Girl on wire
Photo credit: AP Photo/Kevin Frayer. This is a fantastic image. Not that I'd expect anything less from The Big Picture.
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Random 60: What time do you wake up?
[viddler id-e0f2f376 h-280 w-420] Random 60: What time do you wake up? I wake up every morning around 6:45a. I love it. Back in 2006 I was getting up at 7. As…
May I help you?
You know all of the jokes that I'm thinking about right now. So I don't need to type them.
What a Jackass!
This guy deserved two photos.
Your community is in the room
My friend Gary has been quoted as saying "Community starts with one". In other words, a community can begin with just one person besides yourself. If you are building an online community…
A LessConf wrap up post by @Yardboy
Another nice post about LessConf, this time by @Yardboy, and he gives his general thoughts about each presentation and the conference as a whole. Here is what he wrote about Yours Truly:…
Day three: Life.
Continued from Day two: The shell. The warmth of the egg startled him at first. He never expected, in this cold, for the egg to be as warm as it was. Putting…
Going into the banana business
Just kidding. These are moving boxes. I got ya though didn't I?
How to find the message count for a search result in Gmail
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Like I've said before, I've been on Twitter since November 2006 and I wanted to know the total number of followers my account has ever had. Even though I've…
Lunch: Eggs in a basket
Belatedly inspired by Jeff Johns, I decided to reward myself after a decent 5K jog this afternoon with some eggs for lunch. I love eggs. I love toast. I love cast iron.
Profile of @Pookers
He loves to sit next to me when I read.
Random 60: What does \”microwave safe\” actually mean?
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] [viddler id-6ff9519a h-280 w-420] Random 60: What does "microwave safe" actually mean? Seriously. Because it certainly doesn't mean "not boiling hot and will melt your hand off if you…
Day two: The shell
Continued from Day one: Discovery. NaNoDrawMo – Day two: The Shell. The appearance of the object was such that it was almost undeniably an egg. The shape, the texture, the way it…
Listorious
Here is an idea I really like. I'm sort of addicted to human curation. It is probably why I like magazines and newspapers so much. Someone decides what is worth putting on…
Pickin’ Time, a fast, fun game for your iPhone
Recently the IconFactory guys, the same guys that brought you Twitterrific for the Mac and iPhone, Frenzic (another great game), RampChamp (another great game), and many other well-made things, found a bug…
Tonight’s sunset
Not a bad way to end a good day.
Weigh in: November 2, 2009
This last week was probably my worst 'food week' on the diet in a very long time (besides our cruise, vacations don't count on my diet). I started off the week right…
Day one: Discovery
NaNoDrawMo – Day one: Discovery. Ted Arnold, a farmer from New England, notices what appears to be an egg just outside of his barn. Cautiously he approaches the object wondering where it…
Reading Cesar’s Way
I'm loving this book. Too bad it doesn't help me with my cats!
French Toast in cast iron
Bottom line: Be well prepared for public speaking.
Jason Fried recently wrote a tip for speakers that start off their presentations at conferences or any type of public speaking by saying "Sorry, I didn't have time to prepare better" or…
Random 60: How do you get motivated?
[viddler id-120f30a5 h-280 w-420] Random 60: How do you get motivated? In today's random 60 I ask where you find your inspiration but after viewing the video I realize what I really…
The next version of Webkit’s Web Inspector
I'm a big fan of Webkit. Although I had been a die hard fan of Safari for a while I'm now using Google Chrome as my primary browser. The great thing about…
The \”whack a mole\” script
Todd Troxell, our "Super System Admin" at Viddler whom we also call The Todd, recently wrote a script for destroying bad queries while we were receiving an incredible amount of bad requests…
Isn’t she lovely?
Mary Ann waits patiently for me to take her to work.
Random 60: Favorite music genre?
[viddler id-3d73076 h-280 w-420] Random 60: What is your favorite music genre? Special guest Jeff Johns, a friend and fellow Viddler team member, has a particular taste in music so I put…
A Fall refresh
I know we're 1/3 of the way through Fall but for those of you that haven't yet visited the site in a little while – come take a look at the Fall…
A few tips to good API design
Good API design is essential to an API being used. The design of an API can be extremely daunting when you are just starting out with a new service so here are…
A short review of Prey by Michael Crichton
I recently finished reading Prey by Michael Crichton. I'm a big Crichton fan for nearly no other reason than because my first book that I ever read, on my own without the…
Random 60: TXT or call?
[viddler id-ab61be33 h-280 w-420] Random 60: TXT or call? Which would you prefer? Do you like getting text messages or would you rather someone give you a call and have a conversation…