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averyvery

  1. watched a dude code in 5 languages using dragon and text-to-speech feedback today. kind of want dragon now
  2. also learning about eurovision, the massive european song contest i had never heard of. 2006 winner: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordi
  3. today i learned about the baddest of all possibly asses en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
  4. walked The Long Way home from #polyglotconf. apparently that means 10k. bad idea
  5. @jcarbaugh hmm. would guess you can change that with the config.rb (just like you can with command-line compass)
  6. @jcarbaugh heard alright things about compass.handlino.com - haven't used it myself
  7. said "whatcha doing, cameron?" to a crow today, in front of strangers. can never go back to the outdoors
  8. "go until you are very tired and then turn around" is not a viable workout strategy. but i allllways forgeeeettttt
  9. that was a very big mistake. gonna be hobbling around downtown tomorrow mappedometer.com/?maproute=93182
  10. @bunnifred i just google a picture of that. i don't know what it's for but boy is it fun to guess
  11. @bunnifred i would buy an album called "dirty divorce"
  12. :D reddit.com/r/AskReddit/co…
  13. @trevor_davis did they? i hit install and it installed a chrome extension
  14. can't….bring….self to pay $80 for an above & beyond ticket. can i? maybe not. maybe? no. right?
  15. nabbed that TV from the hallway. may be the biggest TV i've ever owned! exciting times.
  16. THAT'S IT, reinstalling stayfocusd. i have terrible self-control.
  17. @tpitale here we go en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_C…
  18. @tpitale not a north american bird; judging by other shots from the same day i'm guessing the photog shot it at a zoo?
  19. oh my god, brilliant custom arkham horror set boardgamegeek.com/thread/714563/…
  20. @castig make sure to block w3schools.com too! nothing but nonsense