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NoSQL East - Day 2 write-up: http://bit.ly/2bP3HE #nosql
Oct 31st
Lil Wayne MixTape? Sure. http://bit.ly/25fpJF
Oct 30th
I have underestimated the impact of having only 2 USB ports rather than 3. To monoprice.com to get a...
Oct 30th
New blog post: Using MacVim as your git mergetool http://bit.ly/1fhDxA
Oct 30th
Using MacVim as your git mergetool
Oct 30th
This 1,000 square-foot weekend cabin, basically a steel box...
Oct 30th
RT @al3x:I am in costume, I’m a Sexy...
Oct 30th

Using MacVim as your git mergetool

Install MacVim and the command line tool, mvim. Then in your ~/.gitconfig add this, thusly...
Oct 30th
RT @AccordionGuy: We need to sic that serial groin-kicker on the CRTC.
Oct 30th
RT @debasishg: great summary! RT @spyced RT @uggedal Just posted my summary of day 1 of #nosqleast:...
Oct 30th
http://listorious.com/ seems cool, but I can’t help but think that @twitter proper will do it...
Oct 30th
The provisioning wizard thingy for iPhone devs is quite slick.
Oct 29th
I still have a few Wave invites. Anyone?
Oct 29th
Scala hacker? Remember the Milk user? There’s a job for you: http://bit.ly/K2dHq #scala
Oct 29th
100% want.  Want want want. xn—22h: Just one...
Oct 29th
RT @lukehohmann: Successful new products are like babies-whole and complete but immature. They...
Oct 29th
“You know who thinks the iPhone 3GS stinks? Steve Jobs. No...”
— For all iPhone fans out there...
Oct 28th
More Wave invites, anyone?
Oct 28th
RT @ricardoquesada: LevelSVG, a box2d/cocos2d/inkscape world “editor”...
Oct 28th
Ordered - RT @jboner: Cool. Ordering. RT @debasishg: Picked up Clojure in Action at $16 (42%...
Oct 28th
RT @michaelgeist: Analyst on Telus dropping SAF: “It’s very, very negative for the profitability of...
Oct 28th
RT @bit101: RT @eric_dolecki: LOOK FOR A BIG GOOGLE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY - the gKeyboard, with only...
Oct 28th
There are probably a few UI touches to glean from the Haystack walkthrough: http://bit.ly/BcOGY
Oct 28th
RT @n8han: Etsy looking for NYC Scala programmers, what could be cooler than that?...
Oct 27th
RT @acangiano: InternetRegulator calls CDNs “Internet hogs,” pretends not to know about...
Oct 27th
RT @arstechnica: Excitebike remake coming to WiiWare - http://arst.ch/9al
Oct 27th
RT @puredanger: RT @codetojoy: blog post: A Random Walk On A Strange Loop (Day 1) -...
Oct 27th
Listen Listen
From the Music Ninja. ediT - Ants
Oct 27th
RT @zcox: Friends don’t let friends buy BlackBerry
Oct 26th
SmallBiz Mac people, what accounting package do you use? This stack of napkins and gum wrappers...
Oct 26th
rozypants: apple evolution How awesome? So awesome.
Oct 26th
RT @michaelgeist: RT @cira001: Met someone in Korea who has 150Mbps home internet. Considered...
Oct 26th
New MBP has shipped! Ding ding ding. [sounds like bragging, but it’s excitement talking]
Oct 26th
I’m looking forward to Julian Casablancas solo album: http://bit.ly/2NXB7s - Nov 4th....
Oct 26th
Flickr group for Minimal Black and White pics.
Oct 26th

Pmarc's Productivity Tips

(From http://pmarca-archive.posterous.com/the-pmarca-guide-to-personal-productivity) Let’s...
Oct 25th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25
Oct 25th
Compulsively refreshing my MacBook’s order status. Ship, ship, ship, ship!
Oct 24th
Single Tasking
Oct 24th
RT @psnively: LLVM 2.6 Release! #programming http://bit.ly/1MKXHt (via @programmingjoy) <- i want...
Oct 24th
New MacBook Pro ordered. Ding!
Oct 23rd
RT @zcox: The 1.1 release of #playframework will support #scala http://bit.ly/2L9ere <- Very cool
Oct 23rd
Dell talks up 100% tax write-offs for Biz: http://bit.ly/479owv Hmm, legislation is still under...
Oct 23rd

Brand Identity Complete

initialize: I posted a few weeks ago that we were working on an identity for our new venture and...
Oct 23rd
I have convinced Laura to get a Mac. Last PC in my family falls. Today is a day for celebration....
Oct 23rd

Thirteen Virtues from Benjamin Franklin

fuckyeahzenmind: 1. TEMPERANCE - Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. SILENCE - Speak...
Oct 22nd
http://labs.mozilla.com/raindrop This looks quite interesting. MozLabs are doing neat things.
Oct 22nd
Real Racing GTi is free: http://bit.ly/x0mTq
Oct 22nd
Listening to stories about BlackBerry dev. Anyone that complains about their current platform should...
Oct 22nd
RT @n8han: Published #spde 0.2.0 with more-integrated (gs)video support & better error...
Oct 22nd
RT @travisjeffery: Wanna hear a joke?…..The Toronto Maple Leafs. <- Ba zing! (lifetime...
Oct 22nd
RT @enormego: “It’s not your next phone, It’s the one after that”.. Really...
Oct 22nd
Upgrading Lauras laptop to win7. A piece of me is dying. I’m guessing this will be less smooth...
Oct 21st
“Custom install of 32-bit win7 and reinstall all your programs” haha you suck win7,...
Oct 21st
RT @jboner: http://letitcrash.com/ <- :)
Oct 21st
Who’s on PinBoard.in? I’d like to add to my network. [i’m tjweir]
Oct 21st
RT @tpurves: Great coverage @peternowak of CBC cutting through the BS on today’s #crtc net...
Oct 21st
Trap Door Baby lies in wait.
Oct 21st
CDN MacBook Pro prices dropped: http://bit.ly/irXYr The one I want, by $200. Eff yes.
Oct 21st
Thanks @dcbriccetti for TalkingPuffins “mute” function.
Oct 21st
Spam, are you getting enough?
Oct 21st
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one...”
— “then you die, you...
Oct 21st
RT @dpjanes: RT @hntchen @rbanks: D&D assistant on Microsoft Surface. http://bit.ly/20ccdE <-...
Oct 20th
And I was going to buy a Bamboo Touch, guess I should wait....
Oct 20th
RT @michaelgeist: NDP: “Canadians getting ripped off on Internet rates”...
Oct 19th
Time to find an American to buy a FItBit for me. Had to do the same for my Chumby. Go go Canadian...
Oct 19th
I long for Scala’s case classes in Cocoa/ObjC.
Oct 19th
Wind Mobile ad, wonderful.
Oct 19th
RT @shawnyeager: Ooh http://appsketchbook.com/ (via @benhammersley) Even the design of iPhone apps...
Oct 19th
RT @f: the fact that wolfram launched a $49.99 iphone app proves one of two things: a) they’re...
Oct 19th
Has anyone purchased an SSD for their laptop? Was the price you paid worth it? MBP is aging and an...
Oct 18th
http://www.fitbit.com/ I wish FitBit was in Canada.
Oct 18th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18
Oct 18th
There is a small human next to me with what appears to be a cold. It is causing her parents more...
Oct 18th
RT @semisecret: You guys…we’re the #37 app. With no publisher. Without being a dollar....
Oct 17th
The hipsterness of #DarkHorse is overwhelming.
Oct 17th
RT @mikeash: Practical, if not entirely sane, coroutines in ObjC using blocks:...
Oct 17th
RT @schwarzwald: http://mathoverflow.net/ #nowewontdoyourhomeworkforyou <- Nerdtastic.
Oct 17th
RT @pvponline: “Anyone who says Obama is like Hitler is a fool. Believe me. I was there for...
Oct 17th
RT @flight404: Seems @paulsmithdesign is still selling the flocking pattern I inadvertently helped...
Oct 17th
RT @acangiano: RT @doctorow: CANADIANS! Hollywood & telcos want right to install spyware, delete...
Oct 16th
C’mon early-adopters, I need you to start buying more SSDs, they’re still too much.
Oct 16th
RT @tdot_sio: OMG! I MADE IT TO THE BLACK BOX NYC site! shugyo. check it! http://bit.ly/Es9Hp
Oct 16th
RT @edog1203: Ads for FoodScanner are kind of bothering me. Really want to be healthy? Don’t...
Oct 16th
RT @brentsimmons: The first rule of Twitter should be: don’t follow celebrities. It only encourages...
Oct 16th
“Fat is bad” people now talking about celebrities. I wish I brought headphones.
Oct 15th
At Starbucks, listening to people talk about how fat makes you fat. I’d intervene, but I...
Oct 15th
Kill Screen got the funding: http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/killscreen w00p.
Oct 15th
You Go On Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II) by Sunset Rubdown, my Song of the Year. - http://bit.ly/mvqq7...
Oct 15th
The current strong winds are doing a good job of moving leaves/garbage from my lawn to my...
Oct 15th
RT @pk11: wow! intellij (including the scala plugin) got open sourced http://jetbrains.org/ (via...
Oct 15th
Checking out a cool Cross Media Campaign from XMPie using Twitter built for #MediaPro09. Just follow...
Oct 15th
I like the “maturing” of the @github site. Used to come across like a toy, now it comes...
Oct 15th
I would argue that stability, which is still not up to...
Oct 15th
RT @debasishg: a good thread on HN that discusses Riak, CouchDB, Dynomite, Cassandra .. etc. .....
Oct 15th
RT @ev: http://www.longurlplease.com/ makes the twitter.com experience much better (in Firefox)....
Oct 15th
RT @mrjcleaver: FCC commissioned broadband: Canada ranks 22nd overall. Access (16th), Speed (20th),...
Oct 15th
Can anyone tell me how “Little Mosque on the Prairie” is still on TV?
Oct 15th
Oct 14th
Tara has a ladybug
Oct 14th
Transferring
Oct 14th
Unsure…
Oct 14th
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Madeline, it’s a trick!
Oct 14th
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The punchline was worth the wait.
Oct 14th
Brothers
Oct 14th
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:)
Oct 14th
Posh Nathan
Oct 14th
Land Rover LR3, not to scale.
Oct 14th
Ya “to mock a mocking bird” is back at the library. Time to swoop in and nab it.
Oct 14th
Love #tweetie2, just something “off” about the DM conversation view. I wish I could...
Oct 14th
RT @spam: We’ve got a brand new “report as spam” feature! Read more about it here:...
Oct 13th
RT @michaelgeist: CIRA and IISD have teamed up on a survey on Internet policy matters in Canada....
Oct 13th
Dyson Air Multiplier
Oct 13th
Watching people type in #wave is memorizing.
Oct 13th
Wow. Snow leopard just kernel paniced. First time for me.
Oct 13th
Where and when can I buy? http://10gui.com/ Even if it doesn’t take over it’s a...
Oct 13th
RT @stevej: Interested in working on #nosql systems at Internet scale? We’re hiring! Apply!...
Oct 13th
RT @dts: RT @dts: LOVING one of E’s halloween costumes!!! Thanks mom!!! http://pic.gd/df36f...
Oct 13th
Bill Dudney on CoreAnimation
Oct 12th
mnmal: (via luigidr)
Oct 12th
RT @rands: Pen crisis (n) The situation that arises when a new pen arrives to challenge your...
Oct 11th
An offline weekend means lots and lots of catch-up. At least until the next family get together. :)
Oct 11th
fuckyeahzenmind: kissmytoes: aaaartstar: (via...
Oct 11th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11
Oct 11th
RT @siracusa: “App Store reviews are the lowest form of human communication, below racist...
Oct 9th
Ya, ya, smart cities, great.  I <3 the logo. ...
Oct 8th
Being sick has a whole new level of suck now. I can’t play with Madeline. This puts into...
Oct 7th
RT @mrozeluk: dear sir with his pants down in st. james park - I’m pretty sure that...
Oct 7th
Toronto Scala Group, 4.5 members strong (one guy lives in Rochester, NY :) ) http://bit.ly/lSUkw
Oct 7th
RT @zcox: Toronto now has a Scala group http://bit.ly/1jUo3l
Oct 7th
RT @shawnyeager: No Kindle for Canada: http://bit.ly/2SSX29 (via @gregvassie)
Oct 7th
These fish oil pills are destroying my gut. With or without food. Maybe the straight oil will be...
Oct 6th
RT @ricardoquesada: cocos2d for iPhone v0.8.2-rc is available for download: http://bit.ly/DBaWj...
Oct 6th
Looks like some of the Wave invites were sent. More people on my list now. DM me your address if you...
Oct 6th
Oh, and I have one more Wave invite, anyone?
Oct 6th
Tee Hee: http://bit.ly/1p0B9k
Oct 5th
RT @garryseto: .@tylerweir BELL and TELUS launching iPhone next month!!!!!!!!!! WoooooT!!!!!...
Oct 5th
Toronto Scala Group
Oct 5th
“If you are going to have less things, they have to be great...”
— John Maeda (via mnmal) ...
Oct 5th
Wow, a c-repl: http://neugierig.org/software/c-repl/ Installing now… now if only ObjC had one.
Oct 5th
RT @dpp: Boston Area Scala Enthusiasts! Visit http://www.boston-scala.org to join. <- I wonder if...
Oct 5th
RT @mrozeluk: @toddfraser @tylerweir goToAndStop: fart.mp3 Post that on stackoverflow.com :)
Oct 5th
Getting a trade-in quote so I can swap up to a new MBP. Makin’ it rain!
Oct 5th
RT @enormego Write a guide for yourself the first time you setup a new server for a...
Oct 5th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04
Oct 4th
“Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.”
— Joe Sparano (via mnmal)
Oct 4th
Flying solo to the Lindsay-Anthony wedding today. I’m going to bring the camera. Hold tight...
Oct 3rd
I just backed Kill Screen - http://bit.ly/sPH99
Oct 3rd
Anyone have a @github coupon they don’t want, and want to give to me? [Beggars can’t be...
Oct 2nd
I love this quote.  Wearing it on a shirt is a bit emo.  But...
Oct 2nd
There Will Be Haircuts.
Oct 2nd
RT @jaygoldman: Nice! Great coverage for @bumptop on TechCrunch: BumpTop Goes Multi-Touch. Um,...
Oct 2nd
RT @timbray: The concurrency laundry list: http://bit.ly/lcmgu
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A favourite of mine.
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RT @davidcrow: TTC has TERRIBLE reliabilty, jeesh everytime I need to go somewhere there are NO...
Oct 1st
Our power is back after a squirrel shorted out a tower. Now the terrorists will use an army of...
Oct 1st
Who else is on Wave? My contact list is 3 right now.
Oct 1st