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I Now Own Part of a Private Island

Curtis Chen
December 31, 2014
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One square foot, to be precise, in the place known as “Hawaii 2,” which the horrible people at Cards Against Humanity actually purchased—and then gave away—as part of this year’s Holiday Bullshit shenanigans. Here’s where my real estate is located:…

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I Have Terrible Handwriting

Curtis Chen
December 24, 2014
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Fortunately, our holiday newsletter is available in convenient, machine- and human-readable PDF form. Enjoy! Download PDF Tomorrow: for our traditional Christmas Day movie marathon, DeeAnn and I will attempt to watch six movies in a single day! You can follow…

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I Am Terrible at Analytics

Curtis Chen
December 17, 2014
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As you know, Bob, I gave a well-received Ignite presentation on our Homebrew Cat Feeding Robot setup in early 2012. Afterward, I also set up a web page, with every intention of updating it as we iterated through future versions:…

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SnoutCast #212: Lindsay Morse & Nate Martin

Curtis Chen
December 16, 2014
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This month, we talk to Lindsay Morse and Nate Martin, co-founders of the Puzzle Break room escape games in Seattle and San Francisco! Fun fact: we actually recorded this interview last month, and astute listeners will be able to determine…

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I Witnessed Orion’s First Flight

Curtis Chen
December 10, 2014
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It was beautiful and awe-inspiring, and I hope to see more space flights soon. Our future is up there. Whether or not you believe all the #JourneyToMars hype, no matter how critical you might be of the Space Launch System…

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I am in Titusville

Curtis Chen
December 3, 2014
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As mentioned previously, I’m here as part of the NASA Social event for Orion EFT-1 at Kennedy Space Center. instagram.com/p/wHjzqKGphj Look for my tweets in the Orion NASASocial – KSC stream this week! You can also watch the briefings on…

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I Am Thankful for Many Things

Curtis Chen
November 26, 2014
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Including (but not limited to) my amazing family, friends, and communities—both near and far. Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating this week! And everyone, please enjoy this lolcat picture, which I made recently while procrastinating. http://cheezburger.com/8383208192 First commenter to correctly…

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I’m going to KSC!

Curtis Chen
November 19, 2014
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Last month, I submitted my name for one of NASA’s #JourneyToMars promotions—specifically, the Orion Test Flight “Boarding Pass” shown above, where they’ll etch your name into a computer chip that flies aboard the spacecraft. While I was poking around the…

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SnoutCast #211: Anna McCleary

Curtis Chen
November 18, 2014
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Continuing our conversations with some of the women behind Puzzled Pint, this month we talk to Anna McCleary in Chicago! (Sorry about the audio weirdness toward the end of the show. I blame Skype and/or Microsoft.) [ Download mp3 ]…

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I didn’t write a blog post today.

Curtis Chen
November 12, 2014
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Question: does writing a blog post about how you didn’t write a blog post still count as a blog post? Discuss.

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