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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 June 20, 2010
➠ June 26, 2010
“11 BUCHHOLZ P 1.000”
Clay Buchholz batting 1,000 on the season. Sadly, while running the bases he strained his knee and had to sit out the rest of the game.
Balloons over the scoreboard
Balloons in flight
Balloon release
Balloon release to celebrate the retirement of Monte Irvin's number.
Boooooooo!
Bud Selig, wasting everyone's time.
Much less foggy!
“Sox Addict”
Foggy Scoreboard
➠ June 25, 2010
➠ June 24, 2010
➠ June 23, 2010
Tilt to Live
Outstandingly enjoyable iPhone game — like Geometry Wars if it had been designed from the outset for the iPhone. Challenging, smart, funny, and rewarding.
Addiction is…
…running Frontierville in fullscreen on your 30" monitor, while you code on your laptop's 15" screen.
Wimbledon 2010 live blog: 23 June | guardian.co.uk
The longest match in Wimbledon history, liveblogged. Gets good starting around 4.05pm
“6pm: The score stands at 34-34. In order to stay upright and keep their strength, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut have now started eating members of the audience. They trudge back to the baseline, gnawing on thigh-bones and sucking intestines. They have decided that they will stay on Court 18 until every spectator is eaten. Only then, they say, will they consider ending their contest.”
Bacon’s Pills
On a confusing set of daily medications, Bacon is truly a Begbie now.
Be sure not to mix up the "Two once a day" with the "One twice a day" with the "One three times a day" with the "Two every day for three days, then every other day".
DOGS ARE HARD! LET'S GO SHOPPING!
➠ June 22, 2010
Chicken on Bagpuss (Still Life)
Obligatory new-camera-test-shot-of-crap-on-my-desk photo.
Who can accuse Silicon Valley of being too US focused?
10am: “Google Voice for everyone”
UPDATE 10.53am: “Google Voice is still limited to everyone in the U.S. for now”
ALT/1977: WE ARE NOT TIME TRAVELERS
“I’ve re-imagined four common products from 2010 as if they were designed in 1977: an mp3 player, a laptop, a mobile phone and a handheld video game system. I then created a series of fictitious but stylistically accurate print ads to market them, as well as a handful of abstract posters (you know, just for funsies).” Wonderful!
➠ June 21, 2010
Slide, Inc. - open source
Some Python libraries opensourced from the Slide codebase. “wirebin”, the superfast object serializer, is my favourite.
North Korea watches live as its team loses big
North Korea (whose state news service, following last week’s 2-1 loss to Brazil, didn’t mention the final score) decided to show today’s World Cup match live to their citizens… during which they gave up seven goals to Portugal. Suspicion: they won’t show the next game.
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.