Donttrythisathome.org

2011-09-24T10:38:00.003Z

Trying to keep track of this page without it getting lost in a bookmarks folder somehow: This is about pull-up resistors and the EZIO2X4

2011-08-31T10:29:00.000Z

I've been hacked because of a flaw I didn't know even existed in a one-time method of posting. Guess that's one of the hazards of laziness, the convenience opens up other problems. Anyhow, it was obviously a considerate hacker because they didn't do anything malicious (that I'm aware of yet) but left a nice message instead: Your Blog Has Been Hijacked Don't use this method (cross-posting from

2011-08-26T11:09:00.000Z

So far, and I say that like I can't believe it, because I really can't believe it, my old house that I had been trying to short sale for nearly 3 years has been written off by Bank of America with a deed in lieu of foreclosure. I haven't been concerned about that property in a while, but now that may appear as $200,000+ more income on my tax return, depending on how this statement is interpreted

2011-08-24T03:47:00.002Z

just posting something because for whatever reason that Google+ test is really annoying to me. I suppose I could just delete it, but what's the fun in that? It's almost too easy. So anyhow, been taking a shitload of pictures at Piccolo - 1200 in the last 2 days. Actually, I ducked out of the responsibility of taking the pictures so there are actually a few of me riding my bike in there, too.

Lots of people have been alerting me that...

2011-08-11T10:23:00.001Z

Jake Kooser shared a post with you on Google+. The Google+ project makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real-life. Learn more.Join Google+Jake Kooser shared Tom Anderson's post with you. this kind of shit is why people like Google+ more than facebook. Of course, if you drink the Google kool-aid, they already have this information, but at least you willingly gave it up.Tom AndersonLots

So this will post to donttrythisathome.org...

2011-07-24T11:34:00.001Z

So this will post to donttrythisathome.org from google+?View or comment on Jake Kooser's post »The Google+ project makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real-life.Join Google+You received this message because Jake Kooser shared it with jake_kooser.lovestacos@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from these emails.

2011-07-18T17:20:00.003Z

50 mm and one shaky hand!

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2011-07-18T17:01:00.000Z

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2011-07-18T17:00:00.000Z

Big ups to Samsung for one of the most expensive self-portraits ever.

2011-06-19T20:31:00.001Z

Just a quick update. I am on the Silver Explorer in the arctic circle right now. I have added some pictures in the travel section under 'Longyearbyen, Norway' since that is where I am headed next. There are a couple of shots in Tromso, Norway but I couldn't be bothered to make it's own gallery. Enjoy!

2011-05-21T16:09:00.001Z

Really been slacking on updating this blog. Right now I am in Papenburg, Germany doing an installation on the newest Celebrity Cruises ship, the Silhouette. Just got back from riding my bike at Germany's largest indoor skate park where I had a lot of fun. I put some pictures up here.

2011-02-06T09:52:00.003Z

In Trieste, Italy doing an installation on the Carnival Magic. Made a time lapse video of the antenna assembly that came out pretty well. I'll post it here if it ever finishes uploading. Updated - the video is here!

2010-12-09T02:31:00.000Z

I should really post here more often. Took a ton of pictures at the King of Kendall contest and they are here. I entered in the beginner class and did a 180 disaster. Unfortunately, that doesn't make me the King of Kendall. :-/

2010-05-30T13:10:00.000Z

Replacing kitchen cabinets - seems like some deja-vu going on here... ** Pictures **

2010-05-24T10:58:00.001Z

My photo gallery done blowed up in the course of an upgrade. I just got tired of screwing with it. I should get it fixed this week some time. Nothing new or exciting in there, just trying to upgrade the php script that runs it.

Miami graffiti by bike tour by jakekooser at Garmin Connect - Details

2010-05-22T19:53:00.000Z

I went to Miami this morning and rode on a bike tour of the Winwood art district to view street art. Pretty cool and I took the GPS with me. Here's the map Miami graffiti by bike tour by jakekooser at Garmin Connect - Details

2010-05-08T13:39:00.001Z

Can I send posts with the phone?

2010-05-08T13:30:00.000Z

I finally got around to modifying the code so that the blog shows up as it should again. I also updated the template for the Kuwait page, in case anybody ever looks at it. The older posts are still available if you're really desperate for entertainment. Just click the 'older posts' link in the bottom right corner.

2010-05-04T17:47:00.002Z

Just finished upgrading to blogger's publishing instead of using FTP, which is how I was doing things here. Have to do some work on this later to sort it out.Might even have to come up with some content.

2009-11-25T12:03:00.002Z

Added a bunch of pictures onboard the Oasis of the Seas, where I am currently doing a video broadcast, * here. * Enjoy!

2009-11-04T14:35:00.001Z

Made a few updates since Singapore. Not posting links, you'll have to go into the photo gallery on your own and check the 'travel' section for Bermuda.

2009-09-17T11:56:00.000Z

Sometimes the universe just sends you a sign:

2009-08-21T18:35:00.000Z

Mega-boost. I think this guy's name is Anthony - either way, he's got this box dialed.

2009-08-21T16:06:00.001Z

Gio, mega-size 360 over Jason, Ryan, Chris and the fourth dude whose name I don't know. The software to do this is a little funky - notice, no wheels at the peak of the jump. Might need a wider angle for this to work right.

2009-08-21T14:47:00.004Z

Good thing I like my day job. First attempt at doing this - spacing's a little too close for this to work. Josh 360 over the small spine.

2009-08-21T13:36:00.002Z

** Tons of BMX pictures ** from last night. My back was sore, so I decided to take pictures instead of riding. Highlights include Gio doing 360's over the big spine and box jump, Chris and Gio doing 270 whips, and Josh with super-smooth 180 and 360 over the small spine.

Good point.

2009-08-04T17:13:00.001Z

“ Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk. JC Penney

Jake Kooser on BMX

2009-07-28T13:07:00.001Z

This is from a couple of weeks ago with Thor's camera.

2009-07-28T13:04:00.003Z

Took some more pictures at Piccolo last night. Actually, my friend Josh wasn't really into riding because he didn't have his regular bike so I let him play with the camera. I put the 50 mm lens on it just to see the different results and I think it came out okay. ** Here's a link ** to the pictures

2009-07-04T13:45:00.000Z

WTF?Giant Spider-man in the 'hood...

2009-06-19T14:22:00.001Z

I finally went over the spine at the skatepark last night!!

2009-06-13T01:00:00.001Z

Yes, I do like taking cartoonish photos of my car.No, that's not a giant bicycle.

2009-06-01T23:56:00.000Z

Rainy season can kiss Jake's ass.

2009-05-30T14:27:00.001Z

What else would you name an electrical appliance store in Gibraltar?

2009-05-24T16:59:00.000Z

Only email worth getting this entire week included this:

Now this is a good idea

2009-05-23T18:06:00.001Z

DSC00632, originally uploaded by jakekooser.Ocean view urinals!

2009-05-22T23:25:00.001Z

Woo! Look at me, I can update my facebook from my blog now, too. Now all I have to do is figure out how to update the blog from twitter and I can probably start some kind of infinite loop....Jake Kooser's ProfileCreate Your Badge

2009-05-20T20:52:00.000Z

Comments, now, too! Have fun.

2009-05-20T03:25:00.006Z

Jaw, meet floor... Unknown San Francisco local dude j-hops, bunnyhops(?) a pair of concrete urban decor thingys. Photo sequence of a repeat * here * starting with DSC_0400.In unrelated news, you can now subscribe to the infrequent updates here VIA the RSS link at the very bottom of this page.Enjoy!

2009-05-18T22:09:00.004Z

Just arrived in San Francisco with the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage cruise. Put up a few pictures over * Here * of the ship pulling in to San Francisco. I'll probably get out and get some shots walking around later. The little map application on the left should show what area I'm in now, too - my bluetooth GPS died, but Google stepped up with their Latitude application.

Close!

2009-05-08T20:35:00.001Z

Close!, originally uploaded by jakekooser.Kid whose name I can't remember knocks the bar off at 38". I think the shadow in the foreground is the lens hood, since it goes away when I remove the hood later...

Marigold, I think

2009-04-28T01:34:00.001Z

DSC_0007, originally uploaded by jakekooser.Testing a new way of posting photos now that I got a new camera. This is one of my 'scratch-N-dent' flowers in front of the house.

2009-04-25T22:45:00.002Z

Getting a good deal on some landscape blocks from a friend that removed them from his yard, so I am building a raised planting bed in my circular driveway. I decided to change the design after seeing Vincent's neighbors yard - He did a multi-level thing that looks good, so I'm copying that a bit. Got pictures of the blocks just setting in place ** Here **. I'll level it all and probably make

2009-04-06T14:11:00.001Z

I got tired of looking at the weeds growing up in one area of the yard, and needed to add sprinklers anyway, so on the advice of a friend, I ripped out one section and put red lava rocks this weekend. I also put sprinklers in for the entire front yard. Huge pain in the ass. Got some pictures **Here**

2009-03-24T14:08:00.000Z

* The plants all survived my week out of town * Still have to do some adjusting of the sprinkler timing, but everything is still alive, so that's a plus...

2009-03-24T13:52:00.001Z

* Check out what was parked next to me at the airport garage* when I got home. * Porsche 911 GT3 * Nice.

2009-03-15T20:33:00.001Z

Well, this says a lot about how my weekend is going.

2009-02-23T02:33:00.005Z

Haven't posted anything in a while. Not much to report, I suppose. Today, the Smart dealer invited all the owners to go to the Boca Raton Concours d' Elegance car show, so we all got together at the dealership and caravanned to the event. Once we got there, the organizers had us drive right in to the show and park off to the side, so that was pretty cool. I took a few pictures - they are *

2008-12-03T14:37:00.002Z

Got my smart car, finally. I took a few pictures of it while I was mounting my bicycle rack on the car. Yeah, it's dirty because it has rained almost every day since I got it on Sunday. * Here's the link * The car is every bit as much fun as I thought it would be. It handles surprisingly well for such a short wheelbase, I was doing 90 mph on my way to the dealership in high winds and it was

2008-09-16T22:31:00.001Z

Tomorrow's show location, from today's rehearsal...Near Gustavus, Ohio.

2008-09-16T00:49:00.001Z

Right now, we are here:The train is parked temporarily on the bridge separating the US and Canada, with half of the train in the States and the other half in Canada.

2008-09-01T19:19:00.004Z

I've been pretty slack on the posts - I am in India until the 5th. Somewhere around here:Actually, I'm working here, which if it looks like what we would consider an abandoned building, it pretty much is.

2008-08-28T12:52:00.001Z

I'm going to call twitter lame. It doesn't seem to update very frequently, so take that with a grain of salt.correction - it seems to work in I.E. but not updating so fast in FireFox. lame.

2008-08-28T12:29:00.001Z

<----Added a 'twitter' feed over there somewhere. It's a doodad that allows me to make quick updates from my phone, which I suppose I can also do to the main blog here, but whatever.Yes, that last twitter update is correct. I have no baggage and am still on my way to Delhi.

2008-08-12T03:40:00.003Z

Oops. Did a little ramp taste-test tonight at the skatepark... Knocked the wind out of myself, but other than that no harm done. I guess you know you've done a good job when there's a print of the seams on the ramp on your shoulder.

2008-07-30T00:30:00.003Z

Tonight in the garage, I discovered Godzilla on one of the storage shelves... I'm not a big fan of lizards, much less ones that are a foot long and crap all over my garage, so he had to go. Unfortunately for Godzilla, he cornered himself in a box and he's not faster than a shop vac. :-)

2008-07-21T00:40:00.002Z

Mostly finished workbench: Today was some kind of sinus / allergy hell day so I didn't get the bin made for the scrap wood, and I may look for a garbage bin to fit the last place on the bottom right without a door. The handles were an item that Lowe's recently changed suppliers on, so I have 1 left that will go on the wood scrap bin, and I don't feel like having to figure out how to order more.

2008-07-10T03:32:00.003Z

New workbench project ***here*** inspired by **this** project on the New Yankee Workshop show.

2008-06-04T03:28:00.003Z

Wow. I went to the skatepark tonight for the first time in about a month and found out that one of the riders I knew there died in a motorcycle accident. I can't find the news story - most likely it was a one-vehicle accident from what the internet theorists say. I guess if the newspapers can't villify a motorcycle rider because they're speeding they won't even mention them. I barely met the

2008-05-29T02:41:00.003Z

Haven't posted anything in a while... I was waiting for something big, like my new Bitchin' laundry room. Well, okay, it's the same old laundry room, but I did replace my water heater with a new tankless one, build new pedestals for the washer & dryer, and repaint the whole place. Thrilling stuff, no? So, I guess that answers what I did with my 3-day weekend.I put up a couple of pictures from

2008-04-13T14:06:00.001Z

This is the first flower (since I nearly killed this plant from not being able to water it when I was out of town) from the plant Bart and Lena gave me last year at my housewarming party.

2008-04-01T13:14:00.002Z

This is the 'before' version of the new window box I built for my garage.

2008-04-01T13:08:00.002Z

'After' picture of the window box, posted from my phone. Interestingly enough (to me) the 'title' field disappears when posting this way.

2008-03-22T01:35:00.000Z

Stumbled into this from Critical Miami:17Bring it on, little chumps!

2008-03-16T13:48:00.003Z

I went to the 2008 NBL Gator nationals in West Palm Beach yesterday at Okeeheelee BMX and it was pretty cool. I got totally sunburned and still had a great time. This race was the last-chance Olympic qualifier for North America, so the 2nd half of the race was sanctioned by the UCI. The NBL pros were no slouch, but the UCI racers were noticibly faster. ** Photos are here **I started to take

2008-03-12T00:37:00.003Z

Yeah, I almost forgot - I had my GPS with me and this is where we were at for the launch. 6.61 miles as the Google flies...

2008-03-11T22:45:00.002Z

Went to see the space shuttle Endeavour launch last night in Cape Canaveral. It was really cool to see, but some late low clouds cut the show off early and we only got to see about the first 30 seconds of the flight. It was a bit anticlimactic in that sense, but the experience was great overall. I took some pictures that actually came out better than I would have expected and they are ** HERE

2008-02-11T00:10:00.001Z

I have been building a shed for my air compressor because I got tired of listening to it, and today I finally got to build the 'green' roof on top of the shed. Thanks to Erik at Flamingo Road Nursery, I was able to get plants selected that should survive not being cared for. I put pictures in the gallery, or there's a link *** Here ***. Hey, it's not Singapore Botanical Gardens, but it's a

2008-01-31T11:06:00.000Z

On the way back to Miami now...

2008-01-30T11:33:00.000Z

On the way to Grand Cayman.

2008-01-29T11:14:00.000Z

Near Cozumel - up early because of the ship's time change / radio engineer mixup. We're actually up here a hour before necessary. Oh well, time to kill... We're here:

2008-01-28T13:51:00.000Z

This is where we're at for the KFAN radio broadcast on Monday.

2008-01-04T14:01:00.000Z

My sister just came out and visited for a few days over the long weekend. We went to Ikea and saw a cool bench in their waiting area, but they don't sell them, so we decided to make one. It came out pretty good ***Pictures are here ***I also did some re-organizing of the photo gallery. I moved all the stuff from my 'old' house into the miscellaneous album and stuff from the 'new' house into

2007-12-19T18:41:00.000Z

Went to the Seamobile Holmdel Earth Station to install a decoder for college football games.Here's a map of the location - if you look at the 'hybrid' or 'satellite' views, you should easily be able to see the dishes there. ** Here's the link to view it **

Figured this out...

2007-12-06T14:49:00.001Z

I think this is Gio's second run at the Baco contest in October. I just learned how I can post videos here, so this is mainly a test. Enjoy!

2007-12-06T14:25:00.000Z

Just added some previously misplaced pictures from the TIDES demonstration at the Pentagon. Nothing top-secret, though... They're in the photo gallery ** HERE **

2007-12-04T21:59:00.000Z

At the MYBA St. Maarten Charter Show this week. That's YACHT show, darling...

2007-11-27T14:17:00.000Z

Speaking of bluetooth GPS doo-dads...How's this for a 'you are here' photo?

2007-10-29T19:45:00.000Z

New goodies! I got a bluetooth gps that allows me to use my cell phone as a navigation device. Nice because I usually have the phone on me anyhow. It also allows me to post where I am at on a google map. The little map to the left shows where I'm at in the world right now. Pretty cool, as long as I remember to keep everything charged up.

2007-10-28T20:42:00.000Z

I uploaded some pictures from the Baco A Go-Go contest on Friday. *** Click here for the pictures ***I had trouble uploading the videos here, but they're on my Youtube page now - do a search for my username: jakekooser and they should be available soon.*** Edit, stupid Jake just could have added a link, like this one.***

2007-10-17T12:45:00.001Z

Updated!

2007-10-17T01:00:00.000Z

Pictures of the TIDES project setup

2007-10-16T03:51:00.000Z

I'm in Washington DC right now for a demo called TIDES - a project to restore infrastructure to places that have been destroyed by war or natural disasters. I'll be here for 2 weeks total so I brought my bike up with me and have been riding around the area like crazy. I took a 'bike the sites' tour of the monuments in the area on sunday and I put some pictures up >>> here.<<<

This is the official tides poster.

2007-10-15T17:31:00.000Z

This is the official tides poster.

2007-05-25T11:50:00.000Z

This is kinda cool:I found this through my friend Brad's MySpace page.

2007-03-31T00:04:00.000Z

I just finished closing on my new house! I can move in starting Monday - the seller is having a huge yard sale and should have the place cleared out by Monday afternoon at the latest. Guess this means I really have to pack all my crap and move it. Fortunately, I'm keeping the house I have been in and renting it out by the room, so I won't have to really rush to get out of here.

New tub and tile at 'old' house

2007-03-12T23:27:00.000Z

Both my new roommates are out of town so it's a good time to trash the place and re-do things.

2007-03-12T22:31:00.000Z

I'm getting the bathroom in my 'old' house re-done right now. I had previously ordered the tub and both my roommates are currently out of town, so the time was right to jump on it. The dude's about 2/3 of the way done with it right now, and I should be able to use it again on Wednesday or so... I just added some pictures here.Should also be able to close on my refinance by then, and the 'new'

2007-03-02T12:12:00.000Z

I went to the house I am looking to buy again yesterday for a home inspection. This time, I remembered to take a picture of the living room. I also saw the laundry room and the original electrical panel. The inspectors say it looks good overall. Got some more pictures starting with THIS.

2007-02-27T04:29:00.000Z

Got a new countertop in my kitchen! I also made an offer on a new house and it got accepted, so I'll be looking for suckers, I mean volunteers, to help move soon...

2007-02-03T16:59:00.000Z

The US Air Force Thunderbirds were flying past my office, practicing their formation for the SuperBowl on Sunday...

2007-01-04T01:35:00.000Z

Ok. The 'subscription' link is actuallying work now. Now you can use the subscription to get email updates when this page changes. Note, it only notifies you if the blog section (the part you're reading now) changes, not the other pages. I'll try and remember to put a note in the blog if I change anything else.If you hadn't noticed, the whole site has been pretty much re-done while I've been

2006-12-12T15:55:00.000Z

This, from the "I drive with a steek" files:Version 1 - the low-tech 1 X 2And this is the latest, billet aluminum version

2006-12-08T01:50:00.000Z

Adrian makes throwing a 360 over the spline look far too simple:

2006-12-05T16:31:00.001Z

Another video:

2006-12-05T16:07:00.000Z

Some video of the local guys at the skatepark:

2006-12-02T20:11:00.000Z

I know I don't post on too regular of a basis here, but whatever. I mainly work on this when I'm on a ship or otherwise unable to get out and play or do more interesting stuff. If I remember, that's when I'll post.I had a good time this thanksgiving holiday, I drove out to Texas and made the rounds of all my relatives there, and my Dad's family had their thanksgiving party at his house. It was

Fortunately, not all work is dull. Thi

2006-09-07T22:21:00.000Z

Fortunately, not all work is dull. This is the 'baby bloom' truck project.

Yeah, dinner!

2006-08-05T01:17:00.000Z

Yeah, dinner!

This is my new toaster oven. :-)

2006-08-05T01:14:00.000Z

This is my new toaster oven. :-)