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ToniWestbrook

  1. Im curious about the history behind using backspace as a back button in browsers. And by curious,I mean I want to beat whoever thought of it
  2. @mrjoeb Yeah, his story sounds like POOPOO to me. Glad you weren't hurt - did this just happen?
  3. @mrjoeb Not cool! What happened?
  4. WHOA. June 1 is officially the best day now "@casio_juarez: Today is #NationalDonutDay. There will be consequences. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_…"
  5. If you have any resources about making an awesome world through #ComputerScience, please let me know! toniwestbrook.com/archives/698
  6. Anyone have any advice or good online resources for writing a life plan?
  7. @zapnap I always have to keep a regex reference sheet hung up near my desk, too much stuff to remember!
  8. Fun video of a #SynthNet brain listening to music (to test out multithreading) - picks up around 30s toniwestbrook.com/archives/693
  9. The hadoukens are flying everywhere - playing Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo with Jess. Now I have a urge for Puzzle Pirates too
  10. @leahcreates I would eat there every day if it was nearby.
  11. @casio_juarez Ha, it's always fun to show people (who didn't grow up with them) text/ascii games. They look at you like you have 2 heads
  12. Whenever I play D3, I still get the urge to start up #NetHack. Can never truly escape retrocomputing!
  13. @leahcreates State mottos are crazy. Missouri is the "Show me" state. I don't even want to know what that means.
  14. @eliseweeks Haha, and I was so looking forward to the moon being the 51st state. Man he's such a tool.
  15. @eliseweeks Hopefully we'll be able to offer flights there too one day. ;)
  16. Ever get the urge to graft a microcontroller into the vascular system of a plant? No one expects cyborg vegetables. Maybe they should.
  17. @leahcreates @pixelsandpulp @webmeadow Yup, Pixels & Pulp and webmeadow did an amazing job, we're all super excited about it!
  18. Celebrate Manchester-Boston Regional Airport's awesome new Drupal website and win a $250 Southwest gift card! flymanchester.com #MHT
  19. I'm thankful I was born in a time when there are computers to program - I can't imagine life without code.