I've had a Twitter account for 223 days now. I do follow several friends and coworkers with Twitter. What I find more interesting, however, are the people I don't know or have ever met whom I follow.
Officer Phil is a good example. (Bonus: He's a fan of Norm MacDonald.)
The use of Twitter over the past SxSW crippled the SMS feeds, also slowing texting. Twitter is everywhere and I am very concerned about Twitter abuse. Tread carefully.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Accents
With a tip of the cap to Maribeth, I have begun a You Tube exhaustive search of videos demonstrating various accents. I am keenest on the accents of the UK, though I am from Texas, I still like those from all over.
I find this to be a BRILLIANT short video on this obsession of mine. Oddly, the last accent she does is my favorite.
I find this to be a BRILLIANT short video on this obsession of mine. Oddly, the last accent she does is my favorite.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Weekend Project
Even though I have had to work this weekend, I still found time to begin a project I have been thinking about for a few weeks now.
I spend too much money dining out, rather than eating at home. Convenience is the main reason for this and the fact that I HATE to go grocery shopping (or shopping of any kind for that matter.)
So in order to motivate me to shop for groceries more often (and theoretically dine at home saving money more often, as well), I am writing a program that will minimize my time in the grocery store.
The first thing I did, was map out the layout of the grocery store I use most often. In this case, it is the Randall's on Balcones Dr.
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
I took the key categories from the layout and added them to a database and using location based fields, created a program that allows you to upload your grocery list and have the program deliver a report that shows you the fastest way to shop for these items on you list by rearranging the list to be optimized for time.
I am still working on this as I want to create a mapping route that overlays the existing layout template. I am borrowing heavily from the same algorithm Google uses. I hope to have this completed in a few weeks.
I spend too much money dining out, rather than eating at home. Convenience is the main reason for this and the fact that I HATE to go grocery shopping (or shopping of any kind for that matter.)
So in order to motivate me to shop for groceries more often (and theoretically dine at home saving money more often, as well), I am writing a program that will minimize my time in the grocery store.
The first thing I did, was map out the layout of the grocery store I use most often. In this case, it is the Randall's on Balcones Dr.
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
I took the key categories from the layout and added them to a database and using location based fields, created a program that allows you to upload your grocery list and have the program deliver a report that shows you the fastest way to shop for these items on you list by rearranging the list to be optimized for time.
I am still working on this as I want to create a mapping route that overlays the existing layout template. I am borrowing heavily from the same algorithm Google uses. I hope to have this completed in a few weeks.
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