June 2009
There, I Fixed It. →
Creative hacks that turn FAIL into WIN.
Rails in Athens →
I was in Athens, GA yesterday speaking to the DWEEBS group at the University of Georgia about Rails. It was a lot of fun. Afterwards, I went out to lunch with Jinny Potter (the head DWEEB) and…
A Coping Monophobe →
I figured it out. I was sitting in the coffee shop with my dingy old laptop when I realized that I was sitting in half of the answer. I closed the lid on my computer, picked it up and walked up to…
WatchI’m presenting to the University of Georgia’s web developers on Thursday up in Athens about Rails. I finished my slides a whole week early. I’m so proud.
A Kidless Father's Day →
The boys are up in Virginia with my parents, so this was my first kidless Father’s Day in the last nine years. Jen took good care of me though. She made orange rolls for breakfast, made some …
WatchFunny or Die: Blue Man Group: Before They Were Stars [video] - Eat Me Daily
Never be in a hurry →
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. ~St Francis de Sales
Great Lake Swimmers: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR Music →
Great acoustic set by Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmer. All of their albums are great, but you should do yourself a favor and go get Ongiara right now. All of the songs he plays in the session are from their new album.
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Brilliant!
Prepare to be wrong →
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” - Sir Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video... →
A great talk on creativity and education. You really must watch it. Great stuff. My favorite line: “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” - Sir Ken Robinson
Clay Shirky: How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can... →
A great talk by Clay Shirky. If you haven’t read Here Comes Everybody, this is a good introduction.
Stunning jQuery animations - Webexpedition18 →
I particularly like the sliding one.
ze's page :: zefrank.com: HardTimes :: Art Hour →
Too funny to even try to describe. Just watch it. No, really, go… right now. Watch.
Butterflies →
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough - Tagore
Thought of the Day: "Speed" →
“The purpose of life is not just to increase its speed.” — Ghandi
Twitter / Wil Wheaton: @kplawver Thanks for MAKIN... →
Wil Wheaton just said I’m awesome. He’s right, you know.
Monophobe →
I used to have my parents. My mother would sit with me at the bus stop. She would meet me when the bus dropped me off. She slept in my room. I think that’s why dad left. She never said it was my…
Das Milkshake →
“My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.” Hans pointed down the street at the small group of young men heading their way, gesturing with his chocolate shake.
“What?” Dan looked up from his…
Saturday Night Special « AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com →
The greatest portait of all time
Ficly: AOL's Fiction Community Gets a New Face... →
Nice write-up on ficly… they got the number of ficlets a wee bit off though.
