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Oh hello there
Let’s get some of the dust knocked off of this thing. I’ve been doing a lot, but not writing much. Stalled on Orbital for a bit and hadn’t reached a publishing point on Project Munchausen. Mainly been...
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Music: The Jezabels – Come Alive & Pleasure Drive
Oh I am so excited about this new Jezabels album Synthia. The epicness. And some fun: These folks are so brilliant and intense and they put on a hell of a good concert. But wait, there’s more Car Seat...
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From Jekyll to Hugo
Sometimes simpler is better. After being away from Orbital for a bit, I started revving my engines a bit by trying a new project on the subway and hacknight. Project Munchausen is about doing some...
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Review: The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the most exciting potato novel I’ve ever read. Mark Watney is an extreme potato farmer who grows potatoes under the most unimaginable...
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Music: clipping.
I’m driving upstate with pals to take MAXIMUM BABY LAZER on his first snow sliding adventure. On the way back, we’re listening to this Song Exploder episode – and I was knocked flat. Give that a listen...
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Orbital 0.2.1 – Secure Polyglot is out in the wild
I got a bit busy and I never did the release post for 0.2 so this is a big one with lots of features! Translations Orbital is now translatable using the standard WordPress API mechanisms. If you’re a...
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Review: The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was surprised at how fast I plowed through this book. So much drama and intrigue and history, I kept sneaking in chances to read...
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Ghost: Emily
I will live on in the people I love and they will live on in me. I like all the Radiotopia podcasts, but The Heart is a special treasure. Listening to Ghost: Emily reminded me I need to share it with...
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Music: Black Mountain – Mothers of the Sun
Oh, I’m sorry, did I just get some rock and roll all over you? Here’s a towel. But wait, there’s more Car Seat Headrest – Vincent Music: clipping. Music: The Jezabels – Come Alive & Pleasure...
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Car Seat Headrest – Vincent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEsItsZphwQ But wait, there’s more Music: Black Mountain – Mothers of the Sun Music: clipping. Music: The Jezabels – Come Alive & Pleasure Drive ▶ Other Lives –...
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A single dancer
I saw the new Chemical Brothers It’s perfect for the song and the artist. It reminded me of Which reminded me of And I thought, does anyone try this with a single male dancer? Sort of And sort of But...
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I fixed the stove
Our stove just stopped baking. It was weird. As soon as I got some cookie dough to make cookies with Maxie it stopped heating, though the broiler still worked. We thought about calling a repairman, but...
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Orbital 0.2.2 – Mistakes Were Made
This is a tweak to fix some problems people told me about on the Orbital Feed Reader GitHub Issues page. Some folks were getting a very bad experience during the install – everything goes blank – or...
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Hope VI
I’m excited that PJ Harvey is releasing a new album this Friday. I don’t always like every thing she makes but it’s always an interesting evolution. This video is great and breaks through so many of...
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Reading material
Just got A Burglar’s Guide to the City in the mail, super excited to add it to my giant tower of books to read. But wait, there’s more Review: Dad Is Fat Review: The Pillars of the Earth Review: The...
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Review: Dad Is Fat
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan My rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s not really a great book, but it is a great thing to have in the bathroom. Think of a comic working on a series of small riffs on parenthood and...
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Self portrait as a wood worker
But wait, there’s more Quick TV Pillar Mount Project. Secret Project D – a Custom DIY Dresser Box joint, mortise and tenon
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The Coathangers – Watch Your Back
But wait, there’s more A single dancer Car Seat Headrest – Vincent Music: Black Mountain – Mothers of the Sun Music: clipping. Music: The Jezabels – Come Alive & Pleasure Drive
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Quick Project Names Demo
At work, I’m trying to convince people that we should auto-generate at least a suggested code name for our project names. It’s an important thing for compliance and secrecy. You’d rather someone is...
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FBI Forensics admits to false testimony for decades
Who watches the watchmen? The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in an elite FBI forensic unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they...
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