July 09, 2010

Short Updates

Posted by Scott at 11:59 PM

Smooth commute to the office. Glad to see we're getting some relief from the oppressive heat. 8:16am

Listened to more of Thomas à Kempis on the drive down. Have a little more than an hour left. 8:37am

I drove past a station that sold both commercial and off-road diesel. $2.87 vs $2.55. Amidst cries of "obscene profits" by Big Oil™, how much money does the government extract from a gallon of fuel, considering "off road" diesel has some of the taxes (the road taxes) removed? 8:40am

One of the things I like about Fridays: it's bagel day at the office. Enjoying a huge toasted everything bagel with chive cream cheese while I go through the morning email. 8:42am

Article: "How mobile platforms are innovating beyond smartphones" (related link) 9:30am

Ars Technica reviews one of my fave Android add-ons: "Hands-on: Swype keyboard for Android is sweeptastic" (related link) 10:22am

Some pretty cool photography done with ordinary cell phone cameras: (related link) "It's not the ... It's how you use it." 10:29am

RT @IanMaffett: Ever get one of those annoying phone calls that just wouldn't end? Switch to AT&T - they'll take care of it. 12:46am

Went with my teammate to Dicapri Pizzeria in Acton. Saw some former coworkers from AMD there. Weather much nicer today! Sunny, milder. 12:52am

Laughing: "You know you're the parent of small children if you can fall asleep in the dentist's chair while being worked on." via @bettnet 1:21pm

Article: "The experts don’t know as much as they think they do." (related link) by @JonahNRO Nor can they. 2:36pm

Caught up with my mom and sister on my commute home. Listened to my audiobook the rest of the way. When I got home I found Jingle and Snickers eating my dinner. Grrr!! 7:09pm

Glad to be back home, even though I have more work after this awesome dinner. 7:14pm

Listening to my Pandora Cherry Poppin' Daddies channel while I write my weekly status and create some new test vectors for regression. 7:53pm

Awesome Doctor Who parody w/Rowan Atkinson, Richard E Grant, Hugh Grant, Jonathan Pryce and Joanna Lumley. (related link) 10:34pm

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