December 2010
11 posts
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An Experiment and Resolution for 2011
A few years ago, I lived in Deer Valley, a part of Phoenix designed for cars intersecting the I-17 and Loop 101. Ironically, only a gas station was within reasonable walking distance from where I lived, reminding me who was boss there. It sucked. A few years later, I moved to Tempe and have found what a city designed for people felt like without having to wait for peak oil to force it into...
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Rop Gonggrijp Keynote @27C3 →
alphaonelabs:
@rop_g revisiting his 2005 CCC key, extrapolating #27C3
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Why Nerds are Dicks to Other Nerds
A few weeks ago, a couple of friends of mine had a Guinness or two (three?) at a bar full of hipsters. Somehow after the obligatory round of accusing each other of being hipsters, we ended up agreeing that we were nerds, and that nerds are sometimes mean to their own kind.
As one of the many new Digg refugees, I’ve been recently exposed to the world of Reddit and its many odd internal...
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Hackety Hack: Merry Christmas (and a 1.0... →
hackety:
Merry Christmas, everyone! This year, I’ve got another present for you: Hackety Hack v1.0! You can get it on version 2 of the Hackety Hack website.
It’s been a long, long road since the v0.9 release last year. Many people have put in a lot of hard work to bring Hackety Hack v1.0 to fruition….
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blog at izs.me: An Open Letter to JavaScript... →
izs:
The Most Terrible Reason to Put Semicolons Everywhere
“They’re required because ASI is unreliable.” Seriously!?
These rules date back to the early days of JavaScript, in the late 90s. They’re not new, and in my opinion there is no excuse for someone calling themselves a professional JavaScripter and not understanding statement termination. It is blatantly irresponsible of the thought...
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Hackety Hack: I think I really enjoy Tumblr →
hackety:
I sort of made a leap of faith when I moved the Hackety Hack and Shoes blogs to Tumblr. My personal blog is on Posterous, and while it’s a fine service, I feel like I’m sort of in isolation. There isn’t a social element to it that is really important for what I’d like to accomplish with Hackety…
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WatchRap News 6 - Wikileaks’ Cablegate: The Truth is Out There.
…A Scanner Darkly’s fake Alex Jones is still my favorite.
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!PHX Arizona Bucket List
I’ve discovered that there’s stuff in Arizona outside of the Phoenix valley area that I’d like to visit. I plan on visiting most of it before I sell my car in the near future. More on that in an upcoming blag post…
Arcosanti - An experimental town designed around sustainable urban design and cool architecture. Futuristic and low-tech at the same time, reminiscent of a...
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“Wait, hold on, I just got an email. What the? Oh, you have got to be kidding me,...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: I’m the Foursquare Mayor of This Goddamn Safeway. (via naveen)
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Kickstarter - Laser Cutter for Phoenix Area Makers →
HeatSync Labs is raising funds for an 80W laser cutter, a tool that is only available to a tiny fraction of creative people in the Phoenix valley area. Also, at certain contribution levels, you can also get a mustached angel tree topper!