08onRandom Geekery

Note: 2010-08-31

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-31 Tue 06:51

The sound of rain on the street soothes me. Then I realize I leave in 5 minutes and I don’t know where my umbrella is.

Twitter: 2010-08-31 Tue 07:13

On the bright side, now it’s ok that I forgot to water the flowers.

Note: 2010-08-30

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-30 Mon 15:12

Free spyware checker! Click to continue - RT @benjaminws: Interstitial ads are fucking dumb. - Please take our survey!

Twitter: 2010-08-30 Mon 15:18

I have a feeling this headache won’t go away on its own.

Note: 2010-08-28

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-28 Sat 16:42

UN Sec Gen calls Pakistan flood worst disaster he’s ever seen. Please donate to help UNICEF save children. http://www.unicefusa.org/pakistan

Note: 2010-08-27

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-27 Fri 09:25

TTrue, but some of us like reinventing wheels. RT @dukeleto: PROTIP: If you are writing your own web forum code, you are doing it wrong.

Twitter: 2010-08-27 Fri 10:18

Reading Parrot Developer’s Guide: PIR on Scribd http://scr.bi/cSd9pa #readcast

Twitter: 2010-08-27 Fri 11:53

Really? Oy. MS co-founder Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, Facebook, more tech giants over patents http://seati.ms/b6cVt8 via @seattletimes

Note: 2010-08-26

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-26 Thu 07:43

At Lucy’s Corner they can tell when you walk in hungry. Came for coffee, leaving with coffee & breakfast sandwich.

Twitter: 2010-08-26 Thu 10:25

With judicious use of :split, :vsplit, and tabs, I think I could create a Nethack map in #vim. Awesome.

Note: 2010-08-25

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-25 Wed 08:43

Text: I have just created a new group called Perl. - http://miio.com/_cjdnkm

Twitter: 2010-08-25 Wed 09:41

Reinventing solid established libraries is kind of fun, even if it is an exercise in futility.

Twitter: 2010-08-25 Wed 14:54

Had to happen eventually: working on some old #perl code wishing I had given/when.

Twitter: 2010-08-25 Wed 14:58

WA Primary turnout broke a record. A narrowly defined record, but still - http://bit.ly/cL0SZ9 via @KING5Seattle, @pnwlocalnews #WAelex

Note: 2010-08-24

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-24 Tue 08:50

Poking at #perl Mason for work. It’s been a while. Seems quaint nowadays, but still effective.

Twitter: 2010-08-24 Tue 12:50

Heard via @tsukikage85 that Kon Satoshi (director of Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Millenium Actress, Perfect Blue) died. Sad now.

Note: 2010-08-23

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-23 Mon 09:46

Trying to figure out why ack isn’t ack-ing right on this particular machine.

Twitter: 2010-08-23 Mon 09:51

O’Reilly Ebook deal of the day: Algorithms in a Nutshell - $9.99. code DDAN9 http://oreil.ly/cOrv7T - via @lazycoder

Twitter: 2010-08-23 Mon 10:48

Stupid Internet and it’s lack of contextual cues. I can’t tell whether @jamesthigpen is being sarcastic.

Note: 2010-08-21

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-21 Sat 23:06

Saw “Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” - very enjoyable movie, and I loved the cameo appearance by WindowMaker.

Note: 2010-08-20

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Twitter: 2010-08-20 Fri 14:23

Odd moment of synchronicity in which @wilw quoted lyrics from the very album I was listening to.

Twitter: 2010-08-20 Fri 20:28

Nanovor Evolution Game Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqvfhbNeIuY

via @youtube - looks like they’re going for more of an MMO feel.