Scala, Java, Unix, MacOS tutorials (page 268)

Textexpander lets you create short snippets of text which it will replace with larger snippets. For instance, “;em” will be replaced with your email address when you type it.

Wow. It was 99 degrees about three days ago, and this morning I just woke up to find the first snow of the 2014-2015 season.

Need help finding your motivation to learn Scala? How about a $200K salary?

One more funny Twitter post ... and now I better get back to work.

I found this on a NSFW site (thechive) that has a great collection of funny Twitter posts.

I just learned about the Emotiv neuroheadsets in a Buddhist Geeks email. I have used the inexpensive MindWave NeuroSky headset on and off for the last 15 months or so, but the Emotiv EPOC headset looks very cool (and significantly more expensive).

Great, there have been rattlesnake sightings in the neighborhood. I knew there was a reason I wanted to move back to Alaska.

If you want to add menu items to your Dock menu in Mac OS X Java applications, I can confirm that this approach works:

I haven’t tried their software yet, but a friend of a friend recommends Boom, which is a “system wide volume booster and equalizer application that effortlessly improves the sound of your Mac.” Boom is actually a software application, not a hardware product.

I’m currently in the market for a new car, and as I was looking at small SUV designs, it occurred to me that if you think Samsung copies the heck out of Apple, you should check out these SUV designs from Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, and Honda.