December 2009
46 posts
A "blue moon" is when there are two full moons in...
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Dec 31st
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Gravity Wells by XKCD →
XKCD, which I suggested that you all subscribe to nearly one year ago, continues to amaze. Gravity Wells, a recent comic about the relative gravitational pulls of the celestial objects in our…
Dec 30th
GeoAPI now a service by Twitter →
As you’ve probably read Twitter has acquired Mixer Labs who runs GeoAPI, an API for all things location, and plans to integrate that API and its team directly into Twitter’s offerings. Brady…
Dec 29th
What Brightkite could be. What Brightkite should... →
The line between what Brightkite offers and what Twitter offers their respective communities is arguably very thin. Both offer fantastic microblogging features including updates and…
Dec 29th
Ways of reading by Mandy Brown →
Crap. Crap. Crap. In March of this year I wrote: “Editor’s note: I don’t know Mandy Brown but her blog is definitely in the top three well-written blogs that I subscribe to. Every post is…
Dec 28th
Eiffel Tower blueprints →
Probably better described as yellowprints these “blueprints” are reproductions (presumably far better looking ones) of the original documents used to build the Eiffel Tower found in a book from…
Dec 28th
Adding one step to Aaron Schwartz’s thoughts on... →
If you’re in a hiring phase you’ll want to peruse Aaron Schwartz’s thoughts on hiring programmers. The process that he walks through could, and should, be used for hiring just about anyone (not…
Dec 28th
Five best iPhone camera mods →
Thanks to iSmashPhone for including my macro lens for the iPhone in their five best iPhone camera mods. Tags: awards, iphone, macro lens, mods, photography Short URL: …
Dec 25th
The best of 2009 as told by me →
In November 2008 I put forth a list of things I thought were the best Web sites, applications, and various other things that I came across in 2008. I said “They are simply works that I feel should…
Dec 24th
Acorn 2.2 almost ready but you can get it now →
Acorn, my image editor of choice on the Macintosh, is nearing a new release. Gus Mueller, the developer behind Flying Meat software, has a page set up to download the very latest builds of his…
Dec 24th
The best shelf in the pantry →
Kyle, I hope your jealous. Tags: cheez-its, crackers, food Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3392
Dec 23rd
Chillin with Pickles →
Waiting for the coffee to finish brewing with my buddy. Tags: animals, cat, Jermyn, pennsylvania, pickles Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3389
Dec 23rd
The Twitter blog takes one step forward and two... →
The Twitter blog has a brand new design and it looks pretty slick. However, it no longer shows trackbacks and/or comments for each blog post effectively losing a few years worth of data. Boo. …
Dec 22nd
Cure writer’s block by using Skribit →
Skribit, the very same service I use to allow suggestions on First initial, last name, has finally opened its doors to the public. I suggest checking it out. See what I did there? Tags: …
Dec 21st
A 70-minute video review of The Phantom Menace →
This is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Watch it. /via Every Star Wars geek I subscribe to. PS. There is a lot of backstory that goes along with this link. An example of which is that Damon…
Dec 21st
Waterproofing your iPhone →
As reported by Danilo Campos on Twitter “Any ziplock bag you happen to find in your kitchen will waterproof your phone while allowing the screen to respond.” So I gave it a whirl and it…
Dec 21st
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French toast made with cinnamon bread →
Like last time I used this recipe. It was a little sweet for me (typically I do not order my french toast with cinnamon or powered sugar) but it turned out really good. The bread was…
Dec 20th
Got butt? →
Here is @pookers’ butt. Tags: animals, butt, cat, pookers Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3364
Dec 18th
Tumblr’s Twitter API →
Hot on the heels of Wordpress’ Twitter API Tumblr has announced their own Twitter-like API for reading and writing to Tumblogs. I love that they came right out and said that they were inspired…
Dec 18th
Rt. 6 Bridge →
Taken with my iPhone while getting gas one morning and cross processed in Mill Colour (iTunes link). Tags: bridge, cross processed, Jermyn, pennsylvania, road, route…
Dec 18th
Wordpress’ Twitter API →
Wordpress.com, to be specific, now has an API that mirrors the Twitter API. This effectively allows any Twitter client, such as Tweetie or Hahlo, to read and write to Wordpress.com powered…
Dec 18th
Dec 18th
Gorillacam by Joby →
Joby, the makers of the Gorilla flexible tripods, have released a free iPhone camera application called Gorillacam that could be used as a replacement for the default camera app. Tripod not…
Dec 17th
TeuxDeux – A simple, designy, to do app →
I’ve seen TeuxDeux recommended by several blogs that I’m subscribed to over the last few weeks so I finally took a few minutes to take a look. Turns out it is exactly what it says it is, a simple,…
Dec 17th
Joining Project52 →
“Project52 is a personal challenge geared toward getting fresh content on your website. The goal is to write at least 1 new article per week for 1 year.” I’ve never liked the word “content” but I…
Dec 10th
Something is diverting the Twitter stream →
Last night, long after my “sleep” preference that I have set up on Twitter, I got a text message from Paul Stamatiou via Twitter. I follow Paul, or @Stammy as he’s known on Twitter, but I do not…
Dec 9th
Yes, Panic has a blog. →
In July of this year I conducted an interview with the co-founders of Panic about transparency in software development which was published in September. Prior to that interview in a short,…
Dec 8th
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Brushes. Inventoried and repaired. →
Brushes all a mess. Inventoried and repaired. Picked up a copy of Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting by Donald Voorhees. I’m going to go through this entire book…
Dec 8th
Yes, Ze Frank is on my Twitter “met” list →
I’ve just started following Ze Frank on Twitter. I’ve added him to my “met” list (remember my Twitter lists?) and some have asked why. Well, because he and I met in 2007 in…
Dec 7th
Video: How to Measure Success by Colin Devroe at... →
The moment you’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Video of LessConf presentation is now available, for free, in its entirety courtesy of the guys at LessEverything.
Dec 7th
Installing Ruby and RubyGems (including Rails and... →
In case you’ve been living under a rock (where in the world did that phrase originate?) you probably know about Dan Benjamin’s extremely simple, yet incredibly useful and valuable, step-by-step…
Dec 7th
RSS to Twitter using PHP →
Today I noticed that my now ancient PHP script to update Twitter automatically using PHP/cron needed to be updated. It turns out that Twitter stopped recognizing URLs with ? in them as clickable…
Dec 6th
Cozy Corner Cafe in Carbondale, PA →
Had breakfast here yesterday. It was pretty good but I wouldn’t add Cozy Corner Cafe to my favorite places within 2 hours of my home list. It would do in a pinch, though. Something has…
Dec 6th
Open a file from Terminal with Coda →
If you’re like me, you love Coda. Well, you may find the need to open a file, or set of files, from Terminal in Coda. Gregory Tomlinson has created a bash script to let you do just that. Side…
Dec 6th
Sebby →
Dude knows how to eat a lemon… rind and all. Tags: carbondale, cozy corner, pennsylvania, sebastian semon Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3308
Dec 6th
French Toast recipe →
I made French Toast using this French Toast recipe on Simply Recipes (even with the optional Triple Sec). It was delicious. I recommend. Tags: breakfast, cooking, french toast,…
Dec 6th
Played a game of Risk →
This was my first game of Risk ever. What a perfect day for playing a game! Tags: board games, games, Jermyn, pennsylvani, risk Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3297
Dec 6th
Homemade chocolate chip cookies →
I won’t lie. I made these from one of those “add butter and water” bags but still, I made them at home. Hence, homemade. Mmm. Tags: baking, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, …
Dec 4th
Google DNS, privacy, and you →
Google launched its public DNS offering yesterday. Immediate reactions were “ooo, aaahhh, sweeet!” because we all know Google will nail the technology aspects of an fast, open DNS. Immediately…
Dec 4th
The bare necessities →
Shopping list Milk Eggs Inexpensive wines from all over the world Bread Cheez-Its Tags: carbondale, pennsylvania, shopping, wine Short URL: …
Dec 3rd
Random 60: When was the last time you wore a suit? →
Random 60: When was the last time you wore a suit? I’m wearing a suit. Are you? If not, when was the last time you wore one? Simple question, answer in the comments. Tags:
Dec 2nd
Bad Tiger, good Tiger →
Remember what I said about leaving Tiger Woods alone? Remember why I said to leave him alone? In case you don’t, here’s an excerpt. “He is keeping personal matters personal and he knows his…
Dec 2nd
An interview with Terry Gross from 1998 →
Terry Gross, by far my favorite radio personality to whom I listen religiously, was interviewed in 1998 on Mothers Who Think for Salon Magazine by Lori Leibovich. I love these few bits. First,…
Dec 1st
Random 60: How do you heat your home? →
Random 60: How do you heat your home? What type of heat do you use? It seems the possibilities are endless. Wood stove, fireplace, propane, natural gas, electric,…
Dec 1st
Leave Tiger Woods and all other celebrities alone →
George Vecsey “reporting” for the New York Times has a terrible piece about Tiger Woods’ not being very forthcoming about an accident he recently had right outside his own home. Vecsey goes off on…
Dec 1st
Twitter theme designer →
The folks at Colour Lovers (we’ll excuse the U for now) have put together a really great Twitter theme designer that somehow saves directly back into your Twitter profile. I didn’t realize this…
Dec 1st
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