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A new Op-Ed from today's NY Times attacks the "locovore" movement--people who want to eat locally so that their food has a smaller "carbon footprint" because it hasn't been trucked across the country.

Sadly, there is no incentive any more to write clean code.  So it was with a special, old-school thrill that I had a "hacker moment" earlier today.

I recently blogged about the imminent release of Froyo, a.k.a. Android OS 2.2, for the Motorola Droid on Verizon.  The rollout has begun, but it will take another week or two for it to reach all phones.  I got sick of waiting, so I downloaded the update myself, and then followed up with the big prize: Flash.  Here's how I did it, followed by my first impressions.

This is a photo taken on my brother in law's iPhone.  I didn't realize I photographed so poorly.

This was taken with the Zombie Survival Guide Detector App.  (Needless to say, I'm jealous that this app exists on the iPhone and not Android.)

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A local Verizon employee told me today that Verizon will start pushing Android OS 2.2 to original Droid phones starting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 3rd.  I asked if there was any way to rush the process and he said no; just wait for it to be pushed to the phone.

I've been eagerly waiting for the official update for some time and it's very exciting that it's finally here!

Photos of Nathan in San Diego last month:

Click on a photo to see the whole gallery.

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