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Mukasey on Crime

Eric — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:50:20 +0000

“But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime.”

- Attorney General Michael Mukasey

This was in reference to his decision not to pursue criminal charges for anyone involved in the politically motivated hiring and firing of employees within his department (the “of justice” one.)

Full article [NYT].

The Huffington Post Fails to Realize it is the Corporate Media

Eric — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:54:59 +0000

Saw this post on The Huffington Post today and thought, “wait, what?”

Look at the bottom of any page on the site and you will notice “Copyright © 2008 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.” Yes, The Huffington Post is a corporate and money-making enterprise for better or worse. Regardless of its value as a news site, implying that it is somehow not part of the “corporate media” is a stretch.

Speed Up String Usage in Perl

Eric — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:56:52 +0000

Perl, like the shell, will check double quoted strings for variable substitution while leaving single quoted strings alone. If your like me you might still end up with a lot of double quoted static strings in your modules. A quick and easy way to rout them all out is this regular expression:

s/(?<\\)\"(([^"$@]|\\\"|\\\$|\\\@)*)(?

It seems to be error-free, but please let me know if you have a suggestion for improvement.

Perfect Timing: My iPhone is Dying

Eric — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:05:11 +0000

My iPhone has survived a number of things that should have killed it dead (getting thrown to the pavement, getting put through a washing machine, getting knocked off an 8′ loft by my cat, etc.), but it’s never been anything other than perfectly functioning. Until now.

This past week, in the midst of the launch of the new 3G iPhone, it is all of the sudden going to shit. It won’t let me take pictures. Sure it says it takes them, but they show up is white squares on the preview screen and then the contraption freezes when i try to view the. It also won’t let me do anything while a phone call is in progress. It’ll go back to the home screen but then completely freeze except for a continuing call time counter. If I try to force it off, it won’t let me move the “slide to turn off” slider.

Conspiracy?

Planetarium Chocolates Show Up at BuzzFeed

Eric — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:31:40 +0000

Someone sent us the Planetarium chocolate set by Enric Rovira as a thankyou to Jonah for giving a talk at the Web 2.0 Expo recently. A much cooler concept than a lot of the crap they cook up over at Vosges (the Groove collection?), where my partner works, but also a little less tastey. I ate Pluto, which was included despite its not being a planet anymore.

No More Automated Twitter Posts

Eric — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:36:18 +0000

They were redundant at best, insanely annoying at worst. I don’t post often enough for that sort of thing. If you are interested, you can still follow me on Twitter itself or just look in the upper right.

My New Office Mug is Unstoppable

Eric — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:42:50 +0000

In the vein of my new “kicking ass at work” effort comes this new mug, designed to be distinguishable from the oppressive “BuzzFeed standard” white office mugs. I picked it up from Loma Prieta Pottery via Etsy, my first purchase of this kind. I am thoughly satisfied. Mark pointed out that this kind of gives off a “art teacher” aesthetic, but i figure that’s not too terrible. It reminds me of my grandfather, a chemist turned sculpter, and I like that.

Also of note is the fact that I’ve been sneaking into the BuzzFeed publishing system again and have published a few more trends. Try:

I’m sure they will cut me off sooner or later. I don’t really want to annoy the editors, but the system is pretty fun to use. That’s good since I am spending my days working on it’s working.

Tweets on 2008-05-20

Eric — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Heading to Kensington for food and some Twin Peaks! “Give yourself a present, every day.” #

Tweets on 2008-05-18

Eric — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Off to Wrong Island for a one year old’s birthday. #
This party is pirate themed! #

Tweets on 2008-05-17

Eric — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Washington Week and Mr. George. A low key evening of trying to mentally detoxify. #
Now I am watching Seoul Train, an awesome doc about North Korean refugees. How can China be a country where they hold the Olympics? #
Awake again and considering a doughnut breakfast. And by "considering" i mean looking for a justification for what will happen anyways. #
@mwilkie Yes, yes you are. #
Sickness is fighting me. #