February 2010
3 posts
Polishing off the last of the Big Costco Sierra Nevada Purchase of 2009.
http://yfrog.com/35v0isj Dinner. That’s right, spinach bites, crescent rolls, fried egg and Sierra Nevada.
Great. Mail delivery has been suspended until further notice in an area not far from where I ride my bike due to a lose pitbull.
January 2010
3 posts
Resist the urge to punish everyone for one... →
In the moment, you’re angry, and focusing only on that one awful person that did you wrong. Your thinking is clouded. You start thinking everyone is awful, and see the world as against you. This is…
How To Calculate A Return On Investment →
iPad? iMeh
November 2009
4 posts
Sitting in a UX lab watching users use our product. So far so good, getting great feedback and data on how people interact w/ our videos.
Yikes! Ended up bringing both my rsync’ed hard drives, now I’m screwed if I lose my bags.
Bloody hell, someone tagged my fence!
Managing Software Engineers →
On office aesthetics: Programmers don’t have the same need for wood-paneled expensive plushness that, say, corporate lawyers or investment bankers might. However, the office has to be aesthetically…
October 2009
16 posts
McDonald's Closes Shop in Iceland →
Come to think of it, I never once saw a McDonalds in Reykjavík.
Daring Fireball: Pound the Quality →
“If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table.”
Feed Store :: My Other Shirt Is In a Shitty... →
I wonder if I could get away w/ this shirt at work?
Sierra Nevada on tap, valdelainos on the wine list and a scantron menu — Smoke just made the top of the list of my fav places in Dallas
My ear plugs came with practice holes http://yfrog.com/5nze8j
Mysterious Mushrooms - a set on Flickr →
Need help identifying these mushrooms and potential ways to keep them under control. If disturbed they disintegrate into a fine brown powder not unlike smoke.
If I were to buy wine by the label, I’d be all over today’s woot wine. Boss Monster: http://wine.woot.com/
Working from home wearing moccasins lined with icelandic wool to keep my feet warm.
I totally should have played hookie and jumped today. Instead, I’m changing the world one video at a time
September 2009
60 posts
Adobe UI Gripes →
Kind of like Fail Blog, but for Adobe Products.
Costco - $799.99 after $200 OFF Shelf Reliance... →
I’m really having a hard time resisting this. 4,700 servings, 20 year shelf life and a wheat grinder?! Can YOU think of a better way of spending $800?
YouTube - iPhone bug →
Can’t figure this one out and Apple is mum re: causes. Hoping to spread the word and get some attention to the problem.
Despite the stick already in mouth, Oscar brings a ball on command http://yfrog.com/131b8j
Put down the compiler until you learn why they're... →
Existing customers bought in spite of barriers to sale, so they’re no help in identifying the barriers. Listen to them to increase your product’s value, but listening to them to increase sales is…
WTF Apple?! I can’t get a video to load via MobileSafari, but can programmatically in my custom app.
Where the Wild Things Were (my backyard) - a set... →
It’s crazy, but I think the Ford Transit Connect makes a strong contender for my next vehicle.
The Duct Tape Programmer - Joel on Software →
Shipping is a feature. A really important feature. Your product must have it.
Got challenged to a race to the end of the block by some neighborhood kids on my ride home today. I’m 2 for 2 in this series this season.
Of course you raised prices, DART. $1.75 per ride — I hope it’s 14% better now.
Mwahaha. Early for jury duty and snagged the Herman Miller Equa in the back among a sea of folding chairs
TEDxSMU saved me $100, what to do w/ it? Deadline for responses: 10/10/2009
Just discovered the brilliance of Image Capture — a replacement for the HP scan software and a remote trigger for my D90 all in one!
monome →
Kind of like a poor man’s Tenori-On
Core77 / industrial design magazine + resource /... →
Can’t stop control+space’ing. I can’t live without Quicksilver.
meh. Problem solved w/ B56a7. Can Betas really have alphas? WTF?!
At Pollo Campero — can’t say I’m impressed
