Under the Fuzzy Green Hat

“Address is approximate”

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:30:05 -0600

“Address is approximate”

Ryan and Scott aren’t actually in Drive...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:18:19 -0600

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

Ryan and Scott aren’t actually in Drive Wars.

They’re just teaming up to make me insecure about my heavy use of the ~~bus~~ Proletariat Chariot.

Jerks.

I Would Have Killed For Tappa-Tappa-Tappa

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0600

You know that thing that happens when your finger comes into contact with a surface properly sensitized to detect human appendages?

That, friends, is called a tap.

(Or a touch, or a press, or a push if you’re feeling so inclined.)

It is not, however, a click, and if you’re referring to it as such, then don’t.

Listen: find yourself the nearest glass surface. Try prodding it with your finger. What kind of sound does it make?

That’s right: a sort of “tap”-ish sound. Definitely not something that could be onomatopoeized as a “click”.

And if you prod most gadgets of the touch screen persuasion¹, you’ll end up getting that same tap, and so you should generally be referring to it as such.

Cool? Cool.

Unless that gadget is the BlackBerry Storm, in which case you have certain other problems that can’t be fixed with apropos admonishments from behatted bloggers. ↩

Bubb

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:02:00 -0600

I’m going to Cupertino (and area) in mid-September for three weeks. Any suggestions for what I should do in my spare time while I’m down there? Please send good ideas to lucas@fuzzygreenhat.com, or on this post if it’s short.

(Note: please do not suggest “training as part of my recent promotion to Genius.” This is already on my list!)

Neven Mrgan on Beta testing

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:40:34 -0600

Neven Mrgan on Beta testing :

We love the idea of beta testing, though. It’s a backstage pass to a movie set, a first draft of an upcoming novel, a rough sketch of a song. But, you know, unless you are prepared for them in a very specific way, those are all pretty frustrating experiences for both sides. I’m speaking, by the way, from the position of someone who has both tested software and had it tested. Let me get my thesis out of the way: think twice before asking someone to test your app; think thrice before asking someone to test their app.

Sage advice from the always-insightful Neven Mrgan.

Faces of Mad Men, vol. 1

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:14:00 -0600

Faces of Mad Men, vol. 1

The Queen’s English

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:01:30 -0600

The Queen’s English

Totem

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:33:34 -0600

Totem:

(Turn your speakers up.)

feelthedrop: Day 7. Even longer. Wow.

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:57:04 -0600

feelthedrop:

Day 7. Even longer.

Wow.

Last Chance! Sweet Deal!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:36:41 -0600

Last Chance! Sweet Deal!

Photo

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:23:21 -0600

daveshumka: Squire Barnes is the coolest. (via) Automatic...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:05:58 -0600

daveshumka:

Squire Barnes is the coolest.

(via)

Automatic Squire Barnes reblog and more, tonight on BCTV News on Global.

Scalability, vis-à-vis This is one of my many duties as a...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:19:31 -0600

Scalability, vis-à-vis

This is one of my many duties as a professional Operations Solutioneer: scaling.

Edith Piaf — “Non, je ne regrette rien” I expect...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:02:30 -0600

Edith Piaf — “Non, je ne regrette rien”

I expect many of you will get a real kick out of this track.

Ryan Heise: "Today's good cry"

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:38:43 -0600

Ryan Heise: "Today's good cry":

A man waits anxiously on the train platform. His off-white oxford shirt is wrinkled around the belt line from a rigorous day of sitting at a desk. He checks his watch, peers back at the elevator doors, then down at the platform again.

This piece from Ryan made me cry somewhere between a Toy Story 3 and an Up on the Pixar Scale.

Taking it and turning it: not always a worthwhile maneuver

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:28:22 -0600

Ryan: FaceTime is gimmicky to me. I feel like the novelty will very quickly wear off.
Me: well you are pretty ugly
Ryan: Lucas, that is hurtful.
Me: wait, no
Me: I meant ugly pretty

In which my Mom replies to me on Twitter to ridicule my use of...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:50:52 -0600

In which my Mom replies to me on Twitter to ridicule my use of public transit.

The Style Council — “Walls Come Tumbling Down” This...

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:24:09 -0600

The Style Council — “Walls Come Tumbling Down”

This is one of those songs that makes me feel invincible.

In Which I Go to Starbucks, and for Once My Hat Isn't the Subject of Conversation.

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:39:10 -0600

Barista 1: Look at his shirt, dude! It says Control-Z!
Barista 2: I'm not looking at his shirt.
Barista 1: Look at it! It's a sweet shirt!
Barista 2: *makes disapproving noise, non-verbally indicating that gawking at a stranger's shirt is a pretty embarrassing thing to do*
Barista 1: Come on!
Barista 2: No. And besides, it's Command-Z, not Control.
Barista 1: So you did look at the shirt!
Barista 2: Yeah. I just didn't make a big deal out of it.
Barista 1: Cool shirt, though, right?
Barista 2: Yep.
Barista 3, who was actually preparing my Frappucino, and had nothing to say on the subject of the aforementioned shirt: Venti soy caramel Frappucino, no whip.
Me: Thanks.

TAYLOR HALL!

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:34:29 -0600

TAYLOR HALL!