Note: This post is taken from my reddit post. You might find the comments there helpful if this post isn’t. I recently noticed that a podcast that I listen to regularly has sound issues; specifically, that one of the hosts has a tendency to talk softer than the other host. This leads to me constantly […]
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Setting Up a Blender Render Farm at Home
Blender is one of the coolest pieces of open source software available because it puts a professional full production workflow in your hands for 3D modeling, animation, video editing, post processing, and even game development. And if you have ever used the wonderful open source application Blender for anything non-trivial, you will have discovered that […]
Asynchronous WCF Calls – Always Check Your State
After beating my head against the wall for a few days, I feel like I should share my experience with the world. Maybe you won’t have the headache I’ve had. I have a WCF service reference. I wanted to make a call asynchronously, wcfClient.ProcessTransaction(arguments, null) /* no call back method */ . The synchronous call […]
Smoothie Lessons: Episode 4
Ran into the same problem as before tonight, but with some careful coaxing, I was able to get the smoothie to turn out beautifully. I really should be more careful with the ice and frozen fruits, though. Ingredients 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt ½ cup skim milk 1 small orange 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks 4 […]
Fund-raising in the Street is Dangerous
I don’t know if this is particularly popular elsewhere, but here in the Louisville area it seems to be very popular to fund-raise in the street. A group trying to support some cause will wear reflective vests and solicit donations from drivers waiting on red lights. I have nothing against charity, but this is incredibly […]
Season 2 of Derek Coming Soon!
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Season 1 of Derek on Netflix. This show, staring Ricky Gervais is possibly the most moving portrayal of human interaction I have ever seen. I’m stoked that this Netflix Original got picked up for a second season, which will be available on May 30th. It doesn’t […]
Getting the Nexus 4 to be Recognized as an ADB Device in Windows 7
As a quick note, there is one thing that every guide on how to get the Nexus 4 phone recognized as an ADB device. After you enable USB debugging and install the proper Google USB drivers, you have to switch the phone from MTP to CTP mode. Yeah, they never tell you that.
Disney Fun Fact #1
It is 888 miles from my house to Disney World. And I’m on my way there right now! Source – I’m driving as fast as I can right now!
Disney Fun Fact #2
Although it feels like you’re falling straight down into the brier patch, Splash Mountain really only drops at a 45° angle! Source – Only 2 days left!
Disney Fun Fact #3
Both the Carousel of Progress and It’s a Small World both premiered at the 1964-65 World’s Fair. Source – Only 3 days left!