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Dents for 2010-09-28
@cassidyjames Sorry for late reply. Working on some code for custom backgrounds for a client’s app. Not using some paint program that is. # @cassidyjames That said, there is some powerful image manipulation API in the SDK. So one could build a pretty decent Android paint app. #
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Dents for 2010-09-16
Stayed up late last night to finish editing Negotiation. Submitted to #365Tomorrows and hoping it’ll be my first non-self-published piece. # Getting my #scifi short Negotiation from 800 to below 600 words was painful. I prefer longer formats. #writing #365Tomorrows # Sometimes the Have-Big-Sword-Will-Cut is the right technique to programming. #programming #rant #
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Gliders, Italy and Androids
What an incredible summer and it is funny how it all started. I found myself without a job at the end of April. A week or two later I started a crazy schedule of fencing, archery and hiking amongst the usual day-to-days at home. I even got to try out some serious tree climbing and…
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Beautifying the Boot – GRUB2 & Plymouth Themes in Ubuntu 10.04
I like eyecandy especially when it comes to my Linux workstation. I was pleasantly surprised when I first booted up my fresh install of Kubuntu 10.04. However after installing the NVIDIA drivers (Sigh. NVIDIA when will you learn? Open sourcing your drivers is not going to kill you.), I lost the pretty Kubuntu splash screen. …