June 2010
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May 2010
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April 2010
7 posts
“One melancholy thought occurs as my fingers glide and flow over the surface of...”
– Stephen Fry, after a few minutes with an iPad
March 2010
22 posts
WatchStarting to pull up! (and I got a 3GS.)
FIXED IT!!! Accessing Mac OS X Windows Sharing from Windows 7 Windows 7 will not work with Mac OS X Windows file sharing support by default. If you attempt to access a folder shared from Mac OS X, Vista will display a logon error repeatedly. The problem is that Vista, by default, will only use NTLMv2 for authentication, which is not supported by Mac OS X’s Windows Sharing service. The other...
Speed Comparison
Regular typing: 90 WPM
iPhone - Vertical keyboard: 50 WPM
iPhone - Horizontal keyboard: 45 WPM
Handwriting: 40 WPM
Interesting that writing by hand is the slowest of them all. Also interesting that I can type faster on an iPhone now than I could on a regular keyboard in high school.
http://www.shirt-zilla.com/products/who-all-seen-da... →
The internet sensation from a few years ago, now on a T-shirt!
The Brads – Why DRM Doesn’t Work →
“Canada: “Hey! How you doing? That was some Olympics, huh? So, what are you...”
– Twitter / Jason Sweeney
Uh oh.
So I just signed up for my first running event ever. I’ve made it as far as week 4 of the Couch-to-5k program. Now I have six weeks to figure out how to run six miles. Wish me luck, and let me know if you’re running!
February 2010
8 posts
“You could have replaced ‘javascript’ with ‘bananas’ and...”
– Evan
“Hank asked if that speed skater who went into the wrong lane went into the...”
– Moltz
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Google Voice Transcription Fun
I’ve left a few Google Voice messages for people recently, with varying levels of hilarity when it comes to the automated translation. According to Google, it’s “not perfect yet.” Here’s my transcription of a voicemail I left for Evan this morning: Evan, Chad. Bagel. Coupon. Ok, that was four slow words for the google voice translate thing. i imagine they probably...
May 2009
2 posts
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Yard Day 1: Not much to see yet.
I began the much-anticipated yard renovation in earnest today, although the work had really started two weeks ago. Beginning the day before Earth Day, I applied a total of about two and a half coats of Roundup to the yard. Roundup is a glyphosate herbicide, which is ‘non-selective’—meaning it’s napalm for plants. Here’s what my yard looked like after the damage was done: ...
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The times, they are a-changin'
Soon, this will be an all-too-common sight. We’re in the process of getting the nursery ready, and part of that involves washing EVERYTHING. Katie’s kicking butt at laundry so far!
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Egypt: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.
GENEVA - The World Health Organization announced Thursday it will would stop using the term “swine flu” to avoid confusion over the danger posed by pigs. The policy shift came a day after Egypt began slaughtering thousands of pigs in a misguided effort to prevent swine flu. AP article P.S. I felt weird tagging this “lol,” but I didn’t exactly know what else to do.
April 2009
8 posts
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The Origin of Swine Flu
I originally got this in an email from Gerardo, but I’m morally opposed to forwards—and besides, that’s exactly what blogs are for! [source unknown]
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courtesy of xkcd
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No Turning Back Now
It’s go time. This is about what the yard looked like when we moved into the house a little over a year ago. occasional patches of St. Augustine grass scattered amongst large patches of thick, dead thatch. Weeds everywhere. Occasional dirt patches. More dead grass. And more weeds. Most of it looked like this: I tried to do what watering I could that first summer, but...
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YES! thank u. as a fellow writer who doesn’t really write, i notice that kind of thing. i also notice that he’s unintentionally (it seems) grammatically incorrect and it bugs me. Anonymous commenter on a blog I won’t call out by name
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A Wolf Loves Pork
Absolutely amazing kind-of-stop-motion video. Definitely worth your four minutes. A Wolf Loves Pork, courtesy of Laughing Squid
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For many people, even if Apple’s prices are high, they’re preferable to a typical Vista-based PC for reasons similar to why it’s better to live in overly taxed Europe than under-taxed Africa. MikeRT, Slashdot
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Mandy's son Peyton
We visited a bunch of old high school friends over Easter break, and we got to meet Mandy’s 2-month-old son, Peyton. There’s a gallery of his photos here.
March 2009
4 posts
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Too cool not to share
We got back from DC almost a week ago, but I’m just now getting around to culling through my 500 or so pictures. I’ll have a full gallery and whatnot up in a few days, but I stumbled across one I had to share. I wasn’t blown away when I took this picture, but when I got back to the computer, the expression and angle on the lead soldier’s face just seemed to fall into place....