Brad Garland.net

Embracing dependency

Brad — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:49:07 PDT

My view

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P.S. I’m quite happy that I was able to do both the picture and the audio file and get it on my blog without needing a computer at all, all my phone!

Canon Rebel T1i (500D) Review

Brad — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:09:03 PDT

We had a Canon before (XTi). Love that one. Got this per some friends suggestions (mainly cause it does solid 720p HD video). Gives us the ability to do stuff like this below with one camera. Beautiful.

A day at the pool from Brad Garland on Vimeo.

My Config

Brad — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:33:42 PDT

For those of you that understand this, great and enjoy. For those of you who don’t, no worries, its not that important anyway. Just felt that this is a place that talks about things that has happened in my life and what this config enables me to do took up a lot of time a decade ago. Virtual high five to first comment that guesses what game this is from.

// generated by bradgarland, me.cfg // If commented out (//) then assume an alias is overwriting it below. // This comes from a range of of different config files but mainly intended for CTF play.


bind TAB "inven"

bind ENTER "invuse"

bind ESCAPE "togglemenu"

bind SPACE "+moveup"

bind ' "invdrop"

bind * "say_team STATUS: Standing %L, with %H, %A, and %T"

bind + "sizeup"

bind , "+moveleft"

bind - "messagemode1"

bind . "+moveright"

bind / "weapnext"

bind 0 "use bfg10k"

bind 1 "use Blaster"

bind 2 "use shotgun"

bind 3 "use super shotgun"

bind 4 "use machinegun"

bind 5 "use chaingun"

bind 6 "use grenade launcher"

bind 7 "use rocket launcher"

bind 8 "use hyperblaster"

bind 9 "use railgun"

bind = "messagemode2"

bind [ "invprev"

bind \ "+mlook"

bind ] "invnext"

bind ` "toggleconsole"

bind a "+moveleft"

bind b "use rebreather"

bind c "+movedown"

bind d "+moveright"

// bind e "use grapple"

bind f "use Railgun"

bind g "use grenades"

bind h "wave 0"

bind i "id"

// bind j "wave 1"

// bind k "wave 2"

// bind l "wave 3"

bind n "say_team NO!"

bind p "use power shield"

bind q "drop tech; say_team Tech available %L"

bind r "use Rocket Launcher"

bind s "+back"

bind t "say Thank you."

bind u "wave 4"

bind w "+forward"

bind x "score"

bind y "say_team YES!"

bind z "weapnext; echo Next Weapon"

bind ~ "toggleconsole"

bind BACKSPACE "invdrop"

bind UPARROW "+forward"

bind DOWNARROW "+back"

bind LEFTARROW "+left"

bind RIGHTARROW "+right"

bind OPTION "weaplast"

bind CTRL "+attack"

// bind SHIFT "+xammo"

bind F1 "say_team Roger."

bind F2 "say_team I'm going offense ;wave 1"

bind F3 "say_team I'm on defense"

bind F4 "menu_keys"

bind F5 "menu_startserver"

bind F6 "echo Quick Saving...; wait; save quick"

bind F9 "say_team thanks!"

bind F10 "menu_quit"

bind F12 "screenshot"

bind INS ""

bind DEL "say_team I'm on defense"

bind PGDN "say_team Tech available %L"

bind PGUP "say_team %n follow me - I'll lead ;wave 3"

bind HOME "say_team I'll go after the flag"

bind END "say_team NEED HELP AT BASE!"

bind KP_5 "say_team Chasing enemy with flag at %L"

bind KP_ENTER "teamcolor"

bind KP_MINUS "say_team Enemy has overrun $us flag room, can't capture"

bind KP_PLUS "say_team Rushing $them base to get $us flag back"

bind MOUSE1 "+attack"

// bind MOUSE2 "weapnext"

bind MOUSE3 ""

bind PAUSE "pause"

set gl_driver "opengl32"

set g_select_empty "0"

set in_joystick "0"

set in_mouse "1"

set cl_vwep "1"

set gender_auto "1"

set gender "male"

set fov "110"

set msg "1"

set rate "25000"

set freelook "1"

set cl_stereo_separation "0.4"

set adr8 ""

set adr7 ""

set adr6 ""

set adr5 ""

set adr4 ""

set adr3 "acmectf.com:27920"

set adr2 "tastyspleen.net:27914"

set adr1 "tastyspleen.net:27912"

set adr0 "tastyspleen.net:27924"

set cd_volume "1"

set s_primary "0"

set s_mixahead "0.2"

set s_loadas8bit "0"

set s_khz "22"

set s_volume "0.900000"

set _windowed_mouse "0"

set gl_arb_multitexture "0"

set gl_overbright_gamma "0"

set gl_truform "-1"

set gl_arb_multisample "0"

set gl_anisotropic "0"

set gl_force16bit "0"

set gl_3dlabs_broken "1"

set gl_swapinterval "1"

set gl_ext_compiled_vertex_array "1"

set gl_ext_pointparameters "1"

set gl_ext_multitexture "0"

set gl_ext_palettedtexture "0"

set gl_ext_swapinterval "1"

set gl_vertex_arrays "0"

set gl_texturesolidmode "default"

set gl_texturealphamode "default"

set gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST"

set gl_finish "0"

set gl_shadows "0"

set gl_mode "13"

set gl_modulate "1"

set gl_particle_att_c "0.01"

set gl_particle_att_b "0.0"

set gl_particle_att_a "0.01"

set gl_particle_size "40"

set gl_particle_max_size "40"

set gl_particle_min_size "2"

set sw_mode "4"

set sw_stipplealpha "0"

set sw_allow_modex "1"

set vid_maxrefresh "-1"

set vid_minrefresh "0"

set vid_gamma "1"

set vid_ypos "533"

set vid_xpos "801"

set vid_ref "gl"

set sv_reconnect_limit "3"

set allow_download_maps "1"

set allow_download_sounds "1"

set allow_download_models "1"

set allow_download_players "0"

set allow_download "1"

set hostname "brads_dm"

set skin "male/grunt"

set name "brad"

set lookstrafe "0"

set lookspring "1"

set m_pitch "-0.022000"

set hand "0"

set cl_run "1"

set crosshair "1"

set sensitivity "29.500000"

set vid_fullscreen "1"

set viewsize "100"
// Net Graph Toggle

bind F11 net1

alias "net1" "netgraph 1;echo Graph ON...;wait;bind F11 net2"

alias "net2" "netgraph 0;echo Graph OFF..;wait;bind F11 net1"
// Best Weapons

alias exw "use grenade launcher;use rocket launcher;echo Explosive Weapons;bind MOUSE2 nexw"

alias nexw "use shotgun;use super shotgun;use machinegun;use chaingun;use hyperblaster;echo Non Explosive Weapons;bind MOUSE2 exw"

bind MOUSE2 nexw
// Grappling Hook

alias hookselect "use grapple;echo Grapple Toggle; alias hooktoggle prevselect"

alias prevselect "weaplast; alias hooktoggle hookselect"

alias hooktoggle "hookselect"

bind e hooktoggle
// Ammo Drops

alias droprl "drop rockets"

alias dropmg "drop bullets"

alias droprg "drop slugs"

bind j droprl

bind k dropmg

bind l droprg
// BEST NON-EXPLOSIVE WEAPON

alias bwnonexplosive "bwnx"

alias bwnx "msg_in_bwnx;use Shotgun;use Super Shotgun;use Machinegun;use Chaingun;use Hyperblaster;use Railgun;msg_end_bwnx"

bind mwheeldown bwnonexplosive
// BEST EXPLOSIVE WEAPON

alias bwexplosive "bwx"

alias bwx "msg_in_bw;use Grenades;use Grenade Launcher;use Rocket Launcher;use BFG10K;msg_end_bw"

bind mwheelup bwexplosive

//SNIPER alias +sniper "fov 20;crosshair 2;sensitivity 3;use railgun; echo Sniper View On" alias -sniper "fov 110;crosshair 1;sensitivity 29.500000;use rocket launcher; echo Sniper View Off" bind SHIFT +sniper

Stumped.

Brad — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:28:40 PDT

First question:

Ever get that feeling that you just don’t know what to write about that would have value to people?

Second question:

How do you overcome?

Steve Nash and football-for-good.com

Brad — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:01:33 PDT

I’ve always like Steve Nash. Once mainly because he was a Dallas Maverick but also because he’s a massive soccer fan (as am I). He’s a good player too. Enjoyed this video and his charity is working towards a good cause. Check it out.

Steve Nash – ‘The Player’ from meathawk on Vimeo.

My new project – What can the ICBA do to help you?

Brad — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:41:51 PDT

I’m really excited to now talk about a new engagement that I’m beginning for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). They are the national association for community banks and I am working with them to help define their online (and potentially offline) strategies. So I wanted to start off the conversation here and allow my audience to help guide them (and me) with what perceptions do you have of banks, more specifically local community banks today and what could they do better for you? What should they offer you or what could ICBA do to educate/support them for you? Please remember we’re doing this in the spirit of transparency and for the sake of education, so no politics here pls.

I really think there is a lot of potential good that this organization can do for community banks and ultimately, the customer, and I’m really excited to get started. Please provide some insight as these comments will be take straight to their mgmt team. Thanks so much!

They are listening!

Brad — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:52:37 PDT

That was my reaction when the other day I received a call from our PEO provider Administaff. Charlie, our sales contact, called me and inquired about something that I said online…on Twitter actually (see image).

Now despite me leading a pretty open life online I was still taken aback from the call since I definitely don’t connect Charlie with Twitter but obviously someone at Administaff is listening. He went on to tell me what he was sent the message and just wanted to follow-up to see if I could exbound a bit more. I told him about some of my concerns on attempts to stifle our culture and he completely understood and said he’d take the discussion into his bosses. Regardless if it was him or someone else that found it, they fact that they are 1) trying to listen & 2) follow-up with me to ensure what’s going on is pretty awesome in my book.

Lastly, if this isn’t an example of being sure you stand behind the content you put online, I don’t know what is.

Dad, the Jonas Brothers said Hi!

Brad — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:12:32 PDT

For decades now the wall between the ‘celebrity’ and the common man has been tall and wide. Often only seeing them on television or at the movies or maybe, just maybe, if you could make a special event/concert you got to see them from as close as 100 yards away! Wow, they’re right there (squint)!!!

Now, times are changing. Access is changing. Let me geek out for a second as to why. Example, I watch ‘Meet the Press‘ every weekend and really enjoy David Gregory. He’s smart, fair, and encourages good debates on his show. But now he’s on twitter. So I decided to send him a tweet about a guest that should be on his show and within an hour, he responded back. Publicly for all but addressed specifically to me, now how cool is that?!? But it’s already not…cool that is. Why? Because I’m having these all the time now with journalists, politicians, authors, thought leaders, and some of the biggest and brightest minds of our time because of the walls of restricted access are falling down.

Where I’m going with this, however, is this sort of interaction that is novel/cool/kinda geeky today will become standard even tiresome in the future. My daughters will not only have access to but even have conversations with any person on planet they want. Oh, and note, this conversation could take place on the computer but probably won’t. “That’s so 2000s, Dad!”

Doubt me? Welcome the single most powerful woman on the planet to Twitter as of today. Hi @oprah, welcome to the conversation.

Is Twitter the new American Online?

Brad — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:56:43 PDT

This shows how geeky I am, I suppose, but I enjoy finding past technological innovations to be able to make analogies to current ones. In communication terms, Twitter (or more likely “short-form communications”) looks to be playing out to be a new form of email. Many people that heard about email a couple decades ago couldn’t see the point. “Why wouldn’t I just call them or leave a message?”, they said. Now email is mission critical in just about every organization. Email didn’t start an upward trend until American Online came out and gave every consumer an email address with their service. And I still remember as a kid being excited about dialing in (2400 baud modem baby!) and hoping to hear those three company defining words, “You’ve got mail!”. YES, somebody emailed me!

So fast forward to 2009 and we have Twitter.

It’s been out for a few years but it really hasn’t taken off until now. One of the key differences that I see between AOL of old and Twitter of today is that AOL’s email was interoperable . AOL emails worked with Prodigy emails or CompuServe emails. What does Twitter work with today? Email was built with a decentralized network in mind but Twitter doesn’t appear to want to play nice. Considering their exponential growth why would they want to though, right? It’s a lot like Facebook in that way I suppose.

Twitter may end up, if not acquired first, to be the new AOL and is definitely put itself on the map for future technology historians.

It’s about Linked Information Next

Brad — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:42:51 PDT

Anytime I need a place for some inspiration, motivation, or creative thought I find myself over on TED.com. The TED conference is one of those conferences that I would LOVE to attend some day and aspire to be a presenter there (crossing fingers). I came across this presentation by Tim Berners-Lee (father of the Web) talking about what’s next. This presentation came just this past March in 2009. A really wonderful talk and I couldn’t agree with him more on putting your data (or I like to think of it as information) on the Web to be able to unlock other potentials that some of us haven’t even dreamed of before.