Archives for December 2009

Weekly Digest for December 14th

December 14, 2009

A collection of my actions and interactions from around the Net over the last week.

Posted: Weekly Digest for December 7th http://bit.ly/8EaMhv [#]

Picked up some canned food this morning for tonight’s Refresh/AOR/WordPress Austin party (we’re collecting for Capital Area Food Bank). [#]

Shared Fancy Radio Buttons With jQuery

via @ElijahManor

I’ve decided that .7mm mechanical pencils are better than .5mm. Yeah, I’m a nerd. [#]

Reading Fancy Radio Buttons With jQuery: via @ElijahManor http://bit.ly/6uGJNn [#]

Who’s coming to the Refresh/AustinonRails/Wordpress Austin party? http://j.mp/ra0912 If you can, bring a can for the Cap Area Food Bank. [#]

Published You Can’t Please Everyone and You Shouldn’t Try

The reality of the situation is that you can’t please everybody. Any decision for a group larger than five (if not smaller) is likely to work out poorly for at least one member. Someone will likely feel slighted, if not altogether pissed off and you’ll hear about it. Luckily, it’s not your job to make […]

Posted (KickSpark): You Can’t Please Everyone and You Shouldn’t Try http://bit.ly/6XH1Rn [#]

’bout to wander over to Bufallo Billiards for the Refresh Austin/Austin on Rails/Wordpress Austin party (starts at 7:00) [#]

What an amazing night. Thanks to all from Refresh Austin, Austin on Rails and WordPress Austin who came out. I love this town. [#]

It’s great to see people had a lot of fun last night. Thanks again for coming out and a big thanks to @rackspace for sponsoring the party [#]

And a big thanks to @michellegreer, @damon and @pat_ramsey for bringing so many people together. I love this town. [#]

Congrats to Austin-based @Gowalla who just raised $8.4 million. I can’t wait to see what they do next. http://bit.ly/4SEMf0 via @statesman [#]

Just committed to Project52 which now has a site: http://project52.info One blog post a week in 2010. [#]

Shared Home Work It!

Reading Custom Events, and the Special Events API in jQuery: ""Web pages, for the most part, are event-driven. Lib… http://bit.ly/8tSJwt [#]

Shared 2 links.

Happy birthday @kimloop! Hope it’s a good one with many more to come. [#]

Reading WPA Posters – a set on Flickr: ""Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress’s collect… http://bit.ly/6vCFxP [#]

RT @yehaskel: AT&T likes its iPhone cake, but doesn’t like you fanboys eating that much of it. http://digs.by/ywM [#]

Yet another site that tells me that I have a "High" security password :), which they then send me in a plain text e-mail confirmation :( [#]

Not a good sign: head feels hot, body is cold. This better not ruin the weekend. [#]

I’ve watched way too much Ninja Warrior today, but as I dozed in and out, maybe I really haven’t watched much. I hate being sick. [#]

You Can’t Please Everyone and You Shouldn’t Try

December 8, 2009

Really.

Your job is to move your group forward. Your job is to ensure that as many people as possible (within reason) can participate. It’s too easy to miss an opportunity because one member isn’t able to participate, or doesn’t care for the topic or the venue or the day. Make a decision that will benefit the majority of the group and move forward.

People who want to be a part of the group will find a way to participate if its important to them and in time you’ll find the right balance to ensure as many people as possible can participate.

Weekly Digest for December 7th

December 7, 2009

A collection of my actions and interactions from around the Net over the last week.

Posted: Weekly Digest for November 30th http://bit.ly/5F2lbs [#]

Posted: Thanks Windows [Flickr] http://bit.ly/7TqNp4 [#]

Helluva game so far. C’mon Saints! [#]

Playing with the new TweetDeck. Nice integration of the new RT functionality. Feels better overall, not sure why yet. [#]

Reading Performance of jQuery Live events: http://bit.ly/8hpgMQ [#]

Ooooh Blade Runner tribute poster: http://j.mp/4EnhB0 Yep, I ordered one of the 30 glow in the dark prints: http://j.mp/7uVQLA [#]

Pacquiao may retire to run for Congress in the Philippines. Noooo! I want to see him take on Mayweather. http://j.mp/8HE2Dr via @elawless [#]

Reading Square: "A hardware/software combination for mobile devices (launching first for the iPhone/iPod touch) tha… http://bit.ly/7zLA6o [#]

Shared 3 links.

RT @austingovella: When CSS attacks: ".fakeLink {color: blue; text-decoration: underline;}" Bwahahahaha! [#]

Reading sugru | Hack Things Better: http://bit.ly/5Gb2WA [#]

Today’s 24 Ways article about the Web Storage API (http://j.mp/6ip6Uc) is the type of content I hope we see at SXSWi ’10. [#]

Hey Austin Mac folks, @michaelpearsun is in need of an old Mac power supply. Can you help him out? [#]

Shared Lawnchair

via @joemccann "Sorta like a couch except smaller and outside, also, a client side JSON document store. Perfect for webkit mobile apps that need a lightweight, simple and elegant persistence solution."

Shared Paint Ideas – Cool Stripes

Paint Ideas – Cool Stripes

Reading Lawnchair: via @joemccann "Sorta like a couch except smaller and outside, also, a client side JSON document… http://bit.ly/5JZiJL [#]

Shared 3 links.

Reading Pictory: A "showcase for people around the world to document their lives and cultures. Anyone can submit on… http://bit.ly/50RhWJ [#]

Reading Page Speed: A Firefox/Firebug Add-on to evaluate page performance http://bit.ly/6cQE6J [#]

Reading Google Site Performance: "Site Performance is an experimental Webmaster Tools Labs feature that shows you l… http://bit.ly/92eLLx [#]

Looking forward to lunch at @Gourdough‘s with @chris_bailey and @SummerH [#]

Wow that was a great lunch with @SummerH , @coleh and @chris_bailey at @gourdough‘s. Good food, great people and beautiful weather. [#]

For any and all who go to @gourdough‘s, I highly recommend you snag a coffee at @AustinBrevita to go with it. [#]

Shared ImageOptim

Optimizes images "by finding best compression parameters and by removing unnecessary comments and color profiles. It handles PNG, JPEG and GIF animations."

Reading ImageOptim: Optimizes images "by finding best compression parameters and by removing unnecessary comments a… http://bit.ly/5hofVf [#]

Way too many leaves in the yard. Backyard taken care of this afternoon. Tomorrow the front yard. Tonight – football and barbecue. [#]

Damn this game is painful… C’mon Texas, the second half is yours to take. [#]

Listening to Musberger causes me to miss the deep and insightful commentary of John Madden. [#]

I hate defensive games. That said, Suh is amazing. He should be a Longhorn. [#]

HE’LL YES!!!! Texas!!! [#]

Took Ella for a brisk walk. It’s a bit chilly, but the mist/rain stopped so it wasn’t too bad. [#]

RT @andyhite: Woo! Refresh Austin / Austin on Rails meetup / party on Tuesday. I’m excited! [#]

DAMNIT! While I want to watch the Cowboys, I’d prefer to watch the end of the Saints/Redskins. C’mon man… [#]

Sweet, Saints pull it out in OT! [#]