This past weekend I finally had a satisfyingly large chunk of free time that I could devote to hacking on various ideas, it was glorious.

(Note: this post by reddit user megadrive is responsible for the light-bulb clicking in my brain)

I ended this week with a visit to the California Academy of Sciences so technically, I learned quite a bit this past week. Saw some snakes, penguins, various clusters of small children, etc.

One easy way to learn a lot during a week is to attend a conference or workshop of some form or fashion. Surrounding yourself with people eager to share their knowledge means that even if you are plugging your ears and humming classic Spice Girls tunes, you still might just learn something.

I feel incredibly sheepish looking back over a week and not seeing that I’ve learned that much. Either I really haven’t, or I’ve neglected to write it down, either way I’m not pleased with myself.

Those who follow me on Twitter may have already seen this photo, but I wanted to share the story behind it.

An interesting part of the hiring process at Lookout is the candidate presentation. The presentation is meant to introduce the individual to the entire company while giving them an opportunity to wax poetic on a topic the person is passionate about.

This past week, despite moving apartments across Berkeley on Wednesday, I managed to learn some interesting things here and there.

I went to the impromptu redis SF meetup yesterday at Epicenter Cafe in SoMA and I figured I’d write up some notes about it after the fact.

Unfortunately I didn’t seem to learn that much this past week.