Bruce Lewis

Bruce signed up for FriendFeed in December, 2007.
Final day of the Selma-Montgomery march - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
Six small planes carried marchers from Saint Louis for the final day of the Selma-Montgomery march. My parents rode on separate planes in case one of them crashed. My mother was pregnant with my older sister at the time. The plane was the scariest part of the experience. The second scariest was hate stares from onlookers, though the marchers were flanked by national guard. During the march my parents got separated. Toward the end of the day they were independently invited by local Black people to the same dinner at a church, where they found each other again. The fried chicken was excellent. - Bruce Lewis
This was 50 years ago today. - Bruce Lewis
The Benefits of a Lunch Hour Walk - NYTimes.com - http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015...
I find it interesting how the researchers used smartphones to make a mood study more tenable. - Bruce Lewis
There's this show on TV called "blackish" where the middle-school son in an American black family has no clue that racism is a current issue and not just historical. Is there really any place in the U.S. where a black boy could grow up blissfully ignorant of racism? I would like to believe there's such a place but I don't.
In a wealthy neighborhood in CA, maybe, especially if the parents work hard to pretend it doesn't exist. - Starmama
Good morning, FriendFeed.
Mr. Farenheit was not able to cool salt water down to this temperature in 1724. - Bruce Lewis
Trip to San Francisco - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
I finally made the trip to the home office after working for Fitbit over a year. - Bruce Lewis
Beast of a watch! - Mo Kargas
That's the Fitbit Surge. The default "flare" watch face shows activity levels over the current hour, resetting at the top of the hour. - Bruce Lewis
Looks cool. Oh, city is nice too :) - Mo Kargas
xkcd: Undocumented Feature - http://xkcd.com/1305/
What Happens To Our Brains When We Exercise And How It Makes Us Happier | Fast Company | Business + Innovation - http://www.fastcompany.com/3025957...
""Those who had exercised during the preceding month but not on the day of testing generally did better on the memory test than those who had been sedentary, but did not perform nearly as well as those who had worked out that morning."" - Bruce Lewis
Interesting! - Son of Groucho
REI: Fitbit Surge GPS Watch + Heart Rate Monitor - http://www.rei.com/product...
I hear they actually have them in stock now. - Bruce Lewis
Sunset over Fort Point Channel - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
Fitbit Boston has a nice view. - Bruce Lewis
Thinking of San Francisco today - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
On most socnets I've switched to a 2014 profile photo of myself. On FriendFeed I think I'll stick with 2007.
I'm so lazy about updating mine. - Jenny H.
2007 was a good year for Bruces and California Cabernets - Steve C, Team Marina
LOL Steve - Jenny H.
Confirmed. I've only ever had one profile pic. - Bruce Lewis
Jessica and I enjoyed an exhibit at Faneuil Hall that included reproductions and original works created from legos, using only the colors lego bricks come in. It was impressive. - Bruce Lewis
Fitbit Boston hiring sw eng plus Web Content Dev, Senior BI Report Dev https://hire.jobvite.com/Jobvite... #job
I pulled into my driveway having voted, 12 minutes after pulling out of it.
Fitbit Charge, Charge HR & Surge: Welcome to a Whole New World of Fitness - http://blog.fitbit.com/fibit-c...
Hmm. I am intrigued by the Charge HR... - Laura
Do fairies get sick or poisoned?
Yes, but they get well if you believe. http://www.youtube.com/watch... - bentley
Cold iron will do it, I hear. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
If a good fairy does evil they get sick and fade away. - Todd Hoff
Zipline Challenge Course - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
Louis Gray wanted me to take part in a challenge today. Am I doing it right? - Bruce Lewis
Perfect. - Louis Gray
Ok, I give. Someone please invite me to ello. My Gmail is ourdoings
My ello is mostly crickets with 83 people, mostly social librarians. - Back to just Joe
Beautiful Day at Fitbit Boston - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
The weather was great today. I like this new temporary art piece, "Shimmer", that puts colored shadows on the sidewalk. Fitbit's office is in the leftmost building in the picture. Today we had a visitor from the San Francisco office. Per Boston office tradition, he was presented with a lego minifig. Per Fitbit tradition he assembled his own desk. I learned from our visitor that the variety of messages that Fitbit One cheers you on with originated when there was only one color, and couples would get their's switched. Fitbit wanted something more interesting than just displaying a name by itself. - Bruce Lewis
https://twitter.com/louisgr... "Fitbit should come out with a phone. It would unlock after 1,000 steps. You'd have to do another 500 steps for each successive open. #fitbit"
Suppose I want to go on Facebook and search for recent posts from my friends containing, say "watch". Is this even possible? Friendfeed has spoiled me.
I don't think so. As far as I can tell I can't search contents of posts. - rønin
It would be worth spending time on. - Bruce Lewis
Fitbit Boston is looking for a Workplace Coordinator https://hire.jobvite.com/Jobvite... #job
RT @HandknitWebs: Positive energy cycle. (Chalkboard door.) https://twitter.com/Handkni...
RT @fitbit: Big news! Today Fitbit launches on @WindowsPhone 8.1. Check out our post for all the details. http://blog.fitbit.com/fitbit-...
Re: My imaginary YC interview - http://ourdoings.com/ourdoin...
"Thanks. I quietly reopened it to new users after leaving Google, so feel free to try it. I still rely on it for my own photos and have no plans to shut it down." - Bruce Lewis
RT @fitbit: Today we’re officially introducing 2 brand new features to the Fitbit mobile app: MobileRun & enhanced food logging! http://blog.fitbit.com/introdu...
Nature Connects at Missouri Botanical Gardens - http://ourdoings.com/brlewis...
The Climatron, a giant geodesic dome for displaying tropical plants, also became home to Lego sculptures of animals and plants. - Bruce Lewis
Elephants swim at St Louis Zoo - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
I CANNOT BELIEVE FRIENDFEED HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE HOW AWESOME THIS VIDEO I TOOK IS. - Bruce Lewis
LAST CHANCE! - Bruce Lewis
Of interest to Cambridge residents: http://t.co/BTpy7oMG4w
Re: The inexplicable rise of open floor plans in tech companies - thoughts from the red planet - thoughts from the red planet - http://nathanmarz.com/blog...
"When this article came out there were 12 in my open-plan office and it worked fine. Recently I've been seeking quiet by bringing my laptop to an unoccupied part of the office floor. Headcount is 16 now. Your 15-person cutoff matches my experience." - Bruce Lewis
RT @linode: Here's a fortune from this week's Linode lunch! The cookie is wise.... https://twitter.com/linode...