i just recently wrapped up work on a web site for the up and coming eugene jewelry designers, sahlia michelle jewelry designs. the site is entirely flash and is basically a gallery and online store right now. if you like what you see, and happen to be in the market for a web site… well, too bad, because this job has been a great refresher of the many reasons i don’t enjoy contract work. but i figured i’d give her a link here and see if we couldnt get a little organic traffic…
up until this point i’ve resisted the temptation of blogging about the iphone, simply because it’s been done to death lately everywhere else. yes, it is amazing and ridiculous and lacking in features here and there; this has already been blogged, twitttered and webcasted around the globe by now. but tonight i’m writing this blog (yes i am typing this on my phone no less) because i spent a decent amount of time setting up a system that ensures i’ll never need my laptop again. i’ve been amazed with the capabilities of the phone from a web browsing and email experience, not to mention entertainment, but until today my phone’s been lacking that killer app that rounds out my productivity needs: an SSH shell. Read the rest of this entry »
one of the best things about being a web developer right now is the huge amount of resources available to help developers like me accomplish what it is we want to do. the amazon web services offerings are especially noteworthy. for the first time, infrastructural elements such as storage and processing power are now available as a service, and acquired on demand. this means that developers can leverage an essentially infinite pool of resources for absolutely zero fixed cost, but only pay for what is actually used. for many, bootstrapping an application is now a complete reality. at work recently, i’ve been building an application with a storage model based on amazon’s s3 (simple storage service). it’s been a wonderful experience so far, and everything’s been working great up until a few days ago. i just realized that this post is about to abruptly shift from a nice general overview to a incredibly specific level of detail, so to spare those less technical *cough (nerdy)* readers, the slightly amusing story and s3 troubleshooting tip is after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
a while back, i linked a video that combined beer pong and skateboarding for some amazing antics. next in this series, which i’ve entitled ‘youtube pastime mash-ups,’ is this impressive domino routine involving four pool tables, six cues, damn near 50 billiard balls, and more bones than an archaeological dig site. i’d like to see mike massey pull this one off.
proof positive that your favorite things are even better when you put them together.
dedicated readers will know that my brother andrew, over at crossing out of the blue, is an avid bike racer. this week he’s down in virginia for the tour of virginia, a 7 stage race of almost 500 miles. there are about 175 professional and elite amateurs participating in the tour. andrew finished 9th in this morning’s time trial and didn’t drop any time off the leader in the afternoon’s criterion in lynchburg, va. here’s to a successful rest of the race for andrew, and a great season. you can follow up on andrew in this race and throughout the season on his team web site, Kenda/Raleigh Cycling Team.
i hate to copy a post straight off of deadspin, but for those readers out there (see: google and comment spam bots) who don’t keep up with deadspin, or those who just enjoy beer, ping pong, or any combination thereof… check this out. this has to be the greatest single collection of amazing beer pong related feats ever assembled. kudos to the inventiveness, god-given talent, practice, and, let’s face it, incredible perseverance, that went into this video. ’cause there’s no way some of these shots were hit within the first 50 times. enjoy…
hello all from salt lake city, utah. i’m here with my brother enjoying some of the best powder they (and/or we) have had all season. and to top that off we’ve also had some amazing bluebird days. yesterday we went to alta, which means i had to ski for the first time in 5 years, since they don’t allow snowboarders (weak). anyway, here are some videos of us enjoying the snow.
there’s more where that came from after the break…
at some point last night a great milestone in my life was achieved. that’s right… my first (and only) youtube video hit the century mark in views. that’s a one with two zeros, folks. so that got me thinking- i must be getting up there with the most viewed videos of all time. after a quick trip to youtube’s most viewed page, i sadly realized i’m 38,349,764 views short of the title. so close. what was the video that has caught the eye of so many viewers worldwide in just under 9 months? this dancing jackass. is there better proof that a popular youtube video has less to do with content and more to do with distribution? so what do you say readers, lets get the word out there and push my video over the grand mark!
