tomdale.net http://tomdale.net Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en Car Accident http://tomdale.net/2008/04/01/car-accident/ http://tomdale.net/2008/04/01/car-accident/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:29:03 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2008/04/01/car-accident/ The Saturday before last Easter, Megan and I were driving to my parents’ house for a pre-Easter dinner.

Right before College Boulevard, we were stopped at a red light. We had been there about ten seconds or so, talking casually to dispel the boredom that red lights often bring.

Then, we were plowed into from behind. And not in the good way.

Here are some photographs from the event.

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]]> http://tomdale.net/2008/04/01/car-accident/feed/ What A Comment Stream Would Look Like In A Meeting http://tomdale.net/2007/08/28/what-a-comment-stream-would-look-like-in-a-meeting/ http://tomdale.net/2007/08/28/what-a-comment-stream-would-look-like-in-a-meeting/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:45:13 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2007/08/28/what-a-comment-stream-would-look-like-in-a-meeting/ CrunchNotes » What A Comment Stream Would Look Like In A Meeting

Oh God, I am laughing so hard right now.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2007/08/28/what-a-comment-stream-would-look-like-in-a-meeting/feed/ I Love 90s Cartoons http://tomdale.net/2007/08/27/i-love-90s-cartoons/ http://tomdale.net/2007/08/27/i-love-90s-cartoons/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:23:40 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2007/08/27/i-love-90s-cartoons/ And here is a YouTube video of the intros for all the cartoons I used to watch.

This is like my life flashing before my eyes, in cartoon form.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2007/08/27/i-love-90s-cartoons/feed/ Why I Ditched MySpace http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/why-i-ditched-myspace/ http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/why-i-ditched-myspace/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:49:57 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/why-i-ditched-myspace/ If you check out my MySpace profile, you’ll see that I’ve left that STD-ridden site for greener pastures.

Many of my friends have asked me, “But why leave MySpace? It’s so teh awesome!”

Pictures often speak louder than words, because some words are long with many syllables, and difficult to understand. I think this picture makes my argument for me pretty well.

MySpace hell

]]> http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/why-i-ditched-myspace/feed/ Easily Switch from Safari to Firefox http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/easily-switch-from-safari-to-firefox/ http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/easily-switch-from-safari-to-firefox/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:12:20 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/easily-switch-from-safari-to-firefox/ I use Safari as my daily browser, because I like its speed and beautiful typography. However, when I’m doing web development work, there are a ton of useful extensions that you just can’t find for Safari. (Firebug, I’m looking at you.)

Enabling the Safari Debug menu reveals a handy sub-menu called “Open Page With,” populated with all of the browsers installed on your machine. Thus, it’s just a quick visit to this menu, selecting Firefox, and I’m in web developer extensions nerdvana.

However, as Larry Wall once said, “The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.”

No hubris here, but plenty of laziness and impatience. That Debug menu is awfully lengthy, and frankly, I don’t have the time for the extra two seconds it takes to navigate it.

Fortunately, the Keyboard & Mouse Preference Pane comes to the rescue. One can define custom keyboard shortcuts for any application, starting with 10.3. In my case, I assigned ⌘⇧F to “Firefox” (note that you will need to use “Firefox.app” if Show all file extensions is checked in Finder preferences).

Now Firefox bliss is just one quick shortcut away.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2007/03/21/easily-switch-from-safari-to-firefox/feed/ Union Jack http://tomdale.net/2007/03/01/union-jack/ http://tomdale.net/2007/03/01/union-jack/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:59:32 +0000 Tom Dale General Life College http://tomdale.net/2007/03/01/union-jack/ So, hopefully today is the day, after actually owning the decal for a year plus, that my Mini Cooper will finally get its Union Jack.

Last night I got 2 hours of sleep due to writing an 8 page term paper. I am about ready to pass out, but unfortunately I cannot enjoy it too much as I have a midterm at 7 that I also need to study for. Sleep deprivation — not just for kittens anymore.

Hopefully Pzizz will at least restore some of my sanity.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2007/03/01/union-jack/feed/ Meta http://tomdale.net/2007/01/12/meta/ http://tomdale.net/2007/01/12/meta/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:10:43 +0000 Tom Dale Life http://tomdale.net/2007/01/12/meta/ I find throwing away an empty trash bag box into the bag you just pulled out of it to be a disquieting sensation.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2007/01/12/meta/feed/ Finally http://tomdale.net/2006/12/05/finally/ http://tomdale.net/2006/12/05/finally/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:48:37 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2006/12/05/finally/ So the last few months have been a hectic, non-stop adventure. Working 30+ hours a week, plus full time school, means that the last day I had off was Thanksgiving (and of course I worked early the next day).

Finals week is here, and the good news is that I have only one “real” final to contend with. The bad news is that it’s Thursday morning at 8am. The good news is that the class isn’t terribly difficult, so I should do alright.

After that, all that’s left is a six page paper that serves as the final.

I am still addicted to Oasis and Yorkshire Gold tea.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2006/12/05/finally/feed/ Gears of War http://tomdale.net/2006/11/06/gears-of-war/ http://tomdale.net/2006/11/06/gears-of-war/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:14:44 +0000 Tom Dale Technology http://tomdale.net/2006/11/06/gears-of-war/ Gears of War may be the one reason I would want an Xbox 360.

]]> http://tomdale.net/2006/11/06/gears-of-war/feed/ Alive In Joburg http://tomdale.net/2006/10/20/alive-in-joburg/ http://tomdale.net/2006/10/20/alive-in-joburg/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:43:30 +0000 Tom Dale General http://tomdale.net/2006/10/20/alive-in-joburg/ Alive In Joburg — a six minute short from the director of Halo, Neill Blomkamp. Its realism is impressive for being low budget. Could Halo be the next Starship Troopers (which I watched more times than I’d care to admit)? Here’s hoping.

Assuming the movie gets made at all.

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