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kinda bummed

So i mistakenly packed this swiss army knife that my brother got for me when he went to switzerland years ago in my carry on luggage. I didn’t mean to and i had forgotten it was there - cuz i brought it in case i needed it on our road trip. So the airline people [...]

tonight / this weekend

I am having a hell of a time staying on task. I really have NO idea what day it is or where i am. haha. well i know i am on my couch. watching shitty TV and wishing i had an office. But soon it will all change.
I have been planning a bit more, [...]

pinpalsclub.com

check out my friend’s new site: pinpalsclub.com.

the best thing i have ever seen.

(this time i am not lieing)
check this out

i have discovered the magic of fanciness.

So i discovered peapod tonight. in my quest to save money while preparing for my eventual demise at the hands of my EVIL DARK OVERLORDS i have been attemptign to not spend money on stupid things. like 15 dollars for dinner a night. so i have been investing in groceries to get my cooking back [...]

phoenix is rather nice

the weather here is excellent. i likey. work is fun. the environment here is much more “low-key” than in chicago. the people are just as nice but everyone seems so much more chill. it is a great work vacation. i think they should send everyone here to recooooop. it rules. oh and it is really [...]

cecil. word

so i was hanging out at work. and i decided to check up on some blogs as a pat on the back for doing good work - and i checked this blog i read of this women who went to cornell and was an aquaintence of mine and friends or my friends.. anyway.. on her [...]

weekend oh yea

so this weekend i hung out a lot. it was awesome. i came home from work early on friday (holiday) and hung out with matt and hiromi. we went and got beers, pop, cheese and thai food. then we watched new poilce story. so so good. it was about jackie chan - a screwed up [...]

Playstation 2 hacking

This post is comprised of notes from my wiki. so it is pretty free form. Basically it is just me haxoring my PS2 to be more fancy.
The following pictures and documents are from my attempt at “hacking” the ps2. i am not really skilled nor am i very innovative.. i think i am just fearless.. [...]

Danger Sidekick: nerd machine

While i was at home for the holidays i saw my friends Sidekick and he showed me the terminal program on it. at the time i was havinging a hell of a time with my server and was always looking for an SSH client while i was traveling. So when i got back to chicago [...]

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Hi. My name is Harper. I am an engineer and software architect involved in social networks and the open source software. I am very happily employed as the CTO to the awesome skinnyCorp in Chicago, IL. We make some really cool stuff. This is obviously my blog. I write about everything from being a professional yoyoer to hacking the newest Internet appliance. Be sure and check out my homepage at harperreed.org. If you are so interested, my resume is located here. I love getting emails and what not so feel free to contact me through here.

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