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1 month ago

Cold. But pretty.

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My Panic Beta Sign-Up Short Story
1 month ago
So, Panic are recruiting beta testers for a truck-related product.

But what is that? A “Creative writing space”, right there in the sign up form? It’s too tempting: Here is my Panic Beta Sign-Up Short Story.

The snow was falling and making his beard white, but he didn’t notice as he walked swiftly, almost ran, down the crowded street. “There’s still time,” he thought as he narrowly avoided running into a stressed mom with enough christmas presents in her stroller to obscure the baby. Maybe there is no baby, maybe there never was one. He had no time to ponder such questions.

A gust of wind stole his hat, but he managed to snag it before it hit the ground, and he continued on his way. He only had a couple of minutes left now. The first snow of the season was almost ankle height by now, however the snow was not on his mind at all. He could not consider these things, not now, not with so much at stake.

Finally, he was almost there. From across the street, he saw them take in the sign, but he knew he could make it. And he did.

One minute before closing, he walked into Starbucks and ordered his five-adjective latte.

When he was back outside, he watched the snow.

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2 months ago

My sister gave me this yesterday. Today the whole apartment smells like christmas.

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2 months ago

Chili, meat and cheese fries. I think I just made the world a better place.

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Zen Coding — div#wow>ul.awesome>li*5
2 months ago
Needless to say, the Textmate bundle went straight into my repository. Incredible stuff.

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iPhone Peeve #1: That Damn Volume Slider
3 months ago
So, why do we need that volume slider everywhere?

Does anyone ever use it? I know I don’t. The iPhone has actual physical buttons for controlling the volume. When I take a quick glance at my iPhone to check on the music, I am never interested in what volume I’m playing at. I want to know the progress of the current track, and how many tracks are in the current album/playlist.

That progress bar at the top there? That’s what I want. And the only way to find it is in the detailed view in the iPod app. Why can’t I have it in place of the ubiquitous yet useless volume slider?

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3 months ago
I painted:
- This picture
- I painted it
- On my iPhone
- With Brushes
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People have too much money, or concert tickets are too cheap, or both
3 months ago
Because a lot of people at concerts have a tendency to act like idiots. And most of them get way too drunk. And it only takes a few assholes to ruin much of the experience for many.

But when the band is Porcupine Tree, much is forgotten and forgiven.

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4 months ago
Bach: Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, 1st movement

I’ve watched this video again and again over the last few days. It’s brilliant and captivating. Baroque music seems to work very well for this kind of visualizing, because of all the stuff happening at once.

Also, my grandfather loved this concerto and used to listen to it all the time. This brings me back.

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5 months ago

Halp!

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