May 2011
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Apple to Unveil Next Generation Software at... →
chartier:
The title of Apple’s PR was clearly crafted for any remaining nitwits who were polishing up their vapid, linkbait “what hardware will Apple release at WWDC?” posts this week.
On the docket for Monday’s keynote: Steve Jobs, iOS 5, Lion, and Apple’s first official confirmation (besides quietly purchasing the iCloud.com domain from Xcerion in April) of its...
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Andy Ihnatko: So long as we're committed, John…condition, shampoo and condition, 'cause I read in “Vogue” that's what you're supposed to do, like, for that sort of 60s ultra sheen sort of thing, 'cause I don't like to put a lot of product in my hair afterward, so…
John Gruber: Yea, it's always separate shampoo and conditioner, those two‐in‐ones never work.
Andy Ihnatko: Shampoo every time you shower, or get on like a rotation schedule, 'cause I don't want to strip the calcumin from the, uh…
John Gruber: I have a script, I have a Perl script that tells me…
Andy Ihnatko: Is that open source? Can you put it on…
John Gruber: Yea, it's on Github. I'll give you the link in the shownotes.
Andy Ihnatko: Awesome.
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Why is landscaping in The Sims 3 so hard‽ Right now, all I’ve got is a lawn with objects scattered all over it seemingly at random. I hate big lots.
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If Jenson had won or Alonso had won, I wonder if Red Bull would’ve been gracious enough to lend them the pool.
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Watching F1: 2011 Monaco GP
Yes, Monte Carlo is magical. We get it. We’re jealous.
Dude, Top Gear driving Bernie, Christian, and Flavio around Monaco? Sweet.
Martin’s not talking to any stars like he did last year.
I’m sorry, “Bernie’s motorhome”? It’s not like McLaren’s brand centre or Red Bull’s floater home, is it?
What, no Vettel–Webber lap comparisons this time?
How has...
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Freedom tastes bitter. Wasn’t ready for that paper at all.
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Right, one last night of revision for the exam in the morning. A bit of Titanic soundtrack I think. Haven’t heard that in ages.
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“If you ask me, this car has too many outside influences. To me, it looks like a...”
– motoriginal
Well, I’m glad I’m not the only one.
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Is Chess Infinite? →
I love the Internet.
Inspired by Will Wright’s description of chess being a “branching tree”, I decided to look up how big said tree can be.
Total permutations: 1.0516 × 10270993
Maximum number of moves/longest branch: 5948
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The Replay Interviews: Will Wright →
Read this article because SimPrograms linked to it for the brief paragraphs on The Sims. But I find Will’s answers on the books read and theories learnt to help build his “toys” to be way more fascinating.
Love that his interviews are as interesting as his games.
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Glass Floors for “The Sims 3” →
This…changes…everything. Everything!
I don’t know if there are other glass floor solutions for TS3; this is just the first one I came across and have found it to work very well.
The ceiling trim mentioned in the thread doesn’t seem to work with Create‑a-Style though. Or maybe it’s just me, but I’m not in the mood to care about that right now, since I remember...
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Watching F1: 2011 Spanish GP
Sod revision. It’s a grand prix weekend, it’s a lost weekend.
Ha, Button’s annoyed with Vettel’s slanted finger.
This is making me miss Forza. I like driving around Catalunya.
Schimchael! Somewhat odd that they’re interviewing him on a F1 grid, but still…
Mmm, Tron soundtrack.
Alonso has the lead?!
That was a start.
The front four are still quite close...
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Also, are raptures supposed to come in the form of dreams? Because I definitely had a couple of disturbing ones last night.
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You know your sleeping pattern’s in trouble when you have to “wake up early” to catch the BBC’s Spanish GP qualifying.
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That extension I’m having so much trouble with? Still having trouble with it.
Part of the fun I thought would be to build an extension, maintaining the original aesthetics and architecture and approach. But while the original house was great for what I wanted at the time, some of the design decisions I made back then — that I don’t want to reverse now — are putting up some major...
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Paprika →
I don’t need a recipe manager, but if Neven Mrgan recommends it, I’m telling my mom. Maybe she’ll stop using all those folders.
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“I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components...”
– Stephen Hawking
When I was asked about it back in year 10, I replied with a similar answer: we’re just a bag of chemical reactions.
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It’s nice to finally have the old mStand setup back. Had to take it off since my desk isn’t deep enough to accommodate it and an A3 sketchpad.
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“Being able to listen to an album from anywhere or any player is great, but it...”
– Khoi Vinh
Reminded me of what I wrote about vingles three years ago: sell one file— the music video — and play the appropriate content depending on the context. If it’s played on a TV, play the video. If it’s played on a portable media player, play just the audio track, unless the...
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I’m at L2 Laboratory
“Crit day. What’s done is done.”
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I’m at L2 Laboratory
“Fuck, I wish I didn’t need to be here right now…”
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