Standing on one leg, Facebook made a couple changes to its API, which is the way other developers (like me) can write programs that Facebook users can use. That’s it. A couple API changes. Removing a couple minor features which were annoying end-users, discussing some future changes. Putting my foot down, I’m left with nothing more to say. I’m not going to tell you what it...
Retirement? But I just started working….
Just set up a Roth IRA (in addition to my employer’s 401(k), my savings account, and my investment brokerage account).My friends are starting to get married.I have a full time job.And loans.
What happened to the old me?
Becoming the Teacher
JD: “And four years of pre-med, four years of med school, and tons of unpaid loans have made me realize one thing… I don’t know jack.”-Scrubs That line above pretty much perfectly sums up how I felt on my first day of actual work. Years of education had taught me how to be a good writer, thinker, programmer. But my first day, I felt that four years taking swimming...
The Sad Thing Is… No One Is Surprised.
The Great Iraq Swindle: : Rolling Stone To travel to Iraq, would-be contractors needed permission from the Bush administration, which was far from blind in its appraisal of applicants. In a much-ballyhooed example of favoritism, the White House originally installed a clown named Jim O’Beirne at the relevant evaluation desk in the Department of Defense. O’Beirne proved to be a classic...
They told me you can’t have fun when you graduate
Stretch Hummer.
One Blackberry for Mondays, One for Tuesdays, One for…
In a city that already is a little bit too addicted to being connected, it’s nice to know our Mayor is ahead of the curve.
Video Game History
I forgot how absolutely awesome Lemmings was.
Why am I drinking TAB?
Why, of all the energy drinks (aside from the usual green tea that I drink), did I pick up TAB? Why am I downing them? Who knows..
Who ever said DC nightlife is lame?
I know the answer to exactly none of these.
Metro Times
I’ve made significant progress, to the point I can say that I have a working alpha of Metro Times. To Check DC Metro Times on Your Cell Phone Send a text message to metro [AT] skeevisarts [DOT] com (replace AT and DOT with the appropriate symbols). In the message, include the first few characters of the Metro station. Type enough of the station’s name so that it can’t be...