Being “well-adjusted” is overrated
This is one of the most profound quotes I have ever heard and describes my views perfectly.
Good cop, bad cop
We have already established that waterboarding is not a torture technique, and Karl Rove refuses to testify. What are we waiting for?
iPhone app organization
I just organized all my iPhone apps into a number of categories with a screen for each:
The first page is for utilities and commonly used apps. The second is for games. Third we have apps for finding places (Currently only Yelp and YPMobile.). Fourth is entertainment apps: Pandora, last.fm, Shazam, and YouTube. The fifth page contains social apps. Finally, the ghetto–apps which cannot be deleted but that I can’t imagine using.
First post from the WordPress app!
Diablo 3 announced; PC (and Mac) gamers rejoice!
I cannot possibly convey my excitement over the announcement of Diablo 3. Blizzard has also confirmed this will be released simultaneously for the Mac. If you haven’t already, please do yourself a favor and watch the gameplay video.
Relocate your dock
I had an epiphany today while using my Mac. I have a 13″ Macbook which gives me a widescreen aspect ratio with 1280×800 resolution. I have always had my dock in the default position until I realized something. Between the OSX menu bar, my Firefox titlebar, toolbar, and bookmark toolbar, I have virtually no vertical space to work with. It suddenly occured to me that I should move my dock to the side! I started on the left, but that was too visually distracting. I now have my dock on the right. I have gained about 20% of my vertical space. Who needs 1280 horizontal pixels for browsing? Not me.
What I learned about divorce
Think of what you want… then ask for about 100% more than that. When you go into mandatory mediation, they will try to meet in the middle and hit something you will both agree upon. If you did it right, the middle will be just where you wanted to be. It’s sad but true. You may have to fight for something you don’t think is fair (more than you want) to get what you deserve.
Chainlove.com: A single-item store for cyclists
I stumbled across this site in my del.icio.us feed this morning and had to share it. First of all, if you haven’t checked out Woot, go right now and take a look. Woot offers a single (usually tech-related) item each day at a ridiculous price. Now we have Chainlove.com which does the same thing but for cycling gear! Awesome!
Hypermiling update: Consistent results without hardcore hypermiling
I have continued to monitor my gas mileage and have been consistently seeing around 30mpg without using some of the more extreme hypermiling measures. This has still left me a bit puzzled. I have two possible conclusions—one or both of which must be correct based on my results:
Pricing us out of our lifestyle
This is not a popular opinion, but I hope this leads to a fundamental change in our collective lifestyle here in the United States. This pipe dream we’ve been living subsidized by the future had to end sometime.
Curious about Django
One of my Twitter friends has made me curious about the Django web application framework. This basically sits on top of Python to make it easier to develop applications for the web. I decided to check into it myself. The first thing I have learned is that the documentation available for free is really amazing. I’m going through the free book right now, and learning tons along the way. I actually have an Associate’s Degree in programming, but, honestly, I don’t know any language well. I do have the basic concepts of programming down for the most part. I have been able to follow along with very little trouble. The comment system that is built into the book in which there is comment space for each paragraph is elegant and functional. It’s a major asset in a tight spot.