Readr: Updates from eliotphillips

Did you seriously just open a post about The Elements of Style by starting a sentence with a conjunction?

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:16:43 -0500

Hacker drinkup 8pm tonight Rick's Tavern back patio http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1183979/ Come enjoy a @Facutvivas free event

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:45:16 -0500

@cksthree has that new MacBook smell

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:53:49 -0500

Tutorial for creating a side-scrolling shooter in Flash

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:01:38 -0500

Tutorial for creating a side-scrolling shooter in Flash There’s a link in the post for doing it with free tools too. [via Waxy]

If you want your programming language pronounced 'hex', don't spell it haXe.

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:56:41 -0500

Just discovered Google's stock charts support the scroll wheel; that's neat! http://tinyurl.com/5waeh2

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:10:14 -0500

@LAFD just posted about their fire photos on Flickr http://tinyurl.com/3fmale

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:44:46 -0500

Watching Ratatat's Predator video http://tinyurl.com/5zauoy (and testing my icon; gif uploads bring the fail whale)

eliotphillips — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:11:51 -0500

Well, there goes my toenail.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:47:27 -0500

yay! Hadoop meetup at Mahalo has warm (for now) Corona. What an awesome platform.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:53:29 -0500

@BarackObama says I'll save $500 on his tax plan; he just bought my vote... unless you have $500.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:47:34 -0500

I'm working on an I Hate WordPress.com VIP hosting Page-A-Day calendar http://is.gd/453m

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:14:18 -0500

@amarvin looks like 2.4ghz macbook has backlight 2.0 does not http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:58:48 -0500

Next on Hack a Day How-to: Construct a parallel dimension where your CMS/host doesn't suck.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:44:50 -0500

WordPress just published a post from the future. Great, my blog can't tell time. How awesomely stupid.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:38:02 -0500

Started drinking coffee again. My reward for getting to the office before 10.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:28:50 -0500

Ian Lesnet is such a badass. I want more like him; let me know if you have any leads. http://hackaday.com/author/ianlesnet/

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:36:09 -0500

Editing the best Esquire hacking article yet.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:34:43 -0500

With all the goodies built into the new monitor it would be nice to have an upgraded mini for it. FireWire800 for the Drobo plz.

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:33:55 -0500

No HDMI because it doesn't have the resolution followed by no bluray because they have the best HD option in iTunes which is 720p ATV only?!

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:12:11 -0500

@mikepropst this isn't Nokia

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:56:13 -0500

New MacBook Pro the choice for mobile GPU accelerated cracking?

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:33:53 -0500

unibody?! MacBook is your new 70's musclecar

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:19:39 -0500

Are they going to announce their new AL macs aren't as dent prone because they're built as an exoskeleton?

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:14:48 -0500

Liveblog

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:09:08 -0500

following @macrumors and using ReloadEvery with live.gizmodo.com and http://search.twitter.com/search?q=apple

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:05:35 -0500

Clever coding

eliotphillips — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:15:34 -0500

I don’t write any code currently, but I do enjoy reading about people solving problems. There were two good posts I read this week along those lines: First was Andy Baio and Joshua Schachter using singular value decomposition to correalate a massive dataset—something I’ve been interested in since my time at Propeller. Next was Chris [...]

New-to-me music today: Ratatat, Crystal Castles, and Flying Lotus

eliotphillips — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:51:55 -0500

@boogah Here's the boing boing gadgets page; just scroll down http://tinyurl.com/4j3f2q

eliotphillips — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:23:05 -0500

Hacker drinkup 8PM Wed http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1183979/ Come stimulate the economy.

eliotphillips — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:22:54 -0500

New favorite album title: When life gives you lemons, you paint that shit gold.

eliotphillips — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:39:37 -0500

Just going to mark all of Boing Boing Gadgets as read.

eliotphillips — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:32:39 -0500

Made pasta fresca. Very tasty, but my mozzarella has decided to regroup in one big stringy melty mass.

eliotphillips — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:59:52 -0500

Got my portrait done. http://flickr.com/photos/hackaday/2935588613/ Thanks @rstevens

eliotphillips — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:52:38 -0500

Diesel Sweetie

eliotphillips — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:40:04 -0500

Goggles

eliotphillips — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:40:03 -0500

offended bar patron referred to me as 'long hair'. This is how easy rider ended, right?

eliotphillips — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:17:54 -0500

at kings head with @skout23 and @tommee hoping not to get rolled by his faulty gaydar

eliotphillips — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:34:58 -0500

thinking videogames, drinkin, and magicopolis at 10. Avoiding hollywood because it causes baldness.

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:11:30 -0500

@anthonymckay too busy. At prom now.

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:25:08 -0500

Headed to Fritto Misto with @skout23 soon. Then what?

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:04:01 -0500

Drawdio SMD assembled

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:01:09 -0500

Drawdio SMD board

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:20:21 -0500

Drawdio kit

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:15:20 -0500

IR boards completed http://flickr.com/photos/hackaday/2933063276/

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:05:11 -0500

Mockup

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:46:56 -0500

Finished

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:49:11 -0500

Start

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:48:47 -0500

Robot monocle

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:42:47 -0500

In the office, getting some soldering done and listening to the Illuminoids.

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:17:48 -0500

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eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:58:44 -0500

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eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:55:46 -0500

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eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:55:16 -0500

@seanbonner I've passed on that before because it's way more than I'm willing to spend on a tshirt http://is.gd/3TJr

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:24:13 -0500

@rocknrollgeek neither did we, I was going with google suggest on this one http://tinyurl.com/3myb3t

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:20:12 -0500

A phrase you probably don't know unless you're from the midwest: Mutton Busting http://www.photobasement.com/sheepriding/

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:14:43 -0500

when did they start frosting strawberry miniwheats? electric pink is not a color I want my food.

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:43:41 -0500

finally got the dishes clean. decided it was too late to cook and made dip. now battening down the hatches; it's gettin windy.

eliotphillips — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:33:25 -0500

Apologies to all 20 of you that tried to ping me while I was asleep this morning.

eliotphillips — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:32:18 -0500

Congratulations @seanbonner and @tarabrown

eliotphillips — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:32:46 -0500

Don’t Cry for Me, I’m Already Dead

eliotphillips — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:58:18 -0500

Don’t Cry for Me, I’m Already Dead [via Cartoon Brew]

At least pumpkin futures are still rising. I've got a feeling they'll peak around January.

eliotphillips — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:50:22 -0500

Wishing my more technically adept contributors were more prolific.

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:49:21 -0500

Netflix night: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:01:31 -0500

Groceries just got delivered. May have overdown it with all the fresh produce. Going to be cooking a lot the next week.

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:30:36 -0500

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eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:19:40 -0500

Noone seems to be posting about GeoEye with images at the capture resolution.

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:02:27 -0500

Wikipedia says this new Hulu series features "attractive young girls, who fight in short skirts and dresses which get constantly ripped off"

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:42:18 -0500

"hey, i'm in the best of instructables book""so how much money did you get?""ha, none of course."

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:47:00 -0500

I think a watermain broke last night. lots of mud and I woke up to jackhammers at 6am.

eliotphillips — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:38:32 -0500

i hope @cnelson shows up; i brought him a hat

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:30:47 -0500

Eliot i hope @cnelson shows up; i brought him a hat.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:26:18 -0500

Eliot moseying down to drinkup.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:19:04 -0500

moseying down to drinkup

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:19:03 -0500

@cnelson It doesn't have a check box for "email me when the answer is anything but 'no'"

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:21:58 -0500

Eliot Today Ben Heck posted a Pelican case Xbox 360 for soldiers overseas... and a controller for soldiers who have lost an arm http://benheck.com.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:08:40 -0500

Today Ben Heck posted a Pelican case Xbox 360 for soldiers overseas... and a controller for soldiers who have lost an arm http://benheck.com

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:08:39 -0500

Dear Verizon Support, I couldn't find the option for: "Here is my address, let me know we you can give me FiOS, so I can give you money".

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:19:23 -0500

Eliot Dear Verizon Support, I couldn't find the option for: "Here is my address, let me know we you can give me FiOS, so I can give you money".

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:19:23 -0500

Eliot Start Trig's education early http://tinyurl.com/4x2l73.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:14:23 -0500

Start Trig's education early http://tinyurl.com/4x2l73

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:14:22 -0500

Eliot adding Little Dee to my webcomic feeds. I lost track of it when they went on hiatus http://littledee.net/.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:09:23 -0500

adding Little Dee to my webcomic feeds. I lost track of it when they went on hiatus http://littledee.net/

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:09:21 -0500

@cnelson I think they should have cut it shallow so the LED showed through the skin instead of drilling.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:33:38 -0500

Santa Monica Hacker Drinkup 8PM tonight Rick's Tavern back patio http://is.gd/3JHN Come watch @Facutvivas drink like a sorority girl.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:25:14 -0500

Eliot Santa Monica Hacker Drinkup 8PM tonight Rick's Tavern back patio http://is.gd/3JHN Come watch @Facutvivas drink like a sorority girl.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:24:51 -0500

reading about bullies http://tinyurl.com/3nxvq6

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:37:53 -0500

Eliot reading about bullies http://tinyurl.com/3nxvq6.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:37:51 -0500

Eliot Amazed that @kenbothe somehow ended up working the graveyard shift despite @cksthree no longer working here; his legacy lives on.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:09:56 -0500

Eliot http://tinyurl.com/4j4433.

eliotphillips — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:15:03 -0500

Eliot Just booked Berlin flight for CCC in Dec: $876 Staying 3 weeks because it was the most economical :D.

eliotphillips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:20:53 -0500

Eliot Santa Monica Hacker Drinkup 8PM tomorrow at Rick's Tavern back patio http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1183977/.

eliotphillips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:11:21 -0500

Eliot I remember when The Surge was just a delicious soda.

eliotphillips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:41:18 -0500

Eliot I grew up on a dairy farm; cows are this awesome all the time: http://tinyurl.com/4kltvg.

eliotphillips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:01:35 -0500

Eliot Every email from hosting sounds like a cop out. If YouTube videos show in every RSS feed except the ones you generate, you're doing it wrong.

eliotphillips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:05:48 -0500

Eliot WordPress VIP Hosting - Settle For Less.

eliotphillips — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:02:59 -0500

Eliot another day another chunk of bondo removed in a parking incident. underside of the bumper got owned by a log.

eliotphillips — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:31:41 -0500

Eliot accidentally overwriting @ioerror's rfid passport. East side drinkup is grand.

eliotphillips — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:51:20 -0500

Eliot at the hive. Still need to construct an animatronic superfan.

eliotphillips — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:06:15 -0500

Eliot headed out in the milk truck now that I've found my umbrellaellaella.

eliotphillips — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:53:16 -0500