule of tournament series supplemented by dailies isn't a viable profession. Yeah, you can make money doing it, but not nearly as much as you can make playing $1-$3 no-limit. If you want to be a tournament specialist, move to Mexico and grind online. If your cash game has holes, it's time to plug them." - Louis Gray

During the height of TV and online poker a few years ago there were very regular tournaments in Vegas, but most casinos have cut back their poker rooms and tournaments. Back then my friend bought into a tourny at Caesar's and they had cameras everywhere. Not so unusual for the time. It's all about the cash game now, which is many hours of grinding with a sufficient bankroll as the article points out. - Eric - Final Countdown

The FBI ruined everything in 2011. - OCoG of FF, Jimminy

Looks like Joyly wants to be a sister wife! - Jenny H.

Happy Valentine's Day, Louis! - Anne Bouey

<3 - Laura (Goldie)

"U.S. sales of Sour Patch Kids—one of the country’s best-selling gummy-or-chew candies—were $184.9 million last year, while sales of Swedish Fish were $111.4 million. The official name for the category is “pastilles, gums, jellies, and chews,” and overall sales of all these were up 6.1 percent." - Louis Gray

Makes the dentists happy - VALZONE#SCREWED

"As technology advances forward, the way we share changes. We've moved from slide carousels of vacations and Walgreen's photo labs to online photo book replicas, and in-stream editing. We're not backing up our photos to CDs and DVDs, and I don't see a future where I'll hand my kids a microscopic Flash drive upon graduation. They'll just know. Any photo that's ever been taken that I want them to have will be available - and I shouldn't have to do anything." - Louis Gray

That would require a virus Amit. And wouldn't that be terrorism :) - Todd Hoff

"There's a well-worn saying in the world of politics: "All politics is local", spawned by former House Speaker Tip O'Neill, who explained that a politician succeeds by understanding the needs of the people who voted them into office. What directly impacts the individual's happiness and well-being will almost always trump a more philosophical issue - even if it is one of national interest. Product development isn't all that different." - Louis Gray