Ren, Baby Kai, and Koci are all in the CNN piece on Lytro!

• I'm going to start the work week off with 4 hours of sleep. Not happy about that. #
• Saturday afternoon on the 280 http://instagr.am/p/GEm8i/ #
• Overpasses http://instagr.am/p/GEnXk/ #
• @dane Dropbox over Truecrypt? ;) #
• I am so glad I have a 12-core Mac Pro. These renders are taking 6-8 minutes—I hate to think what it would be like on a MacBook Pro… #
• WOW. "Dropbox confirms security glitch–no password required" http://ow.ly/5moVs #
• @metaldesigner After Effects, Premiere Pro and Compressor. #
• I know, it's way over-processed. I like it, anyway! http://instagr.am/p/GGjLr/ #
• Cute little scooter http://instagr.am/p/GGjop/ #
• Testing SpiderOak (client-side encrypt) as a replacement for DropBox. Thanks, @dane! http://ech.cc/newspideroak (get +1 GB free via link) #
• Holy great deal—1Password, TextExpander, WriteRoom (and more) for $49.95 (non-referral link) http://ow.ly/5mxfB #
• California residents: support bill AB 376 for the ban of shark fins! http://conta.cc/jJFu5C #
• Appe releases Final Cut Pro X for $300. Compressor 4 and Motion are each, $50. http://ow.ly/5mSVa #
• Solstice http://instagr.am/p/GKOU0/ #
• Quick flash of attitude http://instagr.am/p/GKOzX/ #
• @tjhanley … and, some sleep!! #
• @johnolilly @adamnash @schrep Thank you, guys! Excited to be at @lytro pushing photography forward. :) #
• Final render of the week, I hope. NEED… SLEEP… #
• @adamnash I suppose there might be a market for light field photos of giant OCD beagles… #
• @adamnash Let's see… 120 lbs of beagle = 6 beagles, right? #
• @alissaeverett Safe travels back, Alissa. Hope to catch up soon! #
• @alissaeverett French Polynesia in late July, and whale shark aggregation in mid-August. Light on the dive travel these days… #
• @tomiogeron Hey, Tomio. Didn't know you wrote the Lytro article! I've been at Lytro since September. #
• Lytro is trending on Twitter! https://twitter.com/#!/search/Lytro #
• @Lytro launch party!! #lytroparty @ Project One http://instagr.am/p/GNuDK/ #
• Really useful release notes for Final Cut X. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4589 #
• @johnolilly I think there is another version of the quote that is better… ;) #
• Lytro on CNN (was live, this morning) http://ow.ly/5p0S5 #
• Argh. I am totally disk-bound on my quad-core iMac at work. I almost cannot work with spinny disks, anymore. #
• FCP X would prob be perfect for me, but not for pro editors. Comments on Pogue say it all. http://ow.ly/1u2Uiy #
• RT @adamnash: Telling the story of @johnolilly http://t.co/gjQbMw6 #
• @johnolilly I would love to be interviewed by a "Kermit" one day. #
• I took the night off and watched 30 Rock. No work email for the night, and no personal email all day! Bedtime at midnight!! #
• Lytro on CNET live, now! http://ow.ly/5pLKJ #
• Baby Kai mentioned by name (and photo) on CNet! #
• We've posted a few Living Pictures from the @lytro launch party #lytroparty http://ow.ly/5pYpH #
• I am a cranky old man as I stare at kids with straight-billed baseball caps. #
• CPUs and memory tray from Mac Pro http://instagr.am/p/GVcYL/ #
• Pam's incredulity is matched only by my delight. @ AMC Loews Metreon 16 http://instagr.am/p/GVclv/ #
• @johnolilly Super 8 in IMAX. Don't know much about it, but it got good reviews! #
• Fuji FinePix X100 firmware updated to Ver 1.10. They are listening to users. http://ow.ly/5qrL6 #
• Frank discussion of FCP X by two production folks. http://ow.ly/5qrUq #
• Mac OS 10.6.8 fixed the multi-monitor static issue on my Mac Pro. #
• Wow. Totally missed this one. Instapaper server seized by FBI http://ow.ly/5qNxY and then returned http://ow.ly/5qNy7 #
• A guy came up to me (and Pam) today and said, "Lose the bitch—make the switch!" Not a great #sfpride moment. #
• Incredible first contact video from 1976 (Papua New Guinea). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLvdm1JXsg #

Hello, friends. Lytro is proud to have launched out of stealth mode last night! We are a light field camera company who will change the nature of photography and imaging. Light field cameras capture the entire light field, and not just a single 2-dimensional projection (which is what traditional cameras capture).

Here’s a sample living picture taken by my friend, Jason Bradley:

I’m excited that I can finally talk about what I’ve been doing for the last 9 months!

• Terrible terrible morning traffic. #
• Looking for a woman who loves cats? http://ow.ly/5h3Gz #
• There was a big spike in viewership of my oceanic white tip shark pics yesterday (from Google). Wonder why… http://ow.ly/5h8Yd #
• Confused by TimeFugit. App seems cool, but they want you to buy a 20€ converter box. 3rd party intervalometer is cheaper. http://ow.ly/5hJWK #
• Wow. IE is doing everything in its power to prevent me from installing Chrome (on a new Windows install). #
• The old printing press is gone @ Square SF http://instagr.am/p/Fv-Hc/ #
• Stopping work early means quitting at 11pm, these days. Need… boundaries… #
• Awesome. Only 81 hours and 34 minutes before Final Cut Studio finishes installing! http://ow.ly/i/d3qk #
• Don't use cheap UV filters on your nice camera lenses! http://ow.ly/5jXIy #
• @tpphotography I am in ocean environments often and use filters to protect the front elements from salt water. #
• Little drips cause big slips http://instagr.am/p/F3MPo/ #
• Finally! California stops delivering phone books automatically. http://ow.ly/5jZM4 #
• Whoah. (Video: "sky diving elite") http://ow.ly/5jZXp #
• Anyone want to eat a shit burger from Japan? http://ow.ly/5k03K #
• LAX http://instagr.am/p/F6HNd/ #
• Hardly Working: Start-up Guys #
• @tjhanley ruh roh. #
• Nyan Cat now has Nyan Cat progress indicator! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4 #
• Trapped inside during an incredibly-beautiful day in SF. #

One of my friends wrote to me this morning to let me know that the screaming turtle has gone big time, showing up on Apple’s support website:

I wonder if I know the Apple employee who made the screenshot. To see it on Apple.com, go to “Copying personal photos and videos from iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your computer” and click on “Mac: Transferring personal photos and video from your device to your Mac”.

Apple, send me a free iPad! ;)

• A steady stream of drunkards head to the stadium. As usual, Giants fans ruin train commute. #
• FedEx now allows you to schedule package pickups online (and reroute to local FedEx centers). Useful! #
• @zonk3r hah! true. #
• Choosing a new PlayStation Network password (for the PS3 I never use). Shall I assume they will store my password in plain text? (probably) #
• @asadotzler Thanks for helping. I'm trying to get off of the Firefox beta channel for updates. All my machines try to auto-update to 5beta. #
• I want a theater like this in San Francisco. http://cf.drafthouse.com/she_t….._out2.html #
• Vincent Laforet posts full frame video grab from Red Epic M. Impressive!… #
• Having and Enter so close to each other is really dangerous! #
• @asadotzler Thanks. I'll give it a try.. but I'm already running 4.01 (which asks me to update to 5.0b). #
• Daniel Brown, @polpich and I are featured on @bagchk's "Documenting the Life Aquatic." http://ow.ly/5ecXU #
• Pleased that Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 is using all of my CPU out of the box http://ow.ly/i/cJ4i #
• I am bringing a 3.4Ghz Quad Core i7 iMac to its knees. I am no longer tolerant of spinny system disks! #
• From blue skies into dark summer San Francisco http://instagr.am/p/Fdqi5/ #
• Congrats to @koci, who was featured in NY Times Lens for his iPhone / Instagram work! http://ow.ly/5eyZu #
• Giving Singular Software's Presto a trial run. It automatically creates presentation videos. http://ow.ly/5ezpj #
• Chinese GM Cows Make Human Breast Milk http://ow.ly/5eAzX #
• @djjackmelo Happy to entertain questions, but I rarely use Twitter for give out pointers… #
• Morning kick http://instagr.am/p/FfUXg/ #
• Well, it only took 14 years… http://instagr.am/p/Ff_nO/ #
• Tin camera @ San Francisco International Airport (SFO) http://instagr.am/p/FgTsR/ #
• @dane Congrats on the fiber pilot! Can't wait to be on Sonic fiber—but SF is broken: dig up streets constantly and don't lay infrastructure. #
• @thondeboer the Thon Bear? I hear you can scare them off with stop & go traffic. #
• @sterlingz I'm still on the trial version, but I do anticipate upgrading from CS5 at some point. #
• I was excited that my flight to LAX went so smoothly, but I've now been waiting 4 hours for Pam's flight to arrive. No longer excited. #
• @Kirasw 'tis ok. As you know, I can work anywhere. ;) #
• bike lanes, by casey neistat http://ow.ly/5fnIH #
• Mid-June rain in LA?! #
• Jacarandas in bloom all over LA. Beautiful! #
• Crazy guy vs Michael Jackson dance battle @ Chinese Theater http://instagr.am/p/FkPy3/ #
• Just saw 7 green parrots in LA. Love that they escaped and established breeding population! #
• I think she wants one http://instagr.am/p/FnUT5/ #
• Sunday at the mall http://instagr.am/p/FolIi/ #
• Jacarandas in LA http://instagr.am/p/FolVu/ #
• @johnolilly Read up about head parking issues with WD Green in NAS. WD Black might be a better option. (I use WD Black and Green these days) #
• @johnolilly Lightroom, definitely. Aperture also good, but locks your data into program (export sucks). #
• @miko_lee Were you out in the Bahamas with JASA for sharks? #
• @miko_lee I had Dr. Hammerschlag on one of my Bahamas shark trips. It was his first trip out there! #

• El Internet http://ow.ly/55JJR #
• Great hike today! Now, I can't breathe. Pollen vs Allegra. Pollen won. #
• FS: Canon PowerShot S95 digital camera w/box, extra battery and 4GB Kingston SD card. $350 http://ow.ly/563zH #
• Checking out Pogoplug's personal cloud software (free version) http://ow.ly/56etm #
• 1 spot left on August 10-14 whale shark aggregation trip to Isla Mujeres! http://ow.ly/56hbB #
• 1-2 spots left for epic Wetpixel Indonesia underwater photography expedition this Oct/Nov 2011 http://ow.ly/56hcm #
• @koci I have a question: what's with the hat fetish? ;) #
• @foh9tweets Are you packing for a year? #
• Jedi A-Holes Strike Back http://ow.ly/57n1D #
• House sitting for musicians http://instagr.am/p/FB8zJ/ #
• Baby Kai crawls. http://instagr.am/p/FB88H/ #
• Hey sterling. Lens sold yesterday! #
• Only in Santa Cruz… http://instagr.am/p/FC7Ea/ #
• Ladybug den http://instagr.am/p/FC7J1/ #
• Summer evening… @ Downtown Mountain View http://instagr.am/p/FDaoI/ #
• Not your typical California sky! http://instagr.am/p/FDchk/ #
• On a Mac, I DO NOT recommend hitting ?-a followed by ?-Down Arrow. Danger! #
• Buy, rip, store. Wish I could buy lossless without a physical shipment! http://instagr.am/p/FE1P7/ #
• The modern home for a CRT http://instagr.am/p/FE156/ #
• How do I get off of the Firefox beta update track? It's asking me to upgrade to v5b EVERY DAY on every machine. It's extremely annoying. #
• Old technology in the USA @ Mountain View Caltrain Station http://instagr.am/p/FE_M4/ #
• Daily train ride… http://instagr.am/p/FGPfd/ #
• Railwork @ San Francisco Caltrain Station http://instagr.am/p/FGQc5/ #
• Terminus @ San Francisco Caltrain Station http://instagr.am/p/FGRJa/ #
• Sony hacked again. "Sony stored over 1,000,000 passwords in plaintext … this is disgraceful and insecure." http://ow.ly/5978X #
• RT @noodletron: Use Hipstamatic? Go get the new Nike film pak. It's free now (requires Hipstaccount creation). #
• @dhiin Thank you! #
• Lunch break in SF @ Latte Express – 5th St. http://instagr.am/p/FIlDi/ #
• Just had an overwhelming moment while listening to the opening of Haydn String Quartet Op 20 No 2. Highly recommended. #
• @lfstewart your pickles are better than the pickles are at 25 Lusk! #
• Me: "Pam, what day did we get married?" (a test). Pam: "… Friday?" #
• @ManuKumar for photographers, +1 means that you can't focus further than 1 meter. :) #
• 70s tea @ 25 Lusk http://instagr.am/p/FJ4pI/ #
• @koci I use the Sandisk FW800 CF reader. Never failed me. #
• I sense a pattern… http://instagr.am/p/FM4-L/ #
• Yao Ming says no to shark fin soup! http://instagr.am/p/FM5HD/ #
• @sdulai @koci That can apply to all electronics… #
• Wicked Witch of the Metreon http://instagr.am/p/FOaNi/ #

I’m getting excited about the upcoming Wetpixel Whale Shark Aggregation trip! This photo was taken during last year’s aggregation and shows off the size difference between man and the biggest fish in the ocean.

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