Brian Dillard

posted a message on Twitter

“beautiful a.m. too bad i'll spend most of the p.m. in a car to michigan. please, amtrak gods, let the train ride home be tolerable.”

5 hours ago - Link

posted three messages on Twitter

“After slightly < 1 yr. of car ownership, tomorrow I'll divest myself of the 1995 Ford Windstar hoopty van I've been driving since Dec. Yay!”

20 hours ago - Link

“Hanging with @bumpersk & @xak and making homemade pita chips. Long day, happy it's over, but we accomplished lots.”

20 hours ago - Link

“Mattress shopping: successful. Bed-for-desk swap: successful. New apartment organizing: successful. Up next: hanging pictures!”

20 hours ago - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“There's nothing bitchier than three homos trying to plan a shopping spree.”

yesterday at 6:49 am - Link

“Taking lessons from @bumpersk about how to bitch _politely_ to the upstairs neighbors about their incessant bass.”

yesterday at 6:45 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Apparently the post-it note @ the data recovery place and resulting car key fiasco saved me $300 on my quote. It pays to complain!”

Friday at 2:30 pm - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“Data recovery on the horizon for just under one large. Always back up your files, kids. To that end, a Drobo is on its way per @manxomfoe.”

Friday at 12:25 pm - Link

“Car safely recovered thanks to @bumpersk's extra keys. Dental appointment over. Blood pressure slowly falling.”

Friday at 12:24 pm - Link

posted four messages on Twitter

“only thing better than locking keys in car? chicago transit authority offers no transfer on cash fare. FUCK YOU CTA & good luck w/ funding!”

Friday at 8:33 am - Link

“only thing better than waiting for a business to open even though they should have done so an hour ago? locking keys in car while waiting.”

Friday at 8:30 am - Link

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added a product to the Amazon wish list Comix

Angel Omnibus

Friday at 3:43 am - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“iPhone wishlist: Configurability of the Phone app button so it always opens a specific tab - say, Keypad - rather than last opened tab.”

Thursday at 10:31 am - Link

“LOVE Douglas Crockford. But why does his Department of Style blog constantly repost the same content over and over again?”

Thursday at 10:10 am - Link

posted a link

Awesome visualization of the factors that influence obesity across disparate populations.

Thursday at 10:25 am - Link

posted an entry on Pathfinder Development

Blackbird takes the pain out of JavaScript logging

Thursday at 9:23 am - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“Google Calendar wish list: Inline editing that doesn't hide my repeat options behind a field called "When." Counter-intuitive much?”

Thursday at 8:49 am - Link

“@meeker Hear, hear! congrats to @gscottolson for dusting off a useful project, making it even more useful, and letting it into the wild!”

Thursday at 7:57 am - Link

published a photo on Flickr

Buffy the Sack-Dress Slayer

Thursday at 7:19 am - Link

posted three messages on Twitter

“Why don't contact categorization apps like Facebook and OS X Address Book automatically create a "not in any group yet" category?”

Thursday at 5:56 am - Link

“Steam heat shouldn't blow brown water all over your walls - should it? Is it worth $100 a month in gas-bill savings to deal with this?”

Thursday at 5:54 am - Link

“@youngadultnovel Nice! Much better than the other workaround!”

Thursday at 5:45 am - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“Clumsy workaround for crippled Apple DVD screenshots: http://tinyurl.com/3obqra”

Wednesday at 8:22 pm - Link

“No DVD screenshots on OS X Leopard? You have got to be fucking kidding me. Even third-party programs won't work. Down with DRM bullshit!”

Wednesday at 8:17 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Found a Chicago-based data recovery place. Dropping off my hard drive there tomorrow. Fingers crossed that it's fixable on the cheap.”

Wednesday at 2:42 pm - Link

Lawd have mercy on Mr. Dillard! - Graeme Thompson

posted a message on Twitter

“Incredibly shitty user experiences: Amtrak.com. It's just a huge clusterfuck. No wonder they are perennially on the verge of collapse!”

Wednesday at 3:44 pm - Link

Yeah, but I love taking the train! - Graeme Thompson

added 15 products to the Amazon wish list Career/Programming

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions

Wednesday at 5:04 pm - Link

The Kingdom - Series One and Two

Wednesday at 5:04 pm - Link

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posted a message on Twitter

“My Buffy noobs watched 'The Gift' last night and found it just OK. They watch for plot/humor/fun, not wrenching personal significance. Sigh.”

Wednesday at 2:43 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“My new chest tat shows Redfox, Whitefox and the Demon Queen from "Redfox," the late, lamented British comic of the late 80s. Nostalgia trip!”

Wednesday at 1:03 pm - Link

posted three messages on Twitter

“Google Calendar wish list: A delete button on the appt details page so you can delete events from the links in reminder emails.”

Wednesday at 9:02 am - Link

“Google Calendar wish list: Reminder emails should tell you how many reminders you have left for that event, and when they'll occur.”

Wednesday at 9:01 am - Link

“Muggy AND gray - weather that makes you think you should bundle up for the bike ride. Then you discover shorts and a tank would have worked.”

Wednesday at 8:05 am - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“I dreamt @bumpersk's old college friend stole all my money and my identity and I tortured her to get it back. Data crash anxiety, I guess.”

Wednesday at 5:30 am - Link

“I fell asleep in the chair with a cat on my lap and missed most of the debate. @xak and @bumpersk apparently have pix.”

Wednesday at 5:29 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Why do people all drive like assholes in the rain? Shouldn't they drive better, not worse, when it's dangerous? Bike ride home blew chunks.”

Tuesday at 5:05 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Pairing on Rails project with Dr. Rappin: So far so good. I think there might be something to this pair programming the crazy kids are into!”

October 7 at 2:04 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Best bike route from my new apt/gym to work follows Elston. Why does the stretch between Fullerton & Armitage smell like dirty mop water?”

October 7 at 8:33 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Why would I allow an airline that can't manage its own solvency to manage which websites are offensive or not? Fuck filtered airborne wi-fi.”

October 7 at 5:10 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Had a good time cooking quinoa, tabbouleh and couscous with @bumsperk tonight. tomorrow: debate no. 2!”

October 6 at 9:15 pm - Link

posted a link

Great link to use in a reply-to-all next time a friend spams you and 200 other people without using the BCC field

October 6 at 3:05 pm - Link

posted three messages on Twitter

“Shitty user experiences: Amazon payment entry. Make one mistake and it blanks out everything you entered, forcing you to totally start over.”

October 6 at 2:31 pm - Link

“So excited to be in Chicago for the next 16 consecutive days to hang with @xak and @bumpersk and my friends!”

October 6 at 2:17 pm - Link

“@xak Oh, yeah. You mean In Defense of Food itself didn't turn you vegan? :-)”

October 6 at 2:17 pm - Link

posted an entry on Pathfinder Development

HTML5, Ajax history management, and The Ajax Experience 2008 Boston

October 6 at 12:38 pm - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“@youngadultnovel Many thanks for the voter-registration-status lookup link. Wouldn't it be nice if the Cook County site linked to it?”

October 6 at 9:19 am - Link

“@xak Follow Skinny Bitch up with In Defense of Food and you'll be there!”

October 6 at 9:17 am - Link

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