October 2011
12 posts
Only £3 to have our groceries delivered to our flat? Best money I ever spent.
Oct 27th
Sucks to cut the top of your mouth on a potato chip, because you *know* there’s going to be salt in that wound.
Oct 19th
Congrats via twitter as well. I think I’ve covered my technological bases now “@caitbrinck: Current status: engaged!”
Oct 16th
My Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters http://t.co/amVcURTO
Oct 16th
via @owocki: *clearly* you don’t appreciate how great group dating is in low-earth orbit … it’s safer, less gravity, more fun
Oct 14th
Well made and spooky as hell: Internet Story on Vimeo http://t.co/PASjIesd (via @davidjcarp)
Oct 13th
Protip: don’t code in a folding chair.
Oct 13th
Tip: if you need to delete all of your imported photos off an iPad, use the Image Capture app. You can’t do it from iPad or iTunes.
Oct 10th
Hulu doesn’t work here in England. Thank goodness for “ssh -D” and inexpensive, virtualized servers.
Oct 9th
I had a distaste for  computers in the 90s & Steve Jobs’ genius turned this cynic into a true believer. Thanks Steve for your vision & work
Oct 7th
Protip: Don’t attempt to assemble Ikea furniture with a leatherman.
Oct 7th
I still find myself marveling at the beauty & quality of my  products, even months after purchase. #RIPSteveJobs
Oct 6th
July 2011
2 posts
… and it didn’t so much sync the de-duped contacts with Google contacts, as advertised.
Jul 29th
UK Visas: acquired!
Jul 25th
May 2011
5 posts
I’m pretty damn excited that the iPad version of WIRED is free for all print subscribers. Next up - digital only subscription.
May 27th
Poor Darren … http://t.co/Ot26CEF
May 26th
.@mghaught @TheAmazingRando @ryanstenhouse - Thanks!
May 25th
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine #rapture
May 22nd
Hail on the steps to the dojo4 bunker. Oh, in addition to marble-sized hail, we also have thunder now #boulder http://t.co/OUXmt5a
May 21st
April 2011
9 posts
Mario propaganda: http://t.co/XHzDqVA (via @peterc)
Apr 19th
Holy moly, Piranha was an amazing movie. Incredibly hilarious on so many levels … ok, maybe just one level, but it worked.
Apr 17th
It’s amazing to me how many todos pile up over the course of the week and how long it takes me to dig myself out on Saturdays.
Apr 17th
OH, regarding friendship being more important than jobs : “Bros before Co.s”
Apr 15th
“Hey man you made a rhyme! Yes it is. For I am a rap god, from beyond the moon!”
Apr 14th
In other words, inside desks suck.
Apr 12th
Wait, what? The ‘signature line’ on personal checks isn’t a line - it’s the words ‘Authorized signature’ in tiny font: http://t.co/u8ZOPjb
Apr 8th
Just found out Simply Noise has an iPhone app. Downloaded immediately. Super happy with it.
Apr 7th
How to restore your Dashboard from Time Machine
Lost your dashboard configuration for some reason? Don’t fret, it’s easy to restore using a Time Machine backup. 1. Disable Dashboard: ‘defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES; killall Dock’ 2. Restore /Users/[you]/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dashboard.plist from Time Machine 3. Restart Dashboard: ‘defaults write com.apple.dashboard...
Apr 7th
February 2011
4 posts
OH: there r 10000 people w the same idea, 1000 people thinking they should do it, 100 people actually capable & 10 actually doing” @digidigo
Feb 23rd
RT @danmayer: congrats to @tmm1 on joining the @github team, very cool. I expect that means github will be getting even better, faster, …
Feb 10th
“For Egypt protests, Google has enabled feature to post to Twitter with just a voice connection” http://t.co/mV1sHFT
Feb 1st
Looking through some inherited code & wondering why one would build a fake “table” using DIVs/CSS instead of styling a real table. Ideas?
Feb 1st
January 2011
13 posts
Is Mobile Affecting When We Read? « Read It Later Blog http://instapaper.com/zMbgxsm1a
Jan 31st
So bittersweet. Our team just got 4th place out of 125 quiz teams at Geek Bowl … 1 place away from cash prizes.
Jan 31st
.@danmayer @erinashmiller Huge congrats to both of you! Very happy to hear about your engagement & looking forward to your wedding!
Jan 30th
Jan 28th
Seeing if Tumblr will actually post to Twitter
And if so, how long it takes. Please ignore.
Jan 28th
I wish I could browse by “Album Artist” instead of “Artist” on my iPhone. Looking for pretty much any hip-hop artist fails most epicly.
Jan 25th
Trying out the Twitter app from the Mac store, but I can’t figure out how to shorten URLs. What am I missing?
Jan 23rd
Jan 21st
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Introducing Mr. Don Wrinkles, one of several animal hosts here at “The Farm”, where we are staying. Also on location: chickens, cats, and four dogs.
Jan 10th
Staying at a quiet residence in Miami. Impromptu punk concert started across the canal. I’m so excited, but I suspect the neighbors aren’t.
Jan 10th
Current status: http://yfrog.com/gz98pwij
Jan 9th
Just finished reading “Miracleman” (or “Marvelman” depending on where it’s published). Hard to find but an amazing comic if you can find it.
Jan 2nd
Turtle Power! http://i.imgur.com/xsPrT.jpg
Jan 1st
December 2010
37 posts
The worsening journalistic disgrace at Wired - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com http://instapaper.com/z8h3kwg1t
Dec 30th
WIRED responds to Glenn Greenwald’s accusations re: the Manning chat logs http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/greenwald/
Dec 29th
Great photo of the lunar eclipse early this morning (not my photo) http://i.imgur.com/zeL7S.jpg
Dec 22nd
Leaving for Christmas early on Wednesday morning. Feeling exceedingly overwhelmed with what I need to accomplish between now & then.
Dec 21st
Directions from Colorado Ski resorts to Boulder,...
Getting from Boulder to the mounains is super simple: just take 93-S to 470-S to 70-W. For some weird reason, the return trip is harder. There isn’t a clear sign for Boulder or 470-N, and Google maps gives you some funky routes. Taking US-6 E takes way too long. After some trial and error, I think I’ve settled on the best route. It’s easy, but not clearly marked: *...
Dec 21st