Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 09:39

Lazy Sunday. And by “Lazy Sunday” I mean only two major projects.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 09:52

Someone praising Emacs scriptability in one breath and complaining about pinky strain the next needs to listen to their first breath again.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 10:54

That moment where you realize you had all of your messaging apps turned off. A lazier Sunday than I’d intended.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 11:13

Pondered blog post about org mode stuff learned while writing blog post on image organizing for a Web image gallery.

D I S T R A C T I O N

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 12:44

Org Mode can evaluate code blocks and insert the results of evaluation into the document. But maybe don’t insert 23,000 lines into your doc.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 13:58

Some falafel before we go downtown.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 15:12

Reminded how much weekday Seattle stuff is closed on Sunday.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 15:22

I’ll say one thing about the #PAX crowd: I feel hella fit in comparison.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 16:17

Pleased to learn that @genehack occupies space and time same as any sentient humanoid.

Twitter: 2014-08-31 Sun 17:49

post-downtown decompression time still needed. Powering down.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 01:16

I call this piece “hey buddy it’s after 1am. why you up so late?” http://t.co/nDyaZDpb5z

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 08:37

Seven hours of sleep. Hot diggity!

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 10:23

At last! Damp, cool, and cloudy - a proper Northwest summer day.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 12:58

Visiting a friend and a cat.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 13:16

At Urban Animal, where veterinary euphemisms abound.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 13:44

Things you find at a photobooth sometimes encourage you to make a story. Something Lovecraftian.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 14:47

At Remedy Tea where there are also beverages for people unaccustomed to tea.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 20:11

Playing more with sketchbook pro.

Twitter: 2014-08-30 Sat 23:19

I’m glad you folks are having fun, but I gotta say I’m really digging my continued “never go to #PAX” streak. Next on Netflix: Haven S02E07!

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 00:01

Why is this code so familiar? It’s been bugging me all day. Oh that’s right. I wrote it. Two days ago.

Must be time for sleep.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 00:24

[this tweet has been redacted in the name of basic decency and possible legal repercussions]

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 06:13

Finished 1st cup of coffee. Expecting to be awake around 7. Leave a message at the bleep.

Bleep.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 07:24

On Labor Day weekend we celebrate summer’s end by discarding the cheap fans we bought at the last minute in June.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 07:46

Been working 20 minutes and already I need to go for a walk. Stupid code.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 13:26

Suddenly - frayed cable on my two year old Air! Obviously the only solution is a new computer.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 13:46

I - what? My tweet got flattred? But - what?

I’m confused.

https://twitter.com/brianwisti/status/503987766032494592

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 13:50

Oh I know what flattr is, @munin. I was confused because I didn’t know people could do that to a tweet.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 15:40

Bumbershoot and PAX means that my downtown time will be brief and narrowly targeted this weekend.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 17:47

Got new cable for the Air. The wrong one, of course. I just wanted to escape & didn’t see I’d grabbed 1st gen mag cable.

Oops. Tomorrow.

Twitter: 2014-08-29 Fri 21:07

Two days downloading World of Warcraft because cheap router.

Two hours playing it.

Bored now.

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 07:39

Some helpful person made a list of where I want to buy my games from. Thanks! Via @TimOfLegend

http://mrdappersden.tumblr.com/image/95942292047

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 07:55

Ah, one sketch and everything comes flooding back to me.

Including the terminal dissatisfaction with my work.

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 09:04

Productivity interrupted by eye boogers.

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 18:53

We finally got clouds today. Hoping we get rain tomorrow.

https://flic.kr/p/oF4Mmq

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 20:10

Pyonkee (Scratch on iPad) - including creating/editing projects -

http://news.squeak.org/2014/08/28/pyonkee-scratch-on-ipad

via @feedly

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 20:21

Need to wash the dishes so I can shave. It’s been a few days.

I am classy.

Twitter: 2014-08-28 Thu 22:05

I have been enjoying Haven. It has the feel of O’Grady: CSI.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 05:01

Opting for cold, carbonated caffeine this morning.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 05:42

Okay, the bit where Emacs Org-mode can evaluate your code blocks. That’s neat.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 06:01

The fountain isn’t just pretty. It helps mask noise from traffic on the streets and nearby freeway. Clever.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 06:07

“@omgubuntu: The very first game I ever played on Linux was ‘Tux Racer’

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux_Racer

. Do you remember yours?” tetris-bsd.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 07:40

“@Nerd_Ferguson: Look at Fox News being all Fox Newsy. ” ow my brain. Tag that pic #NSFW because now I can’t think.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 10:33

Time for another thrilling round of So You Think You Can Park Downtown.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 10:52

Smooth drive. Found a spot right away. But he put his card in the meter backwards. That will cost him with the show judges.

He gets a six.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 12:51

What’s this I hear about Dropbox increasing storage space? Cool. No, I’m still good with BTSync - thanks.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 14:50

I had the exceedingly good fortune to discover that, after a certain point, Twitters “tailored for you” email notifications have issues.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 14:51

I clicked that 3 times wondering where the @SwiftOnSecurity lesson was. RT @tedder42:

https://twitter.com/tedder42/status/504746939515039744/photo/1

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 16:18

Lady muttering profanities into her cell phone at the library reminds me I did bring my earbuds today.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 16:25

Recharging things and trying desperately not to take over the entire library table with cords.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 16:30

Flowers pretty. Like flowers. Not for eating.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 16:57

Seconded. Or anyone else for that matter. RT @olleolleolle: Do not make death threats to Open Source maintainers.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 17:30

I chose education. RT @HeavenOfBooks: “If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library” - Frank Zappa.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 17:56

sigh

No, Brian. You can initialize a Ruby Hash with a default value. Not a Python dictionary.

At least not that way.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 23:32

dunno. Playing with Sketchbook Pro on a Kindle.

Twitter: 2014-08-27 Wed 23:52

I’m totally a social justice rogue.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 06:36

I get suspicious when my tests pass.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 07:05

It warms my heart to see runners stop for a smoke break.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 08:45

Knitting my own shoes? No thanks, but I’ll cheer you on.

http://wendyknits.net/2014/08/20/yes-knitted-shoes/

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 10:59

Writing code and watching “Cosmos,” as one does.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 11:09

I probably could have worked out my budget a bit better, but bills are paid and those Chili Cheese Fritos made a fine lunch.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 12:47

Crap. I just gave somebody advice I should be following myself.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 13:54

To fix the bug: study your target. Read the documentation. Write tests. Scrutinize.

This way when you chop your foot off, it’s a clean cut.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 13:58

I want to go outside.

Do I want to go outside enough to wear pants, though?

I need a kilt.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 17:23

Boring into Windows so I can print some things.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 17:41

But first maybe a few minutes with my Windows Steam library.

Twitter: 2014-08-26 Tue 21:11

Three hours of Torchlight 2 because sometimes I need to not be writing code.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 05:11

Oh good. I was awake for a whole hour before getting cranky.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 06:24

Had fun with Flask and Django over the weekend. Reminding myself that the weekend is done.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 08:00

Never underestimate the value of unfiltered, undirected profanity as a software development tool.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 08:09

I need to work on my productivity, because 15 minutes before a marathon meeting is not the ideal time for peak performance.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 11:41

Coding by copypasta. All hail.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 12:30

YOU ARE IN A LEGACY CODEBASE

RUN TESTS YOU HAVE NO TESTS

READ SPEC YOU HAVE NO SPEC

WRITE FIX YOU ARE EATEN BY AN ELDER CODE HACK.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 14:11

LEGACY CODEBASE seems to have struck a nerve.

That’s close enough to productivity for me. I’m calling this day a win.

Twitter: 2014-08-25 Mon 21:37

Isn’t summer over yet? All of my clothes assume 50-60F weather.

I haven’t been wearing them.

The neighbors are feeling awkward.

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 08:50

Early morning domesticity out of the way. It is no longer a violation of food safety standards to make food in the kitchen.

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 09:14

Soaking cashews for dinner.

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 12:10

I am uncomfortable around this bear.

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 14:31

I’ve been writing too many supports scripts for my Rails app in Perl. It’s ridiculous.

I’ll write this one in Python.

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 16:51

Not too bad.

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 21:17

Whatever shortcomings I may perceive on my internal rating scale, dinner was good and the dishes are clean.

\o/

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 23:04

Huh. He seems like a nice guy, give or take. #TheStrain

Twitter: 2014-08-24 Sun 23:44

I think I just triggered a stack overflow in my brain. I didn’t even know I had a stack. Do I have a heap too?

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 08:33

Confused and disoriented, because I got eight hours of sleep last night.

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 09:45

Patent troll IV lays off 19% partly because Big Tech companies not cooperative. Well.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/20/technology/intellectual-ventures-layoffs/index.html

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 13:14

Guy on a bike complaining about pedestrians in his way on the sidewalk might have better luck in the bike lane ten feet to his left.

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 13:43

Pondering what to do with unexpected free time. Perl blog project? Django learning project? Knitting? Drawing?

Now I need a nap.

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 13:54

There’s that old Russian lady to hate on me. She hates Finlanders.

I multiply that * 1000 to almost understand what racism feels like.

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 14:29

Ice cream and walking done. Now I can write code.

Twitter: 2014-08-23 Sat 18:27

Disappointed in the Google results for “Python curry.” Not a single recipe on the first page.

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 05:12

Consuming caffeine and pondering my day.

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 06:13

Finally played with Django’s built-in migration system. Quite nice.

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 07:35

vagrant destroy && vagrant up

Hello, Friday.

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 07:57

Reminder to cancel your @gofundme account if you have one.

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 09:31

Been a while. Let’s see if I can remember the “I am harmless and cooperative” form for #HandsUpFriday

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 11:21

via my mom on Facebook. Slightly surprised to see #HandsUpDontShoot art from Mary Engelbreit

http://www.maryengelbreit.com/store/In-The-USA-Fine-Print.html

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 13:28

Delivered food for @MarysPlaceWA, as one does.

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 13:33

ice cream is a valid lunch choice.

https://flic.kr/p/oRHhT2

Twitter: 2014-08-22 Fri 14:34

Hanging out at Motore for a bit, drinking coffee and writing code.