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Sep12

The world needs more of this.

Matt O Tech

Now, with Graphics after the break.  They're awesome.

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Sep10

Teetering and Tethering in NYC

Matt O Tech

So I've arrived in NYC, and I'm sitting at Starbucks, but I'm not using their WiFi.  I'm using my Pre.  I've failed to get the WiFi tethering to work yet, but the USB tethering works without a hitch on my Ubuntu 9.04 system.  Pretty rad.  I'm sure I'll figure out the WiFi thing sooner or later, but it's good to be online.  I figure that I can use some of my time before the store opens to work on the WiFi, as well as on getting the function keys on this Toshiba working under Ubuntu.  Stupid windows-centric world.

More updates on the trip etc, coming later.  Pictures, too, esp. since I didn't forget my camera as I thought I did.

 
Sep04

Anyone else worried about the Eagles?

Matt O Sports

I've watched some Eagles football this summer.  Everyone is only talking about Michael Vick (and who cares?) but I want to talk about the lines.  I feel like we've probably got the receiving corps that we've been wanting for years, but how on earth can we take advantage of the talent we have there (and still have at the Quarterback position, despite the fact that I was a complainer) when the line isn't healthy to start off the season.  I don't know if we have the line to keep the protection strong enough to allow for running lanes and passing lanes and time to get the ball moving forward.  Proving that I don't know very much about football, I'm concerned about the left tackle position overall.  Maybe it's the book about the homeless kid that Tampa Bay gave me to read, maybe it's watching little Mike Hart run off #1 draft pick Left Tackle Jake Long, but I'm concerned that we don't have a rockstar at that position.  Can Jason Peters get the job done?  Let's hope.

Also, what are we doing at tight end?  Are we really going to hold on to four QBs?  No, right?  Can the linebackers get it done?  I don't know if i have more questions and concerns this year because I've been paying closer attention, or if it's actually not shaping up to be a good season for us.  We'll see.  Go friggin' Eagles.

 
Sep03

Girls with Blogs are hot

Matt O Musings

I just saw this on a sidebar while I was searching for info on how to reformat my add-to-cart area on ShoeHardware, and I agree with it, at least in theory.  Not Facebook, not twitter, and not tumblr, but actual, written blogs.

That's all.

Oh, no it's not.  I'm off to watch the Eagles play in a little while.  Stupid NFL network.  Anyone over on that side of town and wanna meet up?  Rawr.

 
Sep01

Whoa, hey

Matt O News

I'm getting lamer at updates, even when I do things to update about.  I'm going to blame the heat.  And the smoke.

My SpotSo where are we?  We're in LA, surrounded by the burning hills of, well, just about everywhere, and we're sitting at the computer working on yet another redesign of shoehardware.com.  I've bought tickets for NYC, but I haven't yet gotten around to getting a place to stay.  We'll change that in a heartbeat or two.  To the sounds of my neighbors' chainsaw, it would seem.  Good for phone calls.

What else?  I've been house-sitting.  I have less than a week left, and I have yet to play tennis.  I went to Vegas with Kieran.  Somehow, we'd never been to Vegas together in any capacity before.  This time, we went cause he got a free room and tickets to Love, the Beatles show.  We managed to have a pretty good time, even if it was less than the ultimate in Vegas debauchery.  Isn't everything less than the ultimate in Vegas debauchery?  We did see a guy fall through a mirror and off the stairway he was on to the floor 12 feet below.  If he didn't break his neck or back or lacerate any important arteries, I'm sure he's fine.  It only took paramedics 45 minutes to arrive. At least I had plenty of time to finish my drink.

Okay, I'm back to editing.  Let me know if you're going to be in NYC end of next week, cause I will.

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Aug26

You should probably come to the Translation Party!

Matt O Tech

This is kinda fun, in a giggle-alone-at-your-computer sort of way.

It's a website that translates your phrase from English to Japanese back and forth until the results can't be distilled anymore.  You end up with some pretty hilarious stuff.  For example, "I hate when birds poop on my car" eventually becomes "I have bird droppings on my car."  http://www.translationparty.com/#3465456 I like watching the translation happen, too - it's a weird experience in machine translation.

 
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