Hotcrab, 1000 degrees

hotcrab @ 2008-06-29T05:55:00

2008-06-29T12:55:27Z

i have achieved old

hotcrab @ 2008-06-23T11:20:00

2008-06-23T18:20:13Z

high five?

hotcrab @ 2008-06-23T08:33:00

2008-06-23T15:33:33Z

rip george

Please Support me in the San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer July 12 & 13th

2008-06-17T17:25:58Z

Dear Friends,

As you probably already know I have decided to participate in Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. This is such an important cause to me because this year, an estimated 40,000 women will die from the disease. Breast cancer takes another life every 14 minutes. Another woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes. An estimated three million women are living with breast cancer. One million of them don't yet know it.

What you probably don’t know is that my mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2005. It was a rough experience for her, and for my whole family. Now that she is fully recovered, she has been doing the Avon Walk every year to get the word out. My wife and I walked in New York last year, and this year we convinced my family to come out to San Francisco and walk here. It means a lot to me to be able to support my mother by walking with her.

As part of the event, I pledged to raise money. People can make donations on my behalf, so that I can reach my fundraising goal. With the donations raised, the Avon Foundation will provide support and resources for women affected by this terrible disease. This will help so many people in our own community and throughout the country. Any amount you can give is great; I just appreciate your support.

It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make a donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. Whatever you can give will help! I truly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. You can also click on the link for my team “Pea Shoot Riot”, and contribute to other members, or even join and walk yourself. We would love your support in any way you can give it.

Thank you for supporting me always, but especially in this challenge; you really do make a difference.

Click here to visit my personal page.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2008/SanFrancisco?px=3251046&pg=personal&fr_id=1480&et=cWVYI_f7hcT3UOMeRiknqw..&s_tafId=271866

Click here to view the team page for Pea Shoot Riot
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2008/SanFrancisco?team_id=51700&pg=team&fr_id=1480&et=-e3-s0J4GjKSb5T63beg7Q..&s_tafId=271866

iWolf at Zeitgeist

2008-06-12T21:01:24Z

iWolf at Zeitgeist
Originally uploaded by hotcrab.

Yes, Ry and I really did take Isaac to Zeitgeist yesterday. Does that makes us bad parents? Maybe, but to be honest he slept through the whole thing and Mommy and Daddy felt like adults for a minute.

hotcrab @ 2008-06-11T10:38:00

2008-06-11T17:38:22Z

this may, or may not, make you feel better about your lot.

Visto is Hiring an Interaction Designer

2008-06-04T18:27:59Z

Interaction Designer II

Job Location:
Redwood City

Description:
Visto is seeking an Interaction Designer to join our Product Design team in Redwood Shores. The Interaction Designer will design web and desktop applications that interact with our mobile applications across a variety of wireless platforms. This is a demanding role in a fast-paced environment that offers the right candidate a chance to work on and extend one of the most exciting mobile application platforms on the market today.

A successful candidate will be well trained in design, illustrate an ability to apply business goals and user priorities to design work, possess an understanding of both work flow and user tasks, and will be known for having usability focus and aesthetic values. Candidate will have worked as a hands-on UI design practitioner.

Responsibilities include:
• Produce high level flows and detailed storyboards, mock-ups and prototypes to effectively communicate designs
• Create user interaction models of key customer experiences and projects, concentrating on end-to-end scenarios and top user tasks
• Work with usability findings to validate designs and rapidly iterate on findings
• Maintain current knowledge of what's possible with the technologies and interface standards across a broad range of Internet and mobile platforms
• Work with all customer-focused product teams to create a superior end-user/customer experience for all Visto product lines and relegated online interfaces
• Work collaboratively with product design managers to create product specifications
• Create necessary UI resources (icons, graphics, text, CSS)
• Work closely with engineering teams to implement final designs
• Design and conduct usability test plans that map to user scenarios
• Work closely with product team to define products that fit with our customers' goals and workflows

Educational Requirements:
• Four-year product/interaction design degree, computer-human interface degree, computer science degree, graphic design degree, or related experience

Required Skills & Experience:
• 2-4 years experience designing usable interfaces for web-based and desktop platforms, PDA's, and wireless handheld devices
• Experience designing web applications targeted at AJAX/Web 2.0 interaction models
• Knowledge of CSS and HTML standards
• Experience with user-centered design methodology
• Demonstrated work experience in human factors and usability engineering
• Strong information and interaction design experience
• Strong visualization and presentation skills (illustration, graphic design)
• Proficient with a variety of design tools including: Visio, Photoshop, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a team-based development environment
• Passionate about design, usability and human factors
• Strong portfolio
• Experience iteratively improving designs based on usability feedback
• Experience with paper or Flash prototyping of designs for usability testing
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Bonus Points for:
• Specific experience with Windows Mobile or Symbian platforms
• Experience with complex, telecommunication or messaging enterprise solutions
• Fluency in French, Italian, German, Spanish or Japanese
• Experience with XSLT and XML
• Experience designing for Flash, including use of ActionScript

hotcrab @ 2008-05-28T13:52:00

2008-05-28T20:51:56Z

about time someone did this

Introducing Isaac Wolf Silvers

2008-05-22T22:40:01Z

P1000251
Originally uploaded by hotcrab.

Born 5/14/2008 @ 12:19pm
8 lbs 7 oz. 22" long

"Mensch tracht, un Gott lacht"
translation: Men plan, and god laughs

hotcrab @ 2008-05-06T12:02:00

2008-05-06T19:02:57Z

oops

hotcrab @ 2008-05-05T14:37:00

2008-05-05T21:37:54Z

don't mess with the yankees

hotcrab @ 2008-05-05T11:29:00

2008-05-05T18:29:53Z

mmm. cats.

Looking for pictures from my wedding

2008-04-25T22:42:50Z

I'm looking for high-res pictures from my wedding last summer so we can print up a photo album. If you have any, I would really appreciate if you could email me copies or send me a disc, that would be really great.

email and snail mail addresses are here: http://www.dogandcrab.com/contact-us/

Thanks in Advance
-Steve

hotcrab @ 2008-04-24T14:24:00

2008-04-24T21:24:00Z

macys cause terror

hotcrab @ 2008-04-21T13:05:00

2008-04-21T20:05:21Z

one of my good friends from high school is obama's videographer

Join us for the SF Avon Walk for Breast Cancer July 12th & 13th -- Join Pea Shoot Riot Today!

2008-04-18T19:04:56Z

Since Ryan and I are unable to do the walk in NY this year, we are
walking in San Francisco instead. It should be about 8 weeks after
the birth of our son, and we are really excited to get back out there
and be active and still help out the community.

We would love for you guys to join us, and our team "Pea Shoot Riot"

The link to join is here:
https://secure2.convio.net/avon/site/TRR/Walk2008/SanFrancisco/77645225?pg=ptype&fr_id=1480

Of course, if you cannot make it, we can still take donations (hint,hint) here:
http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2008/SanFrancisco?pg=team&fr_id=1480&team_id=51700

Please feel free to forward this information on

Thanks
-Steve

hotcrab @ 2008-04-15T14:04:00

2008-04-15T21:04:25Z

be careful what you wish for

hotcrab @ 2008-04-15T10:57:00

2008-04-15T17:57:35Z

programming finally gets someone some

Visto is hiring a tech writer

2008-04-14T18:38:58Z

as always, let me know if you are interested.

As a Senior Technical Writer, you will contribute to the overall publication effort to support Visto products. You will work closely with the Program Management, Customer Support, User Experience, Development, and Quality Assurance organizations. Assignments will include producing high-quality user guides, installation and troubleshooting guides, training guides, and other technical documentation. You will deliver product documentation in various formats, including electronic documentation, presentations, books, and web-based information using a variety of writing and publications tools.

Keys to success:

Ø Ability to handle multiple projects and competing deadlines, and prioritize projects appropriately based on the deadlines.

Ø Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

*Ability to handle multiple projects and meet scheduled deadlines.

Ø Self starter.

Responsibilities include:

*Working on training, user, installation, and troubleshooting guides.

• Work on all phases of information development including information gathering through research, interviews, writing, and editing.

• Work on templates design and porting of current documentation into Frame.

• Working on other documentation projects, including online help as needed.

· • Contribute to Style Guide development and apply style standards consistently.

Educational Requirements:

· BA degree in Technical Communications, English, Communications, Computer Science, or equivalent.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of progressively more responsible writing positions in a software development environment

• Previous experience in the wireless industry preferred, with a working knowledge of networking concepts and protocols

• Strong experience writing as a part of a publication team

• Proven ability to turn information from specifications and test cases into carefully written technical prose

• Demonstrated success at owning projects from beginning to end

• Ability to establish successful relationships across a variety of disciplines

• Experience keeping and working with tight deadlines

* Possesses excellent analytical skills and good knowledge of research methodologies

returning some kind of usefulness to lj

2008-04-11T20:44:12Z

Well, after 2 years of actually working at work and not surfing the web constantly, I now realize I am totally overwhelmed by my lj friends list. I tried to pare it down today by removing a bunch of communities, and hopefully that makes a difference. I didn't mean to remove any actual people, so if I did, please let me know and I will re-add you back.

I am hoping this makes things easier to deal with, and I can actually follow things. or not. who the fuck knows anyway?

hotcrab @ 2008-04-10T11:11:00

2008-04-10T18:11:16Z

this one is prettier than my hp

hotcrab @ 2008-04-09T14:49:00

2008-04-09T21:50:02Z

i hate moths

web/ajax dev needed

2008-04-08T00:06:18Z

Web Development Engineer-AJAX
Req #: To be assigned.

Job Location:

RWS

Description:

Visto is seeking an experienced engineer specializing in web application development with a focus on AJAX, DHTML and modern web architecture and interaction. The candidate will perform web application engineering, user interface construction and integration into backend Visto services. Applications will be targeted towards exciting new mobile platforms.

Keys to success:

3-5 years experience designing and implementing web applications

Intermediate to advanced skills coding in PHP, JSP, Ruby on Rails or other current web development platforms

Advanced knowledge of XML, XSLT, DHTML and CSS

Experience integrating web applications with back-end web services and databases

Experience with web application design for mobile devices

Ability to quickly evolve applications in fast-paced environment with minimal requirements specification

Responsibilities include:

Develop AJAX-style applications targeted at specific mobile platforms which integrate data from Vistos backend systems into dynamic task driven interfaces

Work with our product design managers and advanced engineering staff and system architects to ensure robust and quality deliverables

Work with marketing team to implement necessary requirements

Work with internal interaction design team to create and integrate all necessary UI resources, (icons, graphics, text)

Maintain and extend application feature sets in a highly agile fashion

Educational Requirements:

BS in computer science or equivalent work experience

Required Skills & Experience:

AJAX using PHP, .Net, JSP, Ruby on Rails or equivalent background

Experience with Apache / Tomcat server environments

Experience with Oracle-driven web solutions

XML/XSLT/DHTML/CSS/JavaScript

Experience with coding web applications for access on mobile platforms

Bonus Points for:

Developing applications for complex enterprise or telecommunications environments

Experience developing applications targeted at Apples Safari browser

Knowledge of Windows Mobile, Symbian, BREW, J2ME or other mobile platforms

Familiarity with IMAP, POP, Exchange, Notes or other messaging systems

hotcrab @ 2008-04-04T15:37:00

2008-04-04T22:37:29Z

smart

youtube's been rickrolled

2008-04-01T17:42:53Z

click on any of the featured videos