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bshaffer

  1. @zenworm no doubt man. I was more speaking about this decade. Chevy Chase, really?
  2. Why did it take Edward Sharpe for everyone to realize how awesome horns are?
  3. Overnapping: there is no such thing.
  4. As I am flying from one side of the Rocky Mountains to the other, I really don't anticipate needing to use the seat as a flotation device.
  5. See you in Azeroth, bro twitter.com/bshaffer/statu…
  6. @johnkary Fixed those, and made the slides visible via mobile. Thank you very much for the heads up!
  7. New Blog Post: Why OpenSource is Better Than Your Homerolled Garbage (as a comic strip) goo.gl/zBY7w
  8. @cocoabox brown is the main one but a healthy palette of pastelles would also be nice.
  9. What I've been doing the last three hours: goo.gl/aazIm
  10. Caution Alumni: stepping onto a university's campus may induce vomiting.
  11. Does anybody remember the TV show "Becker"? It was on after Everybody Loves Raymond. That was some solid television.
  12. @cocoabox I love the app but PLEASE +1 for more colors!! Will pay big $$
  13. Some good reasons to come to my presentation... instagr.am/p/J2uBDMqPMh/
  14. I have tried so hard to dislike LMFAO over the years, but today I have finally come to terms with the truth.
  15. @zenworm Yann Tiersen - Amelie, Phillip Glass - Truman Show, or Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans are all pretty hard to beat
  16. Ahh, minimalism. A cold refreshing glass of water. Listen to some during your commute today.
  17. @david_calhoun @travisroberts thanks! I've always wanted to do a web comic, but the problem is I'm not funny.
  18. Why the hell did Authentication and Authorization have to start with the same four letters?!
  19. New Blog: OAuth 2.0 (as a comic strip) brentertainment.com/2012/04/24/oau…
  20. Who was it that decided skinny people don't deserve free T-shirts that fit?