July 2010
11 posts
Build a small web app and win some dough →
I’ll admit it, when I saw 10K Apart‘s challenge I first thought it meant to build a web app for less than $10K. In reality, the challenge is to build a web app that weighs in at less than 10K –…
Alexander Safonov at work →
I’ve been subscribed to the Livejournal of Alexander Safonov, or pats0n, for a long time. This is one of the first shots of him actually at work taking the images from an outsider’s perspective….
Our beliefs can dictate the facts we choose to... →
I saw this quote from Joe Keohane on Matt Mullenweg’s blog. I’m sure Matt had his own reasons for publishing this quote to his blog and I’m fairly certain they are totally different than mine….
How to distress or antique furniture (with paint) →
Ran across this post via WordPress.com on how to antique (and distress) furniture with paint. I like how simple the steps are and how it doesn’t permanently damage the furniture – as I have seen…
The GPL is a speed limit sign →
For those that haven’t already heard or read the transcript of Chris Pearson’s arguments against using the GPL I’ll sum it up for you. Chris has three main problems with the GPL. He didn’t…
Letterhead for The Official Star Wars/Lucasfilm... →
That does it. I’m creating letterhead for myself and it is going to include a Bantha.
Help! What should my new voicemail greeting say? →
Hello dear readers of my personal Web site (all 3 or 4 of you lovely, lovely people)! I have a problem. My voicemail greeting – you know, the thing you hear when you call my phone and I don’t pick…
Bourdain on Pekar and Cleveland →
Harvey Pekar, comic book writer and much much more, recently died. Anthony Bourdain has a rather lovely blog post about Pekar and Cleveland.
“His continuing compulsion to wonder what’s wrong…
Our garden, so far →
A quick and very, very dirty panoramic image of our garden so far (as of last week). Watch for a short video from Eliza in the near future.
See also: Video: Our backyard, so far.
From the NFL to WordPress themes →
Drew Strojny, former NFL player for the Eagles, Giants and Rams, had been moonlighting as a designer and open-source WordPress theme developer for years. The theme business, which is supported…
A short review of White Fang by Jack London →
London’s White Fang – a story about a wolf whose mother was part dog and father full-on wolf, told mostly from the wolf’s perspective – is full of detail. I don’t know what inspired London…
