development corrupts

ahahaha

2013-09-30T02:07:21Z

i have in my hands a breadboard with some suggested beginner projects. I also have "Effective Go Programming" open in tabs.

(these two things are unrelated except for how they're both interesting, and both things I've been vaguely thinking of looking at and never actually got around to... and now I am because of encouragement!)

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RANDOM so random of a voice

2013-04-12T12:35:31Z

Ummm. I was ranting to someone over how I'm sick of being mistaken for a kid, and they pointed out that one reason is that my voice is very soft -- and that I sound younger when speaking in Filipino than I do when speaking in English.

Mas malambing kasi ako sa Filipino (more... soft? gentle? cuddly? when I'm speaking in Filipino)

And I'm feeling a bit asdfghhhhh I did not realize that was even going on. I mean of course the accent is different, but I didn't realize just how much that does actually affect tone ahaha.

Anyway, I recorded a couple short clips of myself speaking JUST BECAUSE:

Filipino: audio file (Filipino)
English: audio file (English)

PS. Ugh at some point I'm going to have to figure out how to sound more mature. That day is not yet today, I can't deal with it right now but AT SOME POINT YEAH.

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I am trying something new

2013-04-09T16:20:32Z

Every time I get invited to something (assuming it's not completely spam), I say yes.

So far, I've attended a couple tech events which were okay.

I've started hooping, which has led me to discovering a group of people within that community who a) are interested in coding for fun b) are interested in the arduino c) know a local(!!!!) supplier for arduino/raspberry pi/suchlike. I'm terrified of hacking on electronics btw, but perhaps starting to inch towards interest with this group of people.

I've hooped in public, even. In front of strangers.

I've learned that a.) hooping will bruise and b.) how to bruise just a bit less.

I've been included in an ad for TV(??), among a group of ~ 20 strangers. (v. brief, anonymous crowd shot)

I've signed up for calligraphy classes for pointed nibs (ooops).

I'm considering doing a 30-day challenge. I considered 100-day, but I've upcoming travel which will interfere. Buuuut man. This saying yes is paying off

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I am really liking this hoop

2013-03-11T16:55:35Z

Small repetitive movements that don't require much skill, leaving my brain free to think while I move? Perfect for me :)

The only bad thing is that I've been doing it so much, my sides are sore. I don't think they're bruised (but I've never been able to figure out what that looks like?), but I'm definitely tender.

Ah well. I guess I'll just have to grow thicker skin.

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Oh man I can't believe it's april. Also I am amped up right now I dunno even. So you get this entry

2012-04-04T08:56:04Z

( holy week + travel to singapore )

( weird weird dreams )

( nostalgia and RO )

( hard drive failure! but a happy ending )

Also I am grateful for friends who will take care of me when I get myself good and caffeinated. You know who you are <3

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afuna @ 2011-12-04T01:59:00

2011-12-03T18:02:33Z

I'm tempted to dye my hair either a stark black, blue-ish to get a nice halo effect in the sun, or a dark warm auburn thing for, well, warmth. Sadly, I don't think all three will work at the same time!

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I find myself in possession of a tea ball. It is pretty awesome

2011-11-07T07:10:43Z

I love tea, and I have a couple containers of loose-leaf lying around somewhere, but I generally forget to drink it because we don't have a teapot, so it's very fussy to boil water in a pot and then pour it into a glass to steep, and then do that again once the single mug is gone.

But uh. Apparently we have a tea ball, which I found in box of post-its, and it is so much easier to use, frankly it makes me happy to a ridiculous level :)

(It just occurred to me that I could have used the hot water dispenser with the loose-leaf, but!)

SO ANYWAY. I have a stomach full of warm tea, a list of things to do, and a calm, relaxed sense of well being. Tea is awesome.

My grandpa wanted to spend some time out of the city, so we (grandpa, me, cousin, aunt) went to Subic over the weekend. Sadly it rained, which meant we had to forego a lot of the things we wanted to do, so the weekend was boring, but it was boring in a stress-free chill kind of way. That's okay. (In fact, that's very okay)

Also okay: we found a restaurant that serves an excellent fried shrimp dish with salt and pepper. Excellent I say :)

Ummmm. I did get to drape my arm over a tiger, though, so uh yay? It was two years old and kinda big but mostly it ignored us. So I wasn't terrified, but there was no way I was going to move my hand off of where the trainer put it.

Oh! And I borrowed my brother's camera, which beats my crappy phone camera, so theoretically should have been able to get decent shots. Unfortunately, I didn't really know how to compensate for blurring under low light conditions. I had to immediately throw away two-thirds of my shots because they were blurry; that leaves me some 250-odd to go through for quality. Still better than my old record which is taking two shots early in the day, then forgetting to get any later on.

Cameras are fun! Having been able to take photos on this trip makes me want to splurge on a phone with a better camera. I mean it won't be any kind of DSLR, but it should get me to near enough point-and-shoot that I'll be able to take photos on a whim (currently, whims are broken by the fact that the camera on my phone takes forever to load and doesn't really take good pics besides). Bonus: with the right app, I can just upload and share the pics as I take them, rather than having to remember to sync from the camera and organize and etc (...currently Flickr crashes on my phone when I try to upload. Another point for getting a new phone)

Currently my options are the iPhone 4S, and, well, the iPhone 4S. I've thought about trying out Android, but honestly I can't be bothered to wade into the ios-vs-android religious wars long enough to find a review that'll influence my decision either way.

Also, speaking of DSLRs, it turns out that if you turn the zoom level way up, that can aggravate blurriness in low-light, especially if you accidentally turn off image stabilization. Even the very best technology can't help a person who's determined to shoot themselves in the foot /o\

Also, also, I am tempted to tweak the default Tags module location so it's the first thing that comes after the entry, rather than the icon, but maybe that's too big a change now. Hm.

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Identifying Clutter

2011-01-20T15:50:36Z

Via bitesizedcleaning, I have found again the link to the article on clutter I have been looking for:

Nine Tips to Identify Clutter

Also worth following from that article, Do you hoard your new underwear? (Or: Spend out!)

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Quick note to self: re terminal in ubuntu running in a VM

2011-01-01T05:56:16Z

I run my dev environment (ubuntu) in a VM on my laptop, because that makes things a lot easier for me. Unfortunately

cmd+alt+fn + f1 through f6 = virtual terminal mode

(I don't need the full gnome mode, and the terminal I get to by logging in via the GUI login is weird. It seems to be bigger than my actual window size and all output is way past the lower edge of my screen, so when I type, I can't see what I'm typing, and after I run a command, I have to hit enter approximately half a gajillion times before I can find my output.)

apt-get install console-data
dpkg-reconfigure console-data

(installing and configuring console-data has let me set the terminal keyboard to dvorak, rather than qwerty. It's not a big deal; I usually just ssh into my dev environment using the Terminal application, but it's been a minor annoyance, that now is fixed yay :D)

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my dad's inner ten-year-old, let me show you it

2010-12-09T07:15:57Z

I just found a box of live worms in the back of the refrigerator.

Store-bought, not ones my dad dug out of the ground, and the box calls them "beneficial nematodes". Plus I'm not sure they're still alive, from what I can tell they've been in there for over a year.

But still!

(I'm just grateful they're not chemical pesticides, as that was the first word that caught my attention on the box *g*)

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Shared an extension!

2010-09-30T13:39:05Z

I paid the (one-time thankfully) $5 fee, and have submitted the Copy Link Text Chrome extension to the gallery. Happy to have received some stars \o/

I've also created a git-hub repository for the extension.

I've been trying to spend some of my free time doing open source stuff that's not DW, so I can see what's out there (maybe introduce some things back into here, maybe not!).

So far, it's been fun. My biggest, er, thing, is that I apologize a lot. I'm trying to turn that around into thanks, so instead of saying, "I'm sorry I got my extension idea from a similar Firefox extension", I'm trying to say, "I loved that extension, I think it's fantastic, thank you for it! (In homage thereof I have written one for Chrome too *g*)"

Or, instead of saying, "Sorry for grabbing your lovely icon from the icon set you're offering for free", I'm forcing myself to see that "Gorgeous icon set, great icon that fits my needs exactly, thank you :DD" is the more appropriate response.

And instead of saying, "Hey, I noticed this issue, and I wrote a patch; the github documentation says to use forks for this, I don't know if it's right or if I seem rude. I'm sorry for even bringing it up x_x", I have a message which basically goes, "Hi, I loved $extension. There's just one little thing that makes it less than perfect, and it's $issue_I_ran_into. *contributes patch upstream*"

THAT KINDA THING.

Anyway, it's ridiculously hard to not apologize all the time. Ridiculously ridiculously hard! But I'm trying to turn it around, because while it feels inappropriate not to apologize (it really really does), it feels even more inappropriate to apologize. Before, I'd have just decided it was not worth the risk of offending someone by being awkward, and just backed away without ever having said anything. Now, I'm forcing myself to acknowledge that hey these people shared these things for a reason, and the polite thing to do is to use them ;-) (And give back too)

AND THAT IS THE REALLY LONG WINDED STORY BEHIND WHY I AM PUTTING MY EXTENSION ON GITHUB.

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Sharing an extension?

2010-09-29T23:47:49Z

I am playing with the thought of sharing the extensions I wrote/talked about in my previous entry. I feel like at least one other person could benefit from it!

But on the other hand, I'm feeling unsure of myself: I based the idea on a very useful Firefox extension (Copy Link Text), and I based the final working code on another Google Chrome extension (Auto Copy).

And then there's the matter of putting up $5 to be able to submit to the gallery! (It's not purely the cost, but it's the cost being enough of a speedbump that I'm making myself think about whether I want to do this or not).

I want to share, but I also feel like I don't have sufficient whatever to share. Ugh. Will try this again after getting some rest; that sometimes helps.

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Two communities that make me happy

2010-09-23T13:19:56Z

3_good_things_a_day makes me so happy :) The basic idea: a mod posts three good things that happened to them that day. You comment with your own list of three, and then feel free to reply to anyone else's comment.

It doesn't need to be something you've done (though you can mention those too). It doesn't even need to be big: my last comment included "the sound of rain". It just has to be something that is good *g*

It's also pretty low pressure; I've refrained from commenting when my day was particularly blah. I've also did leave a comment once on a really blah day when the effort of thinking of those three things helped.

S'all good.

sauce is another community which makes me happy. You share something with the community that's awesomesauce, and well, that's basically it. I haven't posted yet, but a lot of the things in there have had me grinning for days (or else ended up stuck in my head ._. also for days ._.)

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Guys I could not sleep

2010-09-16T21:45:14Z

So I made you a drawing.

( sketch of a dog )

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So sleepy!

2010-09-08T02:10:39Z

First thing I do with my breakfast glass of orange juice is spill it all over my desk D: Had a moment of complete and utter panic that it would destroy my laptop and my external hard drive, but luckily laptop is up on a platform, and the hard drive was just outside the spill radius.

^_^v

(I had a dream last night that I was going around with v-signs for hands, and various emoticon for a face, trying to match the best emoticon to my victory hand. I guess I finally found it?)

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Another link

2010-09-04T10:53:49Z

This was supposed to go in the previous entry, but then I realized that the entry was locked. It's public now, though, so! *g*

From doesanyoneelse:

Does anyone else enjoy odd flavor pairings?

I've commented with my own sweet-savory combination: french fries + soft serve ice cream. There's a bunch of other interesting combinations* mentioned there as well!

--

Also, I spent a chunk of today cleaning out the freezer. We are horrible at keeping it clean. The frozen foods that were a month over the "best by" date we still judged okay. The frozen raspberries and blueberries that had a best by date of six months ago, I turned into a shake. The restaurant leftovers from the beginning of July, the can of yeast that expired three years ago, the jar of plum sauce that expired five years ago? I threw away.

And on one of the magnets on the outside, I saw a tiny wasp's nest O_o We are horrible horrible horrible at noticing these things.

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Things that give me hope: the government started celebrating the end of Ramadan as a national holiday. First year they started, a bunch of people were all like "O_o why is Ramadan a national holiday? Isn't it only relevant for Muslims down south?"

And this year, at least among people I know, it's a lot more matter of fact: "Oh, September 10? End of Ramadan? K."

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I wish to learn colorwork, so I picked up the Maze beanie pattern (requires Ravelry account). Researched fair isle knitting, studied the video over at knittinghelp.com, tried to figure out what this "wrapping" thing was for the yarn you're carrying is all about (and how I might be able to do it! I haven't seen any instructions for my chosen technique -- continental with both strands held on the left hand)... and about two stitches into the color part of the pattern, I realized that you only need to carry one strand of yarn per row for this pattern. Dur.

I shall figure out fair isle one of these days, I swear! (Or well, any kind of stranded color knitting that works in the round ;-))

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I spent some time last night queuing up Ravelry patterns. So many adorable hats :D I found a beanie with pi on it, and an illusion Linux scarf. And also so many pretty shawl patterns *___* Oh to have the time to do them all.

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I am trying to figure out Christmas knitting. I want to give something to at least one person in my family, but who, and what? Hm. (Also want to send things to people overseas. Not all for Christmas, either -- some of my closest friends don't celebrate Christmas for one thing!)

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While chatting with aveleh, I said, "I finished a lace scarf!" What I meant to actually type was "I found a Linux scarf!". Hey, correct every other word isn't so bad!

--

I meant to type something else here, but I've forgotten what :D

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mini-linkspam

2010-09-04T05:50:50Z

From zarhooie :
Friending Frenzy, a friending meme. I haven't commented yet, but I've added a couple of interesting people who I've been meaning to subscribe to for ages now *G*

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Mary Roach: 10 Things You Didn't Know about Orgasm

2010-08-31T12:16:19Z

(I'll let the title and the video speak for themselves)

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Smells of popcorn

2010-08-18T02:41:02Z

We had popcorn in the room last night, and the smell has lingered so when I move about I get these whiffs of butter and popcorn goodness. It is driving me hungry!

Lunch, get here quick. AND BE POPCORN.

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Music time

2010-06-23T14:58:04Z

So, music and I have a weird relationship. I generally go without any for long stretches of time, anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months, and then suddenly I'll get an urge to dig out my collection and listen without pause, and that lasts from several hours to a couple of days.

Today is just one of those days, I guess!

(Even more rare than the times I listen to music are the times I delete a song, or add a new one.

Usually because I can't figure out whether I like a song or not on first listen, so I don't add new songs at all, and I don't delete old ones even when I really really hate them, until I'm done figuring it out :x)

So, anyway, today: MUSIC.

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Oh, before I forget: being counted

2010-06-21T14:56:52Z

The census taker came by earlier this week, and I managed to discreetly ask to note down my religion as "none", instead of the assumed Roman Catholic. The census taker gave me this weird look, and asked to make sure she hadn't misheard, but otherwise noted it down with no protest.

I'm still culturally catholic, but I'd like to approach religion on my own terms, not just as something I was raised with, and don't believe in.

I feel good about having a tiny official note somewhere, saying that I'm not catholic. I don't think proud is appropriate for how I feel, because it's much less in-your-face than that. But: relaxed; not misrepresenting myself; not misrepresented. Yeah :)

(My mom would be disappointed if she knew that thirteen years of catholic education just managed to drive me away from religion, but I've always known/she's always suspected. The only thing that's changed is maybe I'm contributing to statistics which says that not everyone in the Philippines is Catholic -- and I know it is possible for good catholics to not agree with everything the Church says, but that's not where I am.

Also, we have Muslims, and we have many religious minorities, but somehow everyone seems to still believe that the Philippines is still 98% Catholic. I guess one person subtracted from the list is a tiny thing, but I no longer want to be miscounted through my own apathy.)

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It's 4am, do you know where your afunas are?

2010-06-20T20:21:43Z

pauamma kindly reminds me that it is 4am. I hadn't noticed the time -- was absorbed by going through tabs that had been left open too long, and left open only because I knew I was going to click through lots of links and open up a ton of new tabs.

The upshot, however, is that I've now gone through all the archives in the Paciello Group blog, and have over twenty new tabs open for future reading through, despite skipping past some entries (mostly the ones which were status updates for support for $accessibility_measures from $software/$library, from more than a year ago).

Also I owe people replies back in fu -- something I meant to do, but got distracted *grar apologetically*.

A thought, a thought: trying to learn about accessibility is like trying to learn a foreign language (properly). Which is not the same as saying that accessibility is a foreign language (GNNN :(), but that there is a gap between ideal practice as written in the books, and actual practice as spoken in the street.

So, if you took Japanese 101*, that does not mean you're an expert in the language. And that does not mean you can ignore what a native speaker says, because that's what's in your book (or it's not in your book at all).

But also, um, do your homework? Learn the basics, try to figure out how things fit together before asking questions (and be prepared to run into cognitive walls (but please don't dent them with your head, thanks)). Though questions are good, both for what's explicitly said in the answers, and for what's never actually said because it's obvious (but that is another topic, for another time, because I'm not able to make any sense out of anything anymore tonight)

* I pick Japanese here, only because it was the foreign lang I took in university :)

Also, it really really bothers me that we took away the :focus outline with reset.css, and have yet to put it back.

I'm feeling kind of frayed, but in a good way. Like, not fizzling or crunchy or burnt out, but sort of ballooned and stretched thin around the edges, like I forgot to put a cap on myself. Which I think means it's past four, and I really should sleep...

I WOULD LIKE TO DREAM OF PONIES TONIGHT. Or maybe fish, with ponytails. But not LUSH ponytails. Yes.

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This song is haunting me today

2010-05-28T17:59:34Z

21 Guns has been haunting me for the past two days. First, it was a half-remembered snatch of song, then I turned to idonotlikepeas who linked me to the official video.

It was the soundtrack of my dreams that night, and I woke up with the song playing in my head.

Went to meet a close friend of mine for dinner, and he pointed me to the version with the American Idiot cast.

I am alternating between the two, and I'm close to the edge of tears ;_;

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Thinking about things

2010-05-23T09:05:59Z

and I am shaking (in the good way which means that I want to go and do).

My thoughts are jumbling around too fast for me to figure out what/where/how, yet, but!

SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH *clenched fist*

(At times like these, it feels like the outside of my mind is awhirl, and the inside of my mind is very calm and relaxed and calculating. Meanwhile, my foot is bouncing up and down, up and down, up and down).

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Penguins you hear me? They have penguins!

2010-05-18T12:34:46Z

I have decided that I need to see penguins before I leave (juin introduced me to the idea and we looked up tours on train on the way home I may have fallen in ♥ with the penguins really really hard). So this weekend, I am heading to Philips Island to see waddly fuzzy adorable OMG penguins.

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The update page feels SO CLOSE. How close is close? SO CLOSE. (I accidentally introduced a new bug in the latest version I have up for pre-preview. Oops)

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Went to see Robin Hood and afterwards got kidnapped and dragged off to juin's place again. Currently eating prawn crackers which are really really good. I can't stop.

ETA And now we have out Pringles. Mmmm.

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My email inbox is scary. I think I shall spend some time clearing it.

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Still working out the USA thing. *rueful* Maybe I should have figured out feasible areas before deciding I need to meet everyone? See, that would have been smart.

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