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  • DJ KITTENS (video) – Boing Boing

    DJ KITTENS (video) – Boing Boing

  • Cycling to the Cape

    I just got back from a fantastic week sharing a house up in Wellfleet, MA, toward the end of Cape Cod. In order to turn the journey up there into a little bit more of an adventure, I decided I would ride my bike, at least for most of the way. It was a solid…

  • IAmThe servier engineering lead at foursquare. Ask Me Anything. : IAmA

    IAmThe servier engineering lead at foursquare. Ask Me Anything. : IAmA

  • foursquare for android

    foursquare for android was released to the Market today.  I helped out a very little bit on this project, and have been testing since early builds.  It’s totally awesome, and you should all go buy Android devices so that you can run this app.

  • Nine-year-old plays Ozzy – Boing Boing

    This kid slays ‘Crazy Train’, then Ozzie offers him a spot in his band.  Totally awesome. Nine-year-old plays Ozzy – Boing Boing

  • (Re)Bloging for our Cause

    From the Goods4Good Tumblr: What can Goods for Good do with $3000? A lot. Consider some of this: $39 clothes 80 orphans in Malawi $250 buys toys for 4 nursery schools at Consol Homes Orphan Care $1,057 trains 12 nursery school teachers in early childhood development $2,218 pays for a year’s supply of pens and…

  • places i’ve lived

    Inspired by Manlio, and procrastinating packing for my own quickly impending next move, here’s a list of everywhere I’ve lived since leaving home: Goddard Hall, 4th St & Washington Sq East, NY, NY, 97-98 Academic Year 3rd Ave Residence, 11th St & 3rd Ave, NY, NY, Summer 98 University Hall, 14th St & 4th Ave,…

  • The Dodgeball Top Ten Meme

    Floyd NY – bocce, beers Angry Wade’s – post softball go to Commonwealth – neighborhood local Tonic – SF trivia home Local 138 – if one must drink on the LES Tom and Jerry’s / 288 – so easy to check in at The Gate – it’s a block away Micky’s Blue Room – i…

  • Places I’ve visited

    visited 33 states (14.6%)Create your own visited map of The World or try another Douwe Osinga project

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