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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
One Thousand
.Mac Exclusive Widgets
Free Time
Amazon - It's dot com!
Monday, May 30, 2005
More TV Shows You Should Buy
New Apple Student Gallery item
Mork & Mindy!
Tomorrow
Entry #997
I'm Super Great
Caught
Madagascar
Fast track to 1,000 entries
Blockbuster
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Drunks
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Another pre-travel task
Re: Another pre-travel task
Important travel-preparation task
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Getting Greedy
Announced Hiatus
Classic Ted
Monday, May 23, 2005
Another Look - Archive.org remix
Jack is Back!
Making me dumber by the minute
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Paperwork
Thursday, May 19, 2005
3:33
A Nerd's Worst Nightmare
FYI
SPOILERS!
Griffin not giving Griffin any details
"Foolproof" in Apple Student Gallery
Google Video Uploader now compatible with Mac and Linux
Score
The Interview
You must be this short to enter the apartment
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Too Much Spam
iTMS Feedback
Attention California Residents
Featured!
Available Now!
Pleasing my fans
""
Star Wars Line
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Apple Retail Fans Line Up in front of Wrong Store
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Transatlantic Video Chat
1001
Dictionaries in Tiger
Network down (again)
Tiger Tip from John
Monday, May 09, 2005
Who are you?
iTunes 4.8
iTunes Music Store now selling videos
This post for Bill
/.ed! For real!
One more week
It just gets better and better
O ooo
./'ed!
Doughnuts, used cars, and iTunes
37 seconds early!
Sunday, May 08, 2005
A Solution
Never Normal
Long boring analysis of the CNBC clip on Apple's website
Saturday, May 07, 2005
RPG
Friday, May 06, 2005
Vocal Chords Concert: Saturday 8 PM FREE
Phone call to a spammer
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Attention: Tiger Owners
iChat à Trois
Poetry
Time
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Towson Best Buy — Now accepting $2 bills!
RSS Visualizer
Finals
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Computer Forum Video
Monday, May 02, 2005
iChat 3 and Virex don't mix
Obligatory Tiger Blog Entry
Plastic Bag-Wearing Hoodlums
Sunday, May 01, 2005
I need to out a good way to quote from iChat
One Thousand
This is the 1,000th entry in Wysz's Thoughts
v.Awesome. It's been a crazy ride so far. A crazy ride like the one I saw today.
As I was driving home, I saw a guy driving a car filled with junk and with a
broken windshield through a field. This was less than a minute after I watched a
construction worker attempt to do a headstand on a paper cup with a plastic
spoon in his mouth.
As always, I'm awesome. Here's to the next thousand, kids. Cheers.
As always, I'm awesome. Here's to the next thousand, kids. Cheers.
.Mac Exclusive Widgets
Tiger was released
over a month ago, and at the same time, Apple announced that .Mac members would receive exclusive
access to additional Dashboard
widgets. They're still not available, and the .Mac home page just claims that
they're "coming soon."
Despite this annoyance, I still encourage everyone to get a .Mac subscription (the Family Pack is a good deal) to fully enjoy Tiger.
Despite this annoyance, I still encourage everyone to get a .Mac subscription (the Family Pack is a good deal) to fully enjoy Tiger.
Free Time
BuffyPrep5:
a thousand
entries?
BuffyPrep5: you have too much free time
Michael Wyszomierski: not really
Michael Wyszomierski: entries are traditionally written while i'm supposed to be working on something else
BuffyPrep5: you have too much free time
Michael Wyszomierski: not really
Michael Wyszomierski: entries are traditionally written while i'm supposed to be working on something else
Amazon - It's dot com!
muzikgoddss:
yay i have
internet!
muzikgoddss: i'm connected to the world again!
Michael Wyszomierski: congratulations
muzikgoddss: thanks
muzikgoddss: and now i can catch up on your blog!
Michael Wyszomierski: of course
muzikgoddss: yayayay i'm so excited
muzikgoddss: have you put anything that's not amazon.com related?
muzikgoddss: i'm connected to the world again!
Michael Wyszomierski: congratulations
muzikgoddss: thanks
muzikgoddss: and now i can catch up on your blog!
Michael Wyszomierski: of course
muzikgoddss: yayayay i'm so excited
muzikgoddss: have you put anything that's not amazon.com related?
Monday, May 30, 2005
More TV Shows You Should Buy
New Apple Student Gallery item
Mork & Mindy!
I was visiting my cousin for her graduation, and
saw that one of her roommates had Mork & Mindy on the shelf. That's right,
you can get Mork
& Mindy on DVD! And remember, if you buy 50, you'll have 50 times
the fun!
Tomorrow
I'm going to take a picture and maybe see a
movie. Or, maybe I'll just sleep. I love summer.
Entry #997
John Stowe:
time to hit the proverbial
hay
Michael Wyszomierski: later
John Stowe: no, now is good
Michael Wyszomierski: funny
12:07 AM
John Stowe: yes I am
Michael Wyszomierski: later
John Stowe: no, now is good
Michael Wyszomierski: funny
12:07 AM
John Stowe: yes I am
I'm Super Great
Bill Speier:
I think Get Smart should be included in
your list, unless it isn't on dvd
Caught
csvroomfondel:
I'm glad to see you are shamelessly putting links
to amazon.com in your blog
entries
Michael Wyszomierski: haha well hey i have your referral links as bookmarks in safari for both amazon and itunes
Michael Wyszomierski: i've probably given you a few bucks
10:25 PM
csvroomfondel: you did get me $10 for Tiger
Michael Wyszomierski: see
Michael Wyszomierski: i'm a good guy
Michael Wyszomierski: i'm surprised your IM didn't contain your referral link; i pulled that one on john earlier today and asked him to buy a solar system
csvroomfondel: haha
csvroomfondel: i thought about it, but decided it wasnt worth the trouble
Michael Wyszomierski: haha well hey i have your referral links as bookmarks in safari for both amazon and itunes
Michael Wyszomierski: i've probably given you a few bucks
10:25 PM
csvroomfondel: you did get me $10 for Tiger
Michael Wyszomierski: see
Michael Wyszomierski: i'm a good guy
Michael Wyszomierski: i'm surprised your IM didn't contain your referral link; i pulled that one on john earlier today and asked him to buy a solar system
csvroomfondel: haha
csvroomfondel: i thought about it, but decided it wasnt worth the trouble
Madagascar
"Well, this
sucks."
Actually the movie was surprisingly good. But that was my favorite quote.
Actually the movie was surprisingly good. But that was my favorite quote.
Fast track to 1,000 entries
Michael Wyszomierski:
so you were in philly while i was in
mass. interesting
csvroomfondel: why were you there?
Michael Wyszomierski: holy cross graduation
Michael Wyszomierski: my cuzizzin's
csvroomfondel: i'm going to pretend you didnt spell cousin like that
Michael Wyszomierski: me too
Michael Wyszomierski: or
Michael Wyszomierski: i might blog it
Michael Wyszomierski: and by "might" i mean "definitely will"
csvroomfondel: whatever makes you happy
csvroomfondel: why were you there?
Michael Wyszomierski: holy cross graduation
Michael Wyszomierski: my cuzizzin's
csvroomfondel: i'm going to pretend you didnt spell cousin like that
Michael Wyszomierski: me too
Michael Wyszomierski: or
Michael Wyszomierski: i might blog it
Michael Wyszomierski: and by "might" i mean "definitely will"
csvroomfondel: whatever makes you happy
Blockbuster
Me: So,
this card works at any location
right?
Blockbuster: Yeah, it's nationwide. It will work in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington... [pauses] State, [longer pause] umm, I think Canada. [pauses, smiles because he thinks he is the first to make the joke] Because you know Canada is the 51st state anyway. Well, 52nd. I think Puerto Rico would be a state first.
Blockbuster: Yeah, it's nationwide. It will work in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington... [pauses] State, [longer pause] umm, I think Canada. [pauses, smiles because he thinks he is the first to make the joke] Because you know Canada is the 51st state anyway. Well, 52nd. I think Puerto Rico would be a state first.
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Drunks
John Stowe:
drunk people sure are loud when they're in the
hallway
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah they are annoying
John Stowe: and they're still audible when they're in the apartment next door
John Stowe: she couldn't have seen him at graduation because he was sick that day
John Stowe: but she may not remember correctly because she was still hung over when she went
Michael Wyszomierski: haha
Michael Wyszomierski: well you should transcribe everything, so when they say "i can't remember anything from last night" you can refresh their memories
11:55 PM
John Stowe: I can't hear them anymore
John Stowe: they must have moved farther into the apartment
John Stowe: and/or moved on to other activities
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah they are annoying
John Stowe: and they're still audible when they're in the apartment next door
John Stowe: she couldn't have seen him at graduation because he was sick that day
John Stowe: but she may not remember correctly because she was still hung over when she went
Michael Wyszomierski: haha
Michael Wyszomierski: well you should transcribe everything, so when they say "i can't remember anything from last night" you can refresh their memories
11:55 PM
John Stowe: I can't hear them anymore
John Stowe: they must have moved farther into the apartment
John Stowe: and/or moved on to other activities
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Another pre-travel task
Deciding which size of rubber thingies to use
with my Griffin
Ear Jams.
Re: Another pre-travel task
Important travel-preparation task
Tell TiVo
to record Family
Guy.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Getting Greedy
Since I keep so many entries on the front page of
my blog, it's hard to come up with enough content for the sidebar. Until today,
only about half of it had content, leaving the rest of the page with an empty
white line next to the entries. Well don't worry, I'm always looking for more
ways to entertain my readers, so I've added some Amazon.com
links to the bottom. Yep, I finally signed up for their referral program. So,
get
clicking and order a copy of Tiger
before the end of the month and take advantage of their unbeatable rebate. You
get $35 off the Single
Client and $50 off the Family
Pack!
Announced Hiatus
After tonight/early this morning, I won't be
blogging again until Monday at the earliest. Don't say I didn't warn
you.
Classic Ted
Michael Wyszomierski:
your typing tonight has been
refreshingly horrendous
2:55 AM
Ted Skuchas: thank you
Ted Skuchas: i aim to please
2:55 AM
Ted Skuchas: thank you
Ted Skuchas: i aim to please
Monday, May 23, 2005
Another Look - Archive.org remix
My final project for Lost & Found Film (also
known as "orphaned films") is called "Another Look." I've finally gotten around
to putting it on the Internet, so you can watch it
here.
All of the content was taken from films freely available on Internet Archive. I then gave it back.
Here's some commentary on the film that you don't have to read:
The audio for the first part (everything before the bottles) was created by cutting together six different songs from the various films.
The mouth in the upper right corner is a loop and superimposed over the background with an oval mask. The film in the lower right is sped up, and the black background of the set is keyed out. The films on the right are sped up as well (one at 1,000% and one at 2,000) and were chosen simply because they look cool sped up (lots of landscapes and motion).
The segment with the kids and the fence plays with motion and composition. The fact that both clips contain children wasn't intentional, but it works with the music.
The slowmo and freeze frames of the following three characters are an inside joke. They appear in "A Date With Your Family," which became a favorite of the film class. I wanted to bring them back for one last cameo. The same is true with the clip of the bike riders. It's hard to tell in this shot, but everyone in my class knew that it was people wearing monkey masks — one of the oddest sights we came across during the semester. I just had to give it "another look."
The stuttering of the audio and video at the end of the song is intentional, and I used it both as a way to transition to the next piece and also to represent the idea that this is the last time these images are being seen, as the film deteriorates and the projector has trouble with it.
The idea of deterioration continues into the next segment, as the sound is created by looping and manipulating a small segment of audio from "The ABC of Walking Wisely" in which the audio becomes distorted and makes a weird buzz. The visual of the bottles is another loop that I created, and starts off with a strobe effect before its speed is changed to match the layering of the buzz sound, which is also played at different speeds. The blip that you hear at about one second intervals is actually part of the loop and not created intentionally. I decided not to cut it out, and used each blip to show one frame that I found interesting. For some of the shots, I cropped them into a different composition than the original shot.
The image of the car rising up through the smoke is from an amazing film from GM called "A Touch of Magic." The synthesizer sound is from a military film about relocating to Germany. I manipulated and layered it quite a bit. Once the image becomes blurred, the rest of the segment entertains the idea of abstract art and tries to illustrate the fact that the content or meaning of the film isn't always important, and it can be just as satisfying to simply enjoy the way an image looks. The actual images are distorted and composited animations from the various films.
The final shot of the girl in the water is another inside joke. My professor is convinced that it is a very sad image, and I think he likes it because it's sad. I tried in one of my films to put it in a happy context, but failed. I figured I'd let him have one more look. The audio is static from one of the films. I looped it at various speeds and layered it. The brightness increases and the contrast decreases as the static becomes more intense. Again, this is about deterioration. That's all, folks.
Despite how complex this sounds, the final timeline was actually pretty simple, although some of the items are nested. Take a look.
All of the content was taken from films freely available on Internet Archive. I then gave it back.
Here's some commentary on the film that you don't have to read:
The audio for the first part (everything before the bottles) was created by cutting together six different songs from the various films.
The mouth in the upper right corner is a loop and superimposed over the background with an oval mask. The film in the lower right is sped up, and the black background of the set is keyed out. The films on the right are sped up as well (one at 1,000% and one at 2,000) and were chosen simply because they look cool sped up (lots of landscapes and motion).
The segment with the kids and the fence plays with motion and composition. The fact that both clips contain children wasn't intentional, but it works with the music.
The slowmo and freeze frames of the following three characters are an inside joke. They appear in "A Date With Your Family," which became a favorite of the film class. I wanted to bring them back for one last cameo. The same is true with the clip of the bike riders. It's hard to tell in this shot, but everyone in my class knew that it was people wearing monkey masks — one of the oddest sights we came across during the semester. I just had to give it "another look."
The stuttering of the audio and video at the end of the song is intentional, and I used it both as a way to transition to the next piece and also to represent the idea that this is the last time these images are being seen, as the film deteriorates and the projector has trouble with it.
The idea of deterioration continues into the next segment, as the sound is created by looping and manipulating a small segment of audio from "The ABC of Walking Wisely" in which the audio becomes distorted and makes a weird buzz. The visual of the bottles is another loop that I created, and starts off with a strobe effect before its speed is changed to match the layering of the buzz sound, which is also played at different speeds. The blip that you hear at about one second intervals is actually part of the loop and not created intentionally. I decided not to cut it out, and used each blip to show one frame that I found interesting. For some of the shots, I cropped them into a different composition than the original shot.
The image of the car rising up through the smoke is from an amazing film from GM called "A Touch of Magic." The synthesizer sound is from a military film about relocating to Germany. I manipulated and layered it quite a bit. Once the image becomes blurred, the rest of the segment entertains the idea of abstract art and tries to illustrate the fact that the content or meaning of the film isn't always important, and it can be just as satisfying to simply enjoy the way an image looks. The actual images are distorted and composited animations from the various films.
The final shot of the girl in the water is another inside joke. My professor is convinced that it is a very sad image, and I think he likes it because it's sad. I tried in one of my films to put it in a happy context, but failed. I figured I'd let him have one more look. The audio is static from one of the films. I looped it at various speeds and layered it. The brightness increases and the contrast decreases as the static becomes more intense. Again, this is about deterioration. That's all, folks.
Despite how complex this sounds, the final timeline was actually pretty simple, although some of the items are nested. Take a look.
Jack is Back!
After an unannounced 3-week hiatus, As the Apple Turns is now
broadcasting a new episode. Enjoy.
Making me dumber by the minute
Ted Skuchas:
it says that the capacity exceeds the
disc
Michael Wyszomierski: well then that means it's too long
Michael Wyszomierski: i think idvd is limited to 2 hours
Ted Skuchas: well then how do i cut it back
Michael Wyszomierski: how do you make the movie shorter?
Michael Wyszomierski: cut out the parts you don't like?
Ted Skuchas: no
Ted Skuchas: make it so it can fit on one disc
Michael Wyszomierski: i told you
Michael Wyszomierski: idvd is limited to 2 hours
Ted Skuchas: so then what do i have to do to make it fit
Michael Wyszomierski: make it less than 2 hours
Ted Skuchas: uhhhhh
Ted Skuchas: you are so worthless to me
Michael Wyszomierski: well you can go through all this trouble, but you're on your own
Michael Wyszomierski: 2 hour limit means TWO HOUR LIMIT
Michael Wyszomierski: cut out the credits
Michael Wyszomierski: how long is it now
Ted Skuchas: it says the dv d is full
Michael Wyszomierski: how long is the frickin movie
Ted Skuchas: hold on
Ted Skuchas: 2 hours and 5 minutes
Michael Wyszomierski: ok, now is 2 hours and 5 minutes more or less than two hours?
Michael Wyszomierski: well then that means it's too long
Michael Wyszomierski: i think idvd is limited to 2 hours
Ted Skuchas: well then how do i cut it back
Michael Wyszomierski: how do you make the movie shorter?
Michael Wyszomierski: cut out the parts you don't like?
Ted Skuchas: no
Ted Skuchas: make it so it can fit on one disc
Michael Wyszomierski: i told you
Michael Wyszomierski: idvd is limited to 2 hours
Ted Skuchas: so then what do i have to do to make it fit
Michael Wyszomierski: make it less than 2 hours
Ted Skuchas: uhhhhh
Ted Skuchas: you are so worthless to me
Michael Wyszomierski: well you can go through all this trouble, but you're on your own
Michael Wyszomierski: 2 hour limit means TWO HOUR LIMIT
Michael Wyszomierski: cut out the credits
Michael Wyszomierski: how long is it now
Ted Skuchas: it says the dv d is full
Michael Wyszomierski: how long is the frickin movie
Ted Skuchas: hold on
Ted Skuchas: 2 hours and 5 minutes
Michael Wyszomierski: ok, now is 2 hours and 5 minutes more or less than two hours?
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Paperwork
How much paperwork does it take to sign up for an
internship at JHU? This
much:
The registrar needed to get my SSN (which, by the way is not supposed to be used for ID), address, phone number, email address, class, major, and other data that they have only asked from me about 4,000 times since I enrolled.
The registrar needed to get my SSN (which, by the way is not supposed to be used for ID), address, phone number, email address, class, major, and other data that they have only asked from me about 4,000 times since I enrolled.
Thursday, May 19, 2005
3:33
It's 3:33! I'm awesome!
A Nerd's Worst Nightmare
Tonight Conan explained that a nerd's worst
nightmare was a jock who knows as much about Star Wars as a nerd. Who did I
immediately think of? Ted.
FYI
Im'a be in Baltimore on Friday and Saturday, so
if you need to give me money or something, that would be a good time. Oh, and we
could hang out I guess. If you pay me.
SPOILERS!
Anakin becomes Darth
Vader!
Padmé has not one, but TWO babies in this flick! Luke and Leia. I'm sure we'll see them again in Episode IV. For some reason it looked like she went from "I'm pregnant" to "Oh, look, there are my babies" in a lot less than nine months, but I have a very poor perception of time in movies.
Oh, and the girl working at the theater came into the auditorium to be rude for Absolutely no reason™. I think Ted was going to ask for her number.
Later, kids.
Padmé has not one, but TWO babies in this flick! Luke and Leia. I'm sure we'll see them again in Episode IV. For some reason it looked like she went from "I'm pregnant" to "Oh, look, there are my babies" in a lot less than nine months, but I have a very poor perception of time in movies.
Oh, and the girl working at the theater came into the auditorium to be rude for Absolutely no reason™. I think Ted was going to ask for her number.
Later, kids.
Griffin not giving Griffin any details
Email that I got from Griffin when I sent them a
message to make sure they didn't forget to make the SmartDeck
that they announced in
January:
We are only being told that it will ship sometime in the 2nd Quarter of this
year.
--
Griffin Tech Support
Griffin Technology
http://www.griffintechnology.com/
We are only being told that it will ship sometime in the 2nd Quarter of this
year.
--
Griffin Tech Support
Griffin Technology
http://www.griffintechnology.com/
"Foolproof" in Apple Student Gallery
My film, Foolproof, is now available for viewing
in Apple's Student Gallery. Watch
it here, and remember to vote!
Google Video Uploader now compatible with Mac and Linux
If you're like me and have video that you haven't
sent to Google because of their lack of Mac (or Linux) support, you'll be
pleased to know that an uploader utility is now available for Mac OS X
and Linux, thanks
to R.P. Hughes. I've already uploaded Foolproof,
complete with a timecoded transcript.
Score
I got an internship and I'm going to get credit
for it. That's one more random class I won't have to take next
year.
The Interview
Reneelet:
hey i saw you got your
internship
Reneelet: did they ask anything hard?
Michael Wyszomierski: nope
Michael Wyszomierski: well the one guy asked me where i saw myself in 5 years
Michael Wyszomierski: so i said "probably in prison"
Michael Wyszomierski: i think that's what got me the job
Reneelet: no u didnt!
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah i didn
Michael Wyszomierski: tt
Michael Wyszomierski: i said "i hope to have your job"
Reneelet: did they ask anything hard?
Michael Wyszomierski: nope
Michael Wyszomierski: well the one guy asked me where i saw myself in 5 years
Michael Wyszomierski: so i said "probably in prison"
Michael Wyszomierski: i think that's what got me the job
Reneelet: no u didnt!
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah i didn
Michael Wyszomierski: tt
Michael Wyszomierski: i said "i hope to have your job"
You must be this short to enter the apartment
Michael Wyszomierski:
is it cool if some peoples comes to
stays in the apartment this
weekend
Bill Speier: it depends on who those peoples are
Bill Speier: no one over 6'5"
Michael Wyszomierski: umm
Michael Wyszomierski: that could be a problem
Bill Speier: ok, no one over 6'8"
Bill Speier: is that better?
Michael Wyszomierski: no
Bill Speier: it depends on who those peoples are
Bill Speier: no one over 6'5"
Michael Wyszomierski: umm
Michael Wyszomierski: that could be a problem
Bill Speier: ok, no one over 6'8"
Bill Speier: is that better?
Michael Wyszomierski: no
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Too Much Spam
I don't get too much spam, even though my email
address is all over the Internet with no fancy wysz [at] mac DOT com protection.
This is thanks to .Mac's filtering. Any spam that I do receive is usually caught
by Mail's
filter, but it is still annoying because I do check my junk mail
folder.
To help Apple out, I report all junk mail to spam@mac.com by forwarding it with the full header fields intact. For the past couple of days, I've received this error after forwarding an unsolicited email:
Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
Recipient address: spam@ims-ms-daemon
Original address: spam@mac.com
Reason: Over quota
I didn't know that Apple had a quota on their own accounts. I guess the spam analysis has been backed up lately because of that worm which infected Windows computers last weekend. Thanks, Windows users.
To help Apple out, I report all junk mail to spam@mac.com by forwarding it with the full header fields intact. For the past couple of days, I've received this error after forwarding an unsolicited email:
Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
Recipient address: spam@ims-ms-daemon
Original address: spam@mac.com
Reason: Over quota
I didn't know that Apple had a quota on their own accounts. I guess the spam analysis has been backed up lately because of that worm which infected Windows computers last weekend. Thanks, Windows users.
iTMS Feedback
Since my Slashdotting
and recent popularity of the "Downloadable
Videos" iMix, I've been receiving a lot of email about iTunes. I have
learned that I am not the only one who accidently purchased the song on the
Gorillaz
album instead of the entire album, which is the same price since it's
a single. I wanted to suggest to Apple that they make all items on a single
"Album Only" to prevent this, but when I went to the usual feedback page, I
found that it is now only for music requests. Let me know if you find a more
appropriate place for me to send feedback. I don't see a customer
support page that fits this request.
Attention California Residents
Check out this earthquake
forecaster.
Featured!
Whose iMix is this?
Mine!
Available Now!
Pleasing my fans
John Stowe:
finally some
blogging
Michael Wyszomierski: haha you're welcome
Michael Wyszomierski: haha you're welcome
""
John Stowe:
we're going to go stand in line for star
wars.
Michael Wyszomierski: nerd
John Stowe: hey at least I didn't "post" an "entry" on my "blog" about the movie
Michael Wyszomierski: at least i don't use completely superfluous quotes
John Stowe: oh that's just the new feature in Tiger
John Stowe: v. 10.4.1.awesome
John Stowe: it automatically detects when you're being sarcastic and it adds the punctuation for you
Michael Wyszomierski: ah
Michael Wyszomierski: well have "fun"
John Stowe: oh we "will"
Michael Wyszomierski: nerd
John Stowe: hey at least I didn't "post" an "entry" on my "blog" about the movie
Michael Wyszomierski: at least i don't use completely superfluous quotes
John Stowe: oh that's just the new feature in Tiger
John Stowe: v. 10.4.1.awesome
John Stowe: it automatically detects when you're being sarcastic and it adds the punctuation for you
Michael Wyszomierski: ah
Michael Wyszomierski: well have "fun"
John Stowe: oh we "will"
Star Wars Line
Michael Wyszomierski:
ok we are good for warrington
@12:01
Ted Skuchas: YES
Ted Skuchas: meet when
5:30 PM
Michael Wyszomierski: how bout 11:30
Ted Skuchas: k
Michael Wyszomierski: so we can sit together
Ted Skuchas: yea
Ted Skuchas: that would be good
Michael Wyszomierski: but i think we should leave the armrest down
Ted Skuchas: i think we can't do the seat inbetween this time
Ted Skuchas: yea
Ted Skuchas: good idea
Michael Wyszomierski: you think 11:30 is early enough
Ted Skuchas: i don't think it is
Ted Skuchas: i was thinking 11 to 1115 get there
Michael Wyszomierski: ok you want to just say 11?
Ted Skuchas: 11 works
Michael Wyszomierski: ok
Michael Wyszomierski: we will talk for 40 minutes then enjoy The Twenty
Ted Skuchas: seriously
Ted Skuchas: ahh the twenty
Ted Skuchas: YES
Ted Skuchas: meet when
5:30 PM
Michael Wyszomierski: how bout 11:30
Ted Skuchas: k
Michael Wyszomierski: so we can sit together
Ted Skuchas: yea
Ted Skuchas: that would be good
Michael Wyszomierski: but i think we should leave the armrest down
Ted Skuchas: i think we can't do the seat inbetween this time
Ted Skuchas: yea
Ted Skuchas: good idea
Michael Wyszomierski: you think 11:30 is early enough
Ted Skuchas: i don't think it is
Ted Skuchas: i was thinking 11 to 1115 get there
Michael Wyszomierski: ok you want to just say 11?
Ted Skuchas: 11 works
Michael Wyszomierski: ok
Michael Wyszomierski: we will talk for 40 minutes then enjoy The Twenty
Ted Skuchas: seriously
Ted Skuchas: ahh the twenty
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Apple Retail Fans Line Up in front of Wrong Store
NEW YORK — Fans of Apple Computer, Inc.'s
growing chain of its own retail stores are camping out in New York's Flatiron
District ahead of an opening of a new store. Unfortunately for them, this new
store is not owned by Apple, and most likely will not sell
computers.
As of Friday, three people were lined up outside of a building on Fifth Avenue. The storefront is covered by a plywood facade, and sounds of construction can be heard from behind the barrier. John Slightman, a freelance programmer from Queens, says that he heard about the upcoming store from ifoAppleStore.com, a website completely dedicated to Apple's retail stores. According to the website, the upcoming Flatiron store was discovered when Apple posted a job listing for that location on its website. "Nobody knew the exact location [of the store]," said Slightman, "We just knew it was somewhere in Flatiron, so I started keeping my eyes open." According to Slightman, he determined that he had found the store when he noticed the plywood facade and observed construction workers entering who refused to say what they were building. Apple is known for its secrecy with unannounced products and even stores, so a secretive construction crew made sense to Slightman, who soon took his place as the coveted "first in line" for the store's opening.
After one of Slightman's friends mentioned the location on his blog, a couple from New Jersey, Alex Zandin and Kelly Paron, joined Slightman in line. They had only been waiting for about an hour when the location's destiny as an Apple Store came into question. Zandin explained, "[Slightman's] only reason for believing that this was the Apple Store was the fact that a contractor wouldn't tell him what the store was going to be. That's not exactly the equivalent of confirming that it's going to be an Apple Store."
Janice Alars, a retailing expert from the Brand It! consulting firm, could find no evidence that the location was in any way associated with Apple Computer or retail property lessors that it has leased from in the past. While she couldn't rule out the possibility of this being the site of the upcoming Flatiron Apple Store, she indicated that her research into the size, location, and value of the space indicates that the business it will house is most likely a Starbucks.
Despite the probability that they are waiting outside of the wrong store, the fans don't plan on moving anytime soon. "It's not about the store," Slightman suggests, "We're here for the experience. Mac users look at these openings as a chance to socialize and talk about how their lives mix with Apple. We've all been to an Apple Store before, and this one doesn't promise to be anything new. I doubt I will even buy anything on opening day."
When it comes to these Apple enthusiasts, even Gary Allen, webmaster of ifoAppleStore.com, is perplexed. "We've never seen anything like this," says Gary, "Someone camped out a couple of days before the Regent Street opening [in London], but that was the first European store, and it was huge. The people waiting in Flatiron don't even know when it's opening. They could be waiting for months."
Those outside of the Apple community find it hard to believe that people line up for every grand opening, especially since the stores will contain products that the fans have already seen. According to those waiting it out, the only material incentive for being first is a free t-shirt with the name of the store printed on it. Line up now, as t-shirt giveaways are usually limited to the first 1,000 customers.
As of Friday, three people were lined up outside of a building on Fifth Avenue. The storefront is covered by a plywood facade, and sounds of construction can be heard from behind the barrier. John Slightman, a freelance programmer from Queens, says that he heard about the upcoming store from ifoAppleStore.com, a website completely dedicated to Apple's retail stores. According to the website, the upcoming Flatiron store was discovered when Apple posted a job listing for that location on its website. "Nobody knew the exact location [of the store]," said Slightman, "We just knew it was somewhere in Flatiron, so I started keeping my eyes open." According to Slightman, he determined that he had found the store when he noticed the plywood facade and observed construction workers entering who refused to say what they were building. Apple is known for its secrecy with unannounced products and even stores, so a secretive construction crew made sense to Slightman, who soon took his place as the coveted "first in line" for the store's opening.
After one of Slightman's friends mentioned the location on his blog, a couple from New Jersey, Alex Zandin and Kelly Paron, joined Slightman in line. They had only been waiting for about an hour when the location's destiny as an Apple Store came into question. Zandin explained, "[Slightman's] only reason for believing that this was the Apple Store was the fact that a contractor wouldn't tell him what the store was going to be. That's not exactly the equivalent of confirming that it's going to be an Apple Store."
Janice Alars, a retailing expert from the Brand It! consulting firm, could find no evidence that the location was in any way associated with Apple Computer or retail property lessors that it has leased from in the past. While she couldn't rule out the possibility of this being the site of the upcoming Flatiron Apple Store, she indicated that her research into the size, location, and value of the space indicates that the business it will house is most likely a Starbucks.
Despite the probability that they are waiting outside of the wrong store, the fans don't plan on moving anytime soon. "It's not about the store," Slightman suggests, "We're here for the experience. Mac users look at these openings as a chance to socialize and talk about how their lives mix with Apple. We've all been to an Apple Store before, and this one doesn't promise to be anything new. I doubt I will even buy anything on opening day."
When it comes to these Apple enthusiasts, even Gary Allen, webmaster of ifoAppleStore.com, is perplexed. "We've never seen anything like this," says Gary, "Someone camped out a couple of days before the Regent Street opening [in London], but that was the first European store, and it was huge. The people waiting in Flatiron don't even know when it's opening. They could be waiting for months."
Those outside of the Apple community find it hard to believe that people line up for every grand opening, especially since the stores will contain products that the fans have already seen. According to those waiting it out, the only material incentive for being first is a free t-shirt with the name of the store printed on it. Line up now, as t-shirt giveaways are usually limited to the first 1,000 customers.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Transatlantic Video Chat
After a couple of failed
attempts, Ted and I were able to
have a video chat, even though he is in London and I'm in Baltimore.
Nice to have a chance to make fun of him before we hang out next
week.
1001
Tony encouraged me to try out a
new Flickr upload utility called 1001. After a five minute test, Flickr Uploadr went "poof" and
1001 got the honor of the
"Keep In Dock" command. The beta expires in July, and hopefully it won't turn
into something expensive. If the price is reasonable, however, I will pay for
good software. Photos can be added from files in the Finder or by dragging
directly from iPhoto (and certain other apps that support drag and
drop).
1001 allows you to add titles, tags, and descriptions to any or all of your photos before uploading, and even lets you assign them to your sets (or create new ones) and specify the privacy level. 1001 also includes basic editing features such as rotate, scale, and JPEG conversion, but I have not tested the editing features, so I cannot say anything about their quality.
In addition to all this uploading goodness. It also provides notification of new photos uploaded by your contacts or everyone, or photos with specific tags. Another bonus included in the download is a screensaver which displays the latest image from Flickr.
Of course, to use 1001, you need Mac OS X.
1001 allows you to add titles, tags, and descriptions to any or all of your photos before uploading, and even lets you assign them to your sets (or create new ones) and specify the privacy level. 1001 also includes basic editing features such as rotate, scale, and JPEG conversion, but I have not tested the editing features, so I cannot say anything about their quality.
In addition to all this uploading goodness. It also provides notification of new photos uploaded by your contacts or everyone, or photos with specific tags. Another bonus included in the download is a screensaver which displays the latest image from Flickr.
Of course, to use 1001, you need Mac OS X.
Dictionaries in Tiger
It looks like the spelling dictionary in Tiger is
not in sync with the new Dictionary and Thesaurus included with the system. For
example, type the word "filmic" in an application that uses OS X's
spell-checker. It's not a word, is it? Right-click (control-click) on the word
and choose "Look Up in Dictionary." Ah-ha!
Network down (again)
Most of the Hopkins network (jhu.edu,
johnshopkins.edu, hopkinsmedicine.org, jhsph.edu, jhuccp.org, etc.) is
completely unresponsive tonight. Since all of jhu.edu is down, services such as
JHEM (email), WebCT (used for many courses to submit assignments), and JHUNIX
(essential for compsci courses), are inaccessible. At a time when final papers
and projects are due, and exam materials and course readings from the library
need to be accessed by a bunch of students trying to get into med school, this
is one of the things that you don't want to
happen.
Fortunately, I don't really need to get to it tonight. I just wanted to check my email and see if any more grades were posted.
Fortunately, I don't really need to get to it tonight. I just wanted to check my email and see if any more grades were posted.
Tiger Tip from John
John Stowe:
you know what's even cooler than right
clicking for dictionary
lookups
John Stowe: hold down apple-control-d and any word you mouse over gets defined
John Stowe: hold down apple-control-d and any word you mouse over gets defined
Monday, May 09, 2005
Who are you?
I feel weird doing this, but I'm not the first
person on the Internet to post found pictures. After having the apartment for
nine months, I finally looked on the top cabinet of our porch thingy tonight.
The only thing up there, covered in dust, was this photograph. Does anyone know
these people? Do they want their picture back? Let me
know.
iTunes 4.8
I downloaded iTunes 4.8 today, and added a few
videos to my library. At first I could only figure out how to play the audio,
just like with previous versions, unless I selected the option to play videos
in a separate
window or
full
screen. Then, by accident, I figured out what
I had been doing wrong for the main
window option. To view video content in the
main window, you must make sure that you
are displaying album art in iTunes. You can
select Show
artwork from the
Edit
menu, or in the bottom left of the window, click on the fourth icon from the
left.
iTunes Music Store now selling videos
Check it out, the iTunes Music Store is now
selling videos, in the U.S. store at
least:
Screenshots available here.
As of this writing, they offer no preview, and their times are listed as zero, which they obviously are not.
Too bad I accidently bought the single song first and then had to buy the album again to try the videos. They show up in the "Purchased Music" playlist just like any other song, and behave in the same way that videos imported from your hard drive do, with the option to play them in the "Album Art" box, in a separate window, or full screen. My purchase history indicates that I was able to do this as of 9:20 PM tonight.
I have not yet had a chance to test if movies can be shared via Bonjour. I did transfer one of the files to another (non-authorized) computer via another method, and it plays, meaning there is no DRM. Very interesting. The videos do not transfer to iPods.
I've published an iMix containing a listing of all the albums which have downloadable videos. If you think this is a useful iMix, please vote for it. Email me if you find one I missed.
Well, I have to get back to work, so I'll point you to the MacRumors article, which I'm sure will be updated with more information about this new service throughout the night.
Screenshots available here.
As of this writing, they offer no preview, and their times are listed as zero, which they obviously are not.
Too bad I accidently bought the single song first and then had to buy the album again to try the videos. They show up in the "Purchased Music" playlist just like any other song, and behave in the same way that videos imported from your hard drive do, with the option to play them in the "Album Art" box, in a separate window, or full screen. My purchase history indicates that I was able to do this as of 9:20 PM tonight.
I have not yet had a chance to test if movies can be shared via Bonjour. I did transfer one of the files to another (non-authorized) computer via another method, and it plays, meaning there is no DRM. Very interesting. The videos do not transfer to iPods.
I've published an iMix containing a listing of all the albums which have downloadable videos. If you think this is a useful iMix, please vote for it. Email me if you find one I missed.
Well, I have to get back to work, so I'll point you to the MacRumors article, which I'm sure will be updated with more information about this new service throughout the night.
This post for Bill
This
will keep you busy for the five minutes it takes you to find a
solution, nerd.
[via Boing Boing]
[via Boing Boing]
/.ed! For real!
I've been
Slashdotted! And not the "Wysz
writes" kind (although I did send it in) — I am actually linked
to in the article! Also, please note that the videos are not actually encoded in
3ivx.
One more week
If you are responsible for filling all four
washers downstairs and then leaving your clothes in there after the cycle
finished, I am very angry with you right now.
It just gets better and better
Finally, I can connect my iPod and not have to
deal with iSync popping up and taking its time to sync my calendars and
contacts. It's about time they built this into iTunes. Very nice.
O ooo
Michael Wyszomierski:
so video support in itunes 4.8... i
sure hope they start selling family
guy
John Stowe: o
John Stowe: ooo
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah
Michael Wyszomierski: worst case scenario we now have a good way to organize videos
Michael Wyszomierski: but i'm sure this will have some connection to the music store
John Stowe: o
John Stowe: ooo
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah
Michael Wyszomierski: worst case scenario we now have a good way to organize videos
Michael Wyszomierski: but i'm sure this will have some connection to the music store
./'ed!
Michael Wyszomierski:
i wonder if slashdot worries about
being HOTW'd and exceeding its
bandwidth
Brendan Houle: haha. i'm sure that's at least one of their top 10 concerns.
2:05 AM
Brendan Houle: why does your post say ./ed instead of /.ed
Brendan Houle: you were dotslashed?
Michael Wyszomierski: ugh i was so excited i screwed it up
Michael Wyszomierski: i'll fix it
Brendan Houle: haha. i'm sure that's at least one of their top 10 concerns.
2:05 AM
Brendan Houle: why does your post say ./ed instead of /.ed
Brendan Houle: you were dotslashed?
Michael Wyszomierski: ugh i was so excited i screwed it up
Michael Wyszomierski: i'll fix it
Doughnuts, used cars, and iTunes
Michael Wyszomierski:
oooh look at me! i'm the itunes
music store! i have videos for sale! tomorrow i will sell donuts and used
cars!
csvroomfondel: what?
Michael Wyszomierski: umm, it is including videos with some albums, doesn't seem to be fully operational yet (no previews) but you can download them with purchase
csvroomfondel: only with the purchase?
Michael Wyszomierski: yes
Michael Wyszomierski: like those PDF extras that started with the U2 mega album thing
csvroomfondel: i'm still waiting to be able to download snacks
csvroomfondel: heck, you asked for downloadable pepsi 2 years ago, and they haven't done anything with that
I really did ask. (from WOC)
csvroomfondel: what?
Michael Wyszomierski: umm, it is including videos with some albums, doesn't seem to be fully operational yet (no previews) but you can download them with purchase
csvroomfondel: only with the purchase?
Michael Wyszomierski: yes
Michael Wyszomierski: like those PDF extras that started with the U2 mega album thing
csvroomfondel: i'm still waiting to be able to download snacks
csvroomfondel: heck, you asked for downloadable pepsi 2 years ago, and they haven't done anything with that
I really did ask. (from WOC)
37 seconds early!
Last-minute submissions to a ruthless computer
are always fun.
Submissions: You are not permitted to resubmit files.
Due: May 9, 2005 3:00 PM
Status: Submitted
Date submitted: May 9, 2005 2:59 PM
Submissions: You are not permitted to resubmit files.
Due: May 9, 2005 3:00 PM
Status: Submitted
Date submitted: May 9, 2005 2:59 PM
Sunday, May 08, 2005
A Solution
Michael Wyszomierski:
i think i've found a solution to the
[lack of]
"tangibility" aspect of
mp3's
Michael Wyszomierski: ipods that get heavier as more songs are loaded
Brendan Houle: i'm sure they would be a hit with consumers
Michael Wyszomierski: i'd buy 5
Michael Wyszomierski: ipods that get heavier as more songs are loaded
Brendan Houle: i'm sure they would be a hit with consumers
Michael Wyszomierski: i'd buy 5
Never Normal
"Are you ever
normal?"
- John to me at the Vocal Chords party.
- John to me at the Vocal Chords party.
Long boring analysis of the CNBC clip on Apple's website
John Stowe:
did you watch the cnbc clip that apple has on
their
website?
Michael Wyszomierski: yes today
John Stowe: I'm watching it now
Michael Wyszomierski: you will like the reporter's "personally..." comment
John Stowe: I must have missed it
Michael Wyszomierski: he says something like spyware isn't on macs because of their low marketshare
John Stowe: (plus you need a chance to blog it)
John Stowe: oh yeah that
John Stowe: he didn't say personally
John Stowe: I like the car analogy
Michael Wyszomierski: not only is it inaccurate, it is oddly placed and not explained
John Stowe: complete with compelling visuals
Michael Wyszomierski: haha yeah, i think one of the producers just wanted a chance to drive his car around on tv
John Stowe: and so did the construction workers
Michael Wyszomierski: what does he say then. honestly?
John Stowe: oh yeah
John Stowe: but honestly, with only 3.3% market share...
Michael Wyszomierski: ok i think the producer was a woman
Michael Wyszomierski: ok
Michael Wyszomierski: hmm
Michael Wyszomierski: ok maybe they used file footage
Michael Wyszomierski: a woman turns the key
John Stowe: I think Jim Goldman is a PC guy
Michael Wyszomierski: a man changes gears
12:20 AM
John Stowe: and the producers like macs
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah, probably why the overall thing was pro-apple, and jimmy boy decided to throw in his awkward protest
Michael Wyszomierski: yes today
John Stowe: I'm watching it now
Michael Wyszomierski: you will like the reporter's "personally..." comment
John Stowe: I must have missed it
Michael Wyszomierski: he says something like spyware isn't on macs because of their low marketshare
John Stowe: (plus you need a chance to blog it)
John Stowe: oh yeah that
John Stowe: he didn't say personally
John Stowe: I like the car analogy
Michael Wyszomierski: not only is it inaccurate, it is oddly placed and not explained
John Stowe: complete with compelling visuals
Michael Wyszomierski: haha yeah, i think one of the producers just wanted a chance to drive his car around on tv
John Stowe: and so did the construction workers
Michael Wyszomierski: what does he say then. honestly?
John Stowe: oh yeah
John Stowe: but honestly, with only 3.3% market share...
Michael Wyszomierski: ok i think the producer was a woman
Michael Wyszomierski: ok
Michael Wyszomierski: hmm
Michael Wyszomierski: ok maybe they used file footage
Michael Wyszomierski: a woman turns the key
John Stowe: I think Jim Goldman is a PC guy
Michael Wyszomierski: a man changes gears
12:20 AM
John Stowe: and the producers like macs
Michael Wyszomierski: yeah, probably why the overall thing was pro-apple, and jimmy boy decided to throw in his awkward protest
Saturday, May 07, 2005
RPG
John Young:
I want to shoot an rpg sooo
bad
Michael Wyszomierski: don't you get one for free if you participate in the census or something?
Michael Wyszomierski: when is the next one
John Young: i dunno, but i really wanna take one
Michael Wyszomierski: one of my favorite snl skits is the 2000 census with chris walken
Michael Wyszomierski: don't you get one for free if you participate in the census or something?
Michael Wyszomierski: when is the next one
John Young: i dunno, but i really wanna take one
Michael Wyszomierski: one of my favorite snl skits is the 2000 census with chris walken
Friday, May 06, 2005
Vocal Chords Concert: Saturday 8 PM FREE
Vocal Chords 10th
Anniversary concert!
Saturday, May 7th, 2005 @ 8 PM
Bloomberg Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University
It's free, so come on over and bring your friends and family. Did I mention that it's free? You'll have plenty of cash, so it won't hurt at all to order their 10th anniversary DVD! Order 12! Tell your friends! Order backup copies! One for the car! One for the road! One for the trip! Ten for the house! Great stocking stuffer!
Saturday, May 7th, 2005 @ 8 PM
Bloomberg Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University
It's free, so come on over and bring your friends and family. Did I mention that it's free? You'll have plenty of cash, so it won't hurt at all to order their 10th anniversary DVD! Order 12! Tell your friends! Order backup copies! One for the car! One for the road! One for the trip! Ten for the house! Great stocking stuffer!
Phone call to a spammer
I have received several unsolicited emails from
info@aceprintwear.com at one of my addresses. There's no unsubscribe link in the
email, but a phone number is listed on all of the emails, along with text in big
red letters that reads:
"Call Us
Today!"
Tonight I called, and to my surprise, someone answered.
APW: Hello?
WYSZ: Is this Ace Printwear?
APW: Yes, it is.
WYSZ: I've been receiving unsolicited emails from you, and I'd like to be removed from the list. Could I give you my email address?
APW: Sure, hold on a sec, let me write it down. Okay.
WYSZ: [I spell out the address]
APW: [asks for clarification of a letter]
WYSZ: [clarifies]
APW: Wow, that's a long email address.
WYSZ: Yeah, I don't know where you guys got it.
APW: Well, I'll get you off of the list. You may get the next one, but that should be it. It might take us a while to look this up.
WYSZ: Thank you.
APW: You have a good weekend.
WYSZ: You too.
Tonight I called, and to my surprise, someone answered.
APW: Hello?
WYSZ: Is this Ace Printwear?
APW: Yes, it is.
WYSZ: I've been receiving unsolicited emails from you, and I'd like to be removed from the list. Could I give you my email address?
APW: Sure, hold on a sec, let me write it down. Okay.
WYSZ: [I spell out the address]
APW: [asks for clarification of a letter]
WYSZ: [clarifies]
APW: Wow, that's a long email address.
WYSZ: Yeah, I don't know where you guys got it.
APW: Well, I'll get you off of the list. You may get the next one, but that should be it. It might take us a while to look this up.
WYSZ: Thank you.
APW: You have a good weekend.
WYSZ: You too.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Attention: Tiger Owners
I really want to try out a mulit-way video chat.
Has anyone discovered a better approach than "would you like to try a
3-way?"
iChat à Trois
I don't know why it's so blurry, but it probably
has something to do with either my Internet connection or my computer, since I
hosted the conference. I'm on a 1GHz DP G4 with a GeForce4 MX video card and
Verizon DSL. I'm not sure of the exact speed on Verizon; I have whatever their
cheapest package is. I looked at some Flickr photos tagged with "iChat"
and found some shots that resemble the quality I experienced, and other shots
that have noticeably better clarity. If anyone would like to give me a G5 so I
can, um, experiment, I'll be happy to take it and post the results as long as I
get to keep the equipment.
Poetry
AIM IM with
iccarus906.
5:55 PM
Michael Wyszomierski: why did you call me
iccarus906: to say that it was 5:05 on 5/05/05
Michael Wyszomierski: oh
Michael Wyszomierski: well now it's 5:55 on 5/05/05
iccarus906: true
iccarus906: i'm going to go have dinner now
Michael Wyszomierski: ok
Michael Wyszomierski: put a fork in it!
iccarus906: i will try
iccarus906: unless it's soup
iccarus906: bye
5:55 PM
Michael Wyszomierski: why did you call me
iccarus906: to say that it was 5:05 on 5/05/05
Michael Wyszomierski: oh
Michael Wyszomierski: well now it's 5:55 on 5/05/05
iccarus906: true
iccarus906: i'm going to go have dinner now
Michael Wyszomierski: ok
Michael Wyszomierski: put a fork in it!
iccarus906: i will try
iccarus906: unless it's soup
iccarus906: bye
Time
John Stowe:
you need to update your blog more frequently
if I'm going to keep this rss reader thingy as my
screensaver
Michael Wyszomierski: well my time is now split between my blog and flickr
John Stowe: haha
Michael Wyszomierski: and school work
Michael Wyszomierski: well my time is now split between my blog and flickr
John Stowe: haha
Michael Wyszomierski: and school work
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Towson Best Buy — Now accepting $2 bills!
Remember how I
said that I was going to go to Best Buy and pay for something with a
$2 bill to see
what would happen? Well today Brendan and I needed to pick up a VHS
tape, so we decided to hit the Best Buy up by Towson. Yes, this is
the
Best Buy. The one where the guy got
arrested.
Manning the cash register was an employee in training, who hadn't yet earned her blue uniform. Her trainer was standing right behind her watching. The pack of tapes cost between six and seven dollars, so I calmly handed over a five and a two. The girl didn't react at all when she saw the bill, but before she could do anything, the trainer snatched it from her hand without a word (she didn't appear to be amused) and took it to the other counter, where Brendan observed her using one of those counterfeit detection markers to determine the legitimacy of the bill. She then brought it back to the trainee, who completed the sale without further incident.
Manning the cash register was an employee in training, who hadn't yet earned her blue uniform. Her trainer was standing right behind her watching. The pack of tapes cost between six and seven dollars, so I calmly handed over a five and a two. The girl didn't react at all when she saw the bill, but before she could do anything, the trainer snatched it from her hand without a word (she didn't appear to be amused) and took it to the other counter, where Brendan observed her using one of those counterfeit detection markers to determine the legitimacy of the bill. She then brought it back to the trainee, who completed the sale without further incident.
RSS Visualizer
One of the new screensavers included with Tiger
is an RSS visualizer, which, thanks to Quartz Extreme, displays the RSS feed of
your choice in a smooth animation of the headlines along with some text from the
body of the entry.
Bookmark your favorite feed in Safari, and then follow these instructions to try it out. It doesn't support images (yet), but it's still pretty cool, and an excellent show-off tool when you're around Windows-using friends. By the way, I resized these graphics using Automator. I created a workflow that asks for the files, copies them to a new location (so the originals aren't messed with), resizes them to 400 pixels wide, and then converts them to JPEG. The originals were full-screen TIFF files from Grab, so this process saved me a few steps.
Bookmark your favorite feed in Safari, and then follow these instructions to try it out. It doesn't support images (yet), but it's still pretty cool, and an excellent show-off tool when you're around Windows-using friends. By the way, I resized these graphics using Automator. I created a workflow that asks for the files, copies them to a new location (so the originals aren't messed with), resizes them to 400 pixels wide, and then converts them to JPEG. The originals were full-screen TIFF files from Grab, so this process saved me a few steps.
Finals
csvroomfondel:
i bet you dont even have finals, do
you?
Michael Wyszomierski: i have one at 9 AM on saturday the 14th
csvroomfondel: just 1?
Michael Wyszomierski: umm well 2 if saturday finals count as 2
Michael Wyszomierski: and i think we have a quiz in internet tomorrow
Michael Wyszomierski: a final quiz
Michael Wyszomierski: i have one at 9 AM on saturday the 14th
csvroomfondel: just 1?
Michael Wyszomierski: umm well 2 if saturday finals count as 2
Michael Wyszomierski: and i think we have a quiz in internet tomorrow
Michael Wyszomierski: a final quiz
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Computer Forum Video
Today on ifo Apple Store, I saw a link
to this
video (Quicktime 7 required) by Jim Sowden of the Tiger World Premiere
event at MacOutfitters
in Doylestown, PA. Looks like I missed out on a good party, but there was no way
I could have made it from Baltimore to Doylestown before they
closed.
Monday, May 02, 2005
iChat 3 and Virex don't mix
Tried out iChat on Tiger and got an unbearably
low frame rate? Uninstall
Virex! That is all.
Obligatory Tiger Blog Entry
I went to the Tiger World Premiere. Four
times.
I installed Tiger.
I like Tiger.
I am really busy right now with two weeks left of school, so I will have to tell you more about it later.
I installed Tiger.
I like Tiger.
I am really busy right now with two weeks left of school, so I will have to tell you more about it later.
Plastic Bag-Wearing Hoodlums
• 321 E. University Pkwy. May 1, 7:30 PM.
Community resident spoke to a senior undergraduate about the loud music coming
from his vehicle. Two senior undergraduates, shouting and wearing plastic bags,
ran from the vehicle into residence. Baltimore police responded. Complaint
abated.
Link
Link
Sunday, May 01, 2005
I need to out a good way to quote from iChat
Ted
Skuchas: i want a wagon filled up with
pancakes