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Asking people to add features to an OSS project is a fine line between being excited and being...
Dec 1st
RT @dpp: RT @jack: Announcing our new company, called @Square, which I’m thrilled to be a part...
Dec 1st
I love getting spam where the headers are forged so I’m the sender and the receiver. Well...
Dec 1st
Watch Watch
Going to use this at our gym.
Dec 1st
Oh sexy pre-fab houses, you’ll be mine someday: http://marmolradzinerprefab.com/skyline.html
Dec 1st
> @jboner: Fantastic. @codemonkeyism: Very powerful RT @stevenkovar: This is absolutely...
Dec 1st
RT @enormego: I hate the “I switched languages and now my web app works 100x better”...
Nov 30th
Win a new Macbook Pro on Cyber Monday 2009. Details here: http://bit.ly/29rFES
Nov 30th
I wish Twitter had a way to limit the “shilling for my employer” tweets. I understand...
Nov 30th
RT @spyced: Documenting @Cassandra internals: http://bit.ly/83skfM, http://bit.ly/7BcP5a,...
Nov 30th
mnmal: This is fantastic. Taking charge! (original...
Nov 30th
Madeline is chewing on Sophie the Giraffe’s face. I have taught her how to take down wild game...
Nov 30th
The more I read about Go, the more I want to write something in it. http://golang.org/
Nov 30th
RT @jboner: RT @robey: more real-world git usage tips: http://bit.ly/4QOfAM /and more:...
Nov 30th
Set up a prgmr.com instance for some Cassandra work. #nerdtastic
Nov 30th
RT @IdiotAppReviews: wants to celebrate the release of @tweetie 2.1 w/ a review from said app…...
Nov 29th
Everton is far too close to the drop for me this year. I hope their injured players return soon....
Nov 29th
Getting prepped for a Nomad CrossFit WOD. It’s cold and it’s a surprise. :)
Nov 29th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29
Nov 29th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29
Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
RT @tdot_sio: @cfquantum that makes you a groupie! i’m gonna marry mos def! Does he know that?...
Nov 28th
National Geographic Photo Contest 2009:...
Nov 28th
RT @cfquantum: Today’s Soundtrack is BlackRoc: http://www.blakroc.com/news/
Nov 28th
CPAN for C: http://ccan.ozlabs.org/list.html Cool beans.
Nov 28th
RT @thekiko: Welcome to First Party http://www.firstparty.com
Nov 28th
RT @lukelutman: Pixel font + paper craft = http://www.dafont.com/punched-out.font <- cool beans
Nov 27th
Real Estate Agent: “I don’t like North Toronto, no one even talks to the homeless...
Nov 27th
A real estate agent just called my neighbourhood “elitist.” About to say something, but...
Nov 27th
Love that my current timeline is all non-Yanks. :) Turkey Hangover?
Nov 27th
We’re so close to finalizing the location of our CrossFit affiliate. Dying to have a place to...
Nov 26th
RT @timbray: Dear America: Happy Thanksgiving & bon appetit. Meanwhile, we’re enjoying a...
Nov 26th
RT @schwarzwald: hating on twilight is like shooting fish in a barrel, this made me lol...
Nov 25th
RT @dpp: Wizard on #Lift review board. <- Yeah!
Nov 24th
RT @al3x: Resuming blogging at http://gracelessfailures.com/. Follow along via @gracelessblog. So...
Nov 24th
Jeremy, who submitted this one, says: “This is my...
Nov 24th
smartercities: There isn’t any reason why we couldn’t have...
Nov 24th
Is the #crossfit community forking? http://robbwolf.com/?p=976
Nov 24th
Doing our EcoAudit of our built in 1938 house. Early results are “this is awful.” We can...
Nov 24th
I’ve gone through 3 ink refills for my Lamy Pico. Love this pen....
Nov 24th
RT @michaelgeist: Cdn Wireless Telecom Assoc: “Canada’s cellphone market is...
Nov 24th
Setting up some VMs for some Cassandra work. Dear Linux, I hate you.
Nov 24th
Rainy day stroller solution: Baby in stroller, stroller on towel, towel folded over to create a...
Nov 24th
“Customer support is an art, not a science. —marketing saying...”
— (via mnmal)
Nov 24th
RT @chrismessina:Being an iPhone dev isn’t easy:your app (NowPlaying) is free and users hold...
Nov 23rd
It’s really nice watching Madeline and my mom hang out and have fun. #cute #awwww
Nov 23rd
RT @thekiko: PATV… GO GO GO GO http://tinyurl.com/59hr5y
Nov 23rd
Madeline enjoys these Vampire Weekend tracks: http://www.blogotheque.net/Vampire-Weekend,3836
Nov 23rd
RT @travisjeffery: f the ttc. i don’t even ride it but they’re still pretty big douches.
Nov 23rd
OmniGraffle requires a larger screen than my laptop has. #squinty #clickingonthewrongthings
Nov 23rd
RT @yojibee: RT @fuzzy76: SOAP is so enterprisey… I feel like I need a tie to implement it....
Nov 23rd
http://www.sorryimissedyourparty.com/
Nov 22nd
RT @timperrett: Don’t fear the monad: http://is.gd/51dzH - If your struggling with the...
Nov 22nd
The Windows7 commercials are awful, it looks like the budget was $50 and a ham sandwich.
Nov 22nd
I spent an hour with Unity3D, http://unity3d.com/ It’s damn impressive.
Nov 22nd

www.bill AT att.com

This is gold. clientsfromhell: Client’s 70-ish year old father storms into boardroom during our...
Nov 22nd
Loving @rescuetime. I’m amazed at how well it’s working for me.
Nov 22nd
Rocking out to For the Kids - http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/for-kids/id27060374 #iTunes
Nov 22nd
Had a good time at @gamercamp yesterday with @shawnyeager. Met @endloopinc and @capy_nathan
Nov 22nd
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22
Nov 22nd
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22
Nov 22nd
I’m going to look closely at implementing a fixed schedule: http://bit.ly/4SnT4x
Nov 21st
RT @timperrett: Just uploaded my slides from Devoxx 2009 talk on Scala Lift: http://is.gd/50jVi...
Nov 21st
Excited for http://www.gamercamp.ca/ tmw with @shawnyeager
Nov 20th
Simply Noise
Nov 20th
RT @schwarzwald: . @tylerweir an apple haiku: we don’t give a shit / we own the damn...
Nov 19th
Jobs is awesome; http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/19/apple-change-name/
Nov 19th
Instant no to ChromeOS, they used a U2 song in the demo. I don’t trust people that like U2....
Nov 19th
I want to use Tokyo Tyrant based solely on it’s name. :) #nosql
Nov 19th

CBC series on Baby Brains

Just started last week. http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/brains-of-babes/index.html
Nov 19th
https://nosqleast.com/2009/#speaker/sheehy - “it’s to be able to go back to...
Nov 18th
GoogleGroups MVP: http://bit.ly/3PlvJ Someone that makes sense on the Go group.
Nov 18th
Hat-tip to @al3x for the brew pointer. (http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew).
Nov 17th
DarkHorse is playing Black Eyed Peas. This is *unawesome.*
Nov 17th
We’ve been watching transformers 2 over the past few days. It’s *awful.*
Nov 17th
Crazy.
Nov 16th
listen to Moka Only - More Soup [feat. MF Doom] on @hypem http://awe.sm/15JP6
Nov 16th
All of the protobuf talk by @jboner caused me to look for a Cocoa/Objc port, and voila:...
Nov 16th
Joined the Atlas beta, it going to come in handy for an app that is looming on the horizon. #atlas...
Nov 16th
RT @enormego: Do NOT use the private UIAlertView methods to add a text field anymore. Apple WILL...
Nov 15th
Laura’s friends asked her to read New Moon. “This is written for kids I think.”
Nov 15th
RT @IdiotAppReviews: has another gem review from @tweetie/@atebits - this idiot doesn’t have a...
Nov 15th
(via mnmal) :)
Nov 15th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15
Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
RT @khoi: Available! Basic Maths, a WP theme I designed with @fthrwght. More info at...
Nov 14th
Free MMO game idea: http://bit.ly/1Zj6mP
Nov 14th
Free MMO Game idea.
Nov 14th
Rt @atebits: internet is nice and all, but it must have been easier to invent new things back in the...
Nov 14th
Leaside needs a DarkHorse equivalent.
Nov 13th
The page to reset my password for Bell requires my password. Hrm. :)
Nov 13th
RT @bonus500: it turns out owls are easily startled by approaching them from behind and then yelling...
Nov 13th
I wonder if “conformsTo” could be used to PatternMatch. http://bit.ly/zIpfJ
Nov 13th
I don’t follow the NFL, what game should I watch this weekend? Steelers/Bengals?
Nov 13th
I’m following an excellent #Wave regarding Zen.
Nov 12th
Twitter really is the new “Hello World.” Go client:...
Nov 12th
OMG #starcraft AI Competition: http://bit.ly/1y3OtS
Nov 12th
TED: Happiness
Nov 12th
RT @iTod @dalmaer It is easy to look through code and take pot shots. Much harder to knuckle down...
Nov 12th
The downside to the LED screen on my new MBP, is that it makes my 24inch Dell screen look like crap....
Nov 12th
“I got more gigs than an Apple store” - http://bit.ly/42cQAd
Nov 12th
RT @bdudney: UP is the best Pixar movie yet. +1
Nov 12th
RT @djspiewak: Proposed style guide for #scala now available: http://bit.ly/2UrS5v Discussion here:...
Nov 11th
I *love* the look, the bluetooth earpiece look. I just feel bad for the people that do it, because...
Nov 11th
zktop now available http://bit.ly/1iMZdg monitor ZooKeeper in realtime, top for ZK #apache #hadoop...
Nov 11th
DarkHorse is playing TV on the Radio. This is good. All types of good.
Nov 11th
Best costume ever? /via RealTimeRendering
Nov 10th
#cocoa/#objc/#iphone devs - care to tell me your favourite blog relating to the tech? Any not in...
Nov 10th
Learn Riak: http://bit.ly/25oB5S #nosql
Nov 10th
Given the amount of fun Madeline had in her JollyJumper, I should put one together for me.
Nov 10th
Sweet Fancy Multitouch - http://bit.ly/472t1f
Nov 9th
Check out the Locals Twitter list I’ve added to Listorious http://bit.ly/4l5H7Q #toronto
Nov 9th
Nov 9th
A house to dream of.
Nov 9th
CrossFit Quantum – a new Toronto affiliate.
Nov 9th
30 more #wave invites, let me know if you want one.
Nov 9th
minimalmac: Not what we believe in. (Nor, apparently, is...
Nov 9th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08
Nov 8th
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08
Nov 8th
Just spent 3 hours on a bug that was an “==” rather than “=”. So...
Nov 8th
RT @schwarzwald: being a designer means going to a restaurant and taking 15 minutes to order b/c you...
Nov 7th
I just want to hang out with Jonathan Ive for a day: http://bit.ly/1VGg3N
Nov 7th
RT @chrismessina: Think I found my new favorite Growl theme: http://nomulous.com/goodies/noir/ /thx...
Nov 7th
Anyone played TorchLight? It looks damn good, a more stylized Diablo. Opinions?
Nov 7th
I sent this out last night as well: Would anyone care for a TypeKit.com invite? I have 5.
Nov 7th
RT @akpetteroe: Ordered a pair of Dots Gloves http://dotsgloves.com/ <- I should add these to my...
Nov 7th
“Toronto is taking a big step toward making the City one of...”
— City of Toronto: Walking (via...
Nov 7th
Would anyone care for a TypeKit invite? I have 5.
Nov 7th
I follow @hodgman, but rarely know what he’s talking about. Makes him extra funny.
Nov 6th
http://yfrog.com/1623np The article topic and page it’s hosted on seem to disagree.
Nov 6th
Julian Casablancas covers the SNL Christmas song, pure gold. http://bit.ly/1MIZaA
Nov 6th
Flu Shot+killing a sickness+3 month old = one exhausted me. #tireddadistired
Nov 6th
Christmas commercials already? Geez. A bit of a rush no?
Nov 6th
RT @mrozeluk: eff the TTC, i’m gonna start driving to work: http://bit.ly/3UZlJj (via...
Nov 5th
At DarkHorse, it appears rain has kept a number of people away, it’s near empty.
Nov 5th
NoSQL Meetup Notes: http://bit.ly/1gcm4j #nosql
Nov 5th
RT @shaky_jake: Recent study suggests that people who travel a lot for work like to drink. Number of...
Nov 5th
Watch Watch
Tiny houses.  A dream.
Nov 4th
Real men hand-code their UI. They don’t whine about arm pain from the flu-shot though....
Nov 4th
RT @djspiewak: Pulse is using Lift for everything frontend-related, including extensive Comet stuff....
Nov 4th
RT @michaelgeist: ReadWriteWeb http://bit.ly/2jNWoO Gizmodo http://bit.ly/2rMzwF BoingBoing...
Nov 4th
RT @michaelgeist: EFF on ACTA: “The leaks confirm everything that we feared about the secret...
Nov 4th
“Isolate. Simplify. Complete.”
— (via mnmal) Huh, that sums...
Nov 4th
RT @mrozeluk: Swine flu, bird flu, mad cows. Animals just can’t be trusted anymore.
Nov 4th
RT @tmaduri: The Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Getting Things Done http://ow.ly/z15J
Nov 4th
New achievement: flu shot. Next achievement: feel like crap.
Nov 4th
The MANU-CSK game is nuts. #championsleague
Nov 3rd
Flu shot time! Maybe I’ll get a lollipop. #crossesfingers
Nov 3rd
Canadians, anyone know anything about the new bank ally.ca? Fishy? ING direct lite?
Nov 3rd
RT @sbtourist @spyced My response to “Dynamo is flawed”: http://bit.ly/3hQvDF. @werner:...
Nov 3rd
RT @github: Introducing Resque, our Redis-backed queueing system: http://bit.ly/2lEnUw #nosql
Nov 3rd
RT @codemonkeyism: Published new blog post: “Using Cassandra with Scala and Akka”...
Nov 3rd
RT @coda: My suggestion for #nosql’s rebranding: NOSQL = “Not everyOne needS to give a...
Nov 2nd
RT @puredanger: My new look: http://twitpic.com/o1phy - :)
Nov 2nd
I would give the coffee I just made a 2 out of 10. +1 for being a liquid, +1 for being the right...
Nov 2nd
Shock of all shocks: The Bell/Telus iPhone plans suck! http://bit.ly/6cKab
Nov 2nd
Report back! RT @shawnyeager: Off to the #opendataTO lab at City Hall.
Nov 2nd
I was selected for TorontoHydro’s online energy consumption site. Summary: this family uses...
Nov 2nd
Oh snap! Awesome - RT @jaygoldman: Toronto breaks new virtual ground. toronto.ca/open and datato.org...
Nov 2nd
Agreed, its great - RT @DRMacIver: Really enjoying http://www.readtwit.com/ . Such a simple idea,...
Nov 2nd
Saw another Black Nissan GT-R today. I don’t lust after cars, but this is an exception....
Nov 2nd
fuckyeahzenmind: (via berchina) I’d prefer...
Nov 1st
I’m collecting Cassandra Schema defs: http://github.com/tjweir/CassandraSchemes Know of any?
Nov 1st
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01
Nov 1st