Year: 2009
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Tweetworks Python API
Tweetworks Python API Version 1.0.0b1 of the tweetworks package for Python 2.6 is now available. This package implements the web service API for Tweetworks, a Web 2.0 service that facilitates threaded conversations on top of Twitter. This is definitely a beta, because while I’ve tested everything I can think of, I haven’t tried writing anything…
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iPhone 3GS
Yes, I am an Apple fanboy and preordered the iPhone 3GS, which arrived today. To be silly, I recorded a quick video of Spot’s unboxing from its own point of view. Be forewarned: the sound of packaging being opened might be a little loud, depending on your audio setup. Note on the name: all of…
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Spending Time
Playing with Wolfram I was inspired by a recent tweet by Doc Searls to play with Wolfram|Alpha and get some stats on how old I am. In particular, if you make a query of the form [<month name> <day of month>, <4-digit year> birthday] Wolfram|Alpha (why is there a pipe in the middle of the…
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Super Salad
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I was never into salad growing up, or even in college; it’s a simple side effect of having only been served essentially iceberg lettuce, a few shredded vegetables, and a basic dressing. These days, I go kinda nutty (literally and figuratively) in assembling a salad (credit goes to Connie from UniLu for turning me on…
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Star Trek is Awesome
OMG AWESOME Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek There is no subtext Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek!!! Something resembling a coherent review, and with the Trekkie fanboy slightly restrained, will come tomorrow. For now, sleep.
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Nostromo Keybindings for WoW
Introduction As you may have gathered, I have a… healthy… relationship with everyone’s favorite MMO, World of Warcraft. I forget who originally planted the idea in my head (there’s a good chance it was Lilboo, formerly of the Daring Blades on Kirin Tor), but I decided that I wanted a dedicated game controller that was…
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Going Paperless
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Introduction First, Happy 39th Earth Day! I assume we’ll hear big things next year for the 40th, since we love our decimalist celebrations so. I think 3×13 is a nice number myself, but I guess we like those nice round multiples of ten. Hopefully most people do something environmentally conscious every day, as opposed to…
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My Internet From A to Z
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Introduction At home, I use Safari 3 (the Safari 4 beta is as yet too hideous to behold). At work, I use Google Chrome 2 (yes, the beta). Both browsers feature an autocomplete, although Chrome uses the more advanced “awesomebar” style where history, bookmarks, and web search are merged together. I tend to use this…
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Windows Setup Fail
Sometimes, Windows is so damn special it deserves its own blog post. From my work computer:
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Amish Cinnamon Bread
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Introduction A coworker of mine gave me some live yeast bread starter two weekends ago, and I have proceeded to actually bake it into bread. This is, believe me, quite out of character. I am posting this recipe here (which, as far as I know, is relatively useless without the culture) both for my records…