Rod Begbie

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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.

It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.

Entries for week beginning October 18, 2009

➠ October 24, 2009

Enter your Facebook password

Enter your Facebook password

Setting up the Facebook app on Xbox Live.

Rather than the gorgeous OAuth flow used by the Netflix app for the last year (The Xbox displays a six-digit number, you visit the Netflix website on your PC, log-in and enter that number, Tada, everything's linked), the Facebook, Twitter and last.fm apps all require you to fiddle around, entering email addresses and passwords on an on-screen keyboard.

Oh, and remember not to change your password on those services, because you'll need to go through the dance again.

(Particularly like this: "If you can't enter the characters you need here, change your passwords on www.facebook.com")

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Blergh

Blergh

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➠ October 23, 2009

Bag of eyeballs, sir?

Bag of eyeballs, sir?

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My iPhone home screen

My iPhone home screen

The apps I want to get to most often.

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Classic Album Covers stamps

Man, nothing would make me send more letters than being able to put a Screamadelica stamp on the envelope.

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The Congress today had five minutes of worthwhile dialogue - Salon.com

You, along with a democratically-elected representative, can learn about “bills of attainder”

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blog.reddit: Congressman Barney Frank Answers Your Questions

Redditors collaborated and voted on questions, Barney Frank answers them. His answer to the question about the GLBT march is essential viewing.

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➠ October 22, 2009

➠ October 21, 2009

Capuano: A Washington Insider, Unknown At Home

NPR piece on Mike Capuano, my old House representative in Somerville, running for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat. MA residents: Please give him your consideration. “He’s not afraid of being seen as a Washington insider. In fact, he tells the crowd of about 70 people, that’s exactly what they should be looking for in a senator.”

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Free hint to spamming recruiters

Free hint to spamming recruiters

If you can't even be arsed to write an email to me, instead cramming your entire message in piss-poor English into the subject line of the email, I'm not interested in any "opptnys" you may have.

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Gigantomonitor

Gigantomonitor

Got a new 30" monitor on my desk at work. Frankly, I'm scared. 4,096,000 pixels is too much for one man to deal with.

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➠ October 20, 2009

Overload

Overload

Intrigued by noticings. This is my first entry.

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Merlin Mann on HuffPo page layout

“This is a web page that says “Go fuck yourself” in about half a dozen ways. Just wow.”

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➠ October 19, 2009

The smartest thing the Android team ever did

Looking at the screenshots of the forthcoming release of Android, I can’t help but notice one thing.

The typography.

More than anything, what draws my eye and makes it clear that I’m looking at an Android screen, not an iPhone, is the beautifully designed, decidedly not-Helvetica, typeface.

Here’s hoping the Android experience starts to catch up, and surpass, Apple’s. Nothing would make me happier than choosing an Android-based phone next time I want to upgrade.

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About This Site

This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.

I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.

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