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what's all this...
I'm a lazy blogger, I can never remember what I've done in a given day, let alone in a given week, which is when I remember to blog... but I do like the concept of microblogging. I'll be heading off to Japan in a few weeks for my twice-yearly trip to that side of the planet, and figured it would be great if I could microblog and have my location stored somewhere then make both of them viewable by everyone. So an hour of hacking at work, another hour of layouting in the evening, and this client/platform independent Twitter-Latitude mashup was born. Powered by XML, JSON, PHP and of course mySQL. It was lots of fun to make, enjoy! (Pictures of the day are generally something I took within the last week)
I'm currently in Toronto, ON, Canada as of 51387.5 minutes ago, well atleast my phone is...



Built and signed myself a copy of http://code.google.com/p/remail-iphone/ - definitely looks pretty impressive. Thanks Google!
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 9, 2010, 11:30am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 50647 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Air Video's performance is awesome over Rogers 3G here, and live transcoding is very very fast on 2.8ghz i7. Well worth $3, so impressive :D
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 8, 2010, 4:53pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 49533 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Omg, it's 16C down here at Yonge and Lakeshore!
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 8, 2010, 3:23pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 49442 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


It's 2010, there's no world peace, and PHP still has no threading. I'm mildly disappointed.
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 6, 2010, 10:07am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 46247 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Of Nick and Google, again... >> http://is.gd/9LR4r
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 5, 2010, 2:59pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 45096 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Of Nick and DRM... >> http://is.gd/9LtNi
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 5, 2010, 1:12pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 44990 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Of Nick and Google... >> http://is.gd/9L0QI
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 5, 2010, 11:07am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 44863 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


We're making gỏi cuốn tonight... can't wait to see (taste) how it turns out :)
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 4, 2010, 6:33pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 43869 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Valve marketing is definitely clever :) RT @arstechnica Valve creates fake Apple ads, teases Steam on OS X - http://arst.ch/g2m
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 3, 2010, 5:17pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 42354 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Amazed in video game quality control these days... console games requiring patches == laziness; Sony's fake Feb 29th == pathetic laziness.
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on March 2, 2010, 11:13am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 40552 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Palm Pre gets flash support today... let the childish religion-esque cell phone fanboy bickering begin!
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 26, 2010, 12:33pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 34870 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Of Nick and hosting geo-diversity... >> http://is.gd/9fgmD
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 26, 2010, 10:55am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 34770 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Of Nick and UI... >> http://is.gd/9a8TB
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 25, 2010, 10:50am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 33326 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


iPhone OS 3.2 beta 3 is out, still no build for anything but the iPad though...
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 24, 2010, 12:01pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 31961 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Of Nick and the APNS... >> http://is.gd/95yBD
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 24, 2010, 11:47am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 31946 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Lost was confusing as usual, and I ache from changing powersupplies. Ugh!
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 23, 2010, 10:14pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 31131 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Crispers were $1.00 a bag at Walmart, but all sold out at Dufferin and Bloor. :(
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 23, 2010, 8:24pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 31022 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Has McDonalds Canada switched to plastic cheese for the Mac Snack Wrap?
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 23, 2010, 6:34pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 30914 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Blizzard just started here at Yonge and Lakeshore!
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 22, 2010, 4:29pm EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 29345 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps


Boycotting all computers this weekend, I've become to code obsessed as usual... But I've got more important things nowadays :)
spoken by nkavassalis in Toronto, ON, Canada
on February 20, 2010, 9:28am EST [+]
 
[permalink] accurate to 2959 meters as of 26044 minutes before tweet :: see the location on Google Maps
older entries:
  • Gotta pull my head out of CocoaTouch for a bit.... this stuff is like crack cocaine to me. Too many hours spent staring at GDB and Xcode... permalink
  • Finished my first app for Appstore approval (minus final graphic assets) in about an hour this morning. Cocoa is nice, obj-C is ugly though. permalink
  • Will the June G20 summit really be just around the block? Causing us to have to pass security / fight traffic to leave the home? Please no! permalink
  • Happy Chinese New Years Eve! http://twitpic.com/131zjf permalink
  • I would love to get someone from HP (regarding Proliant gear) to contact me. I am having an unbelievably bad customer service experience. permalink
  • A half dozen Marche employees eating in BCE foodcourt, must be opening soon! permalink
  • Extremely sleepy, how much matcha will be required to wake me up... permalink
  • Major annoyances tonight: our parking monkeys sending people out the entrance & amount of effort required to de-NAT Rogers' docis3 boxes... permalink
  • Seems I have 32 HP DL160 PSUs (which each ship in a very large box) en-route here. I think the front desk is going to not be so amused :D permalink
  • I've cycled my MBA battery 432 times in the 16 months I've had it, and it still lasts a solid 5 hours with the display dimmed, impressive! permalink
  • Finished installing a Starwood-hotel-inspired bowed shower curtain, it was difficult work but looks and works good! (Ceramic work is tough) permalink
  • I threw out a Sega Dreamcast when all that was wrong with it was that it had a dead fan... and I've got 2 others... This cleaning is rough! permalink
  • Addicted to vietnamese sandwiches... permalink
  • Tonight we're making our own meatballs to mix with zucchini, mushrooms and garlic for an awesome pasta sauce. permalink
  • Glico curry with sliced rib eye, potatoes, carrots and onion simmering on the stove. permalink
  • I take back some of my scorn: the price is impressive for hardware, and there is unlocked 3G, but I still dislike the closed appstore model. permalink
  • iPad is ultimately a gorgeous gadget/toy, but doesn't do anything we already can't do better, IMO. Just gimme that IPS display in a Macbook! permalink
  • If iPad is just a large -and still appstore tied- iPod Touch, its very uninteresting. Sorry Apple these will not be a viable game platform. permalink
  • iPad has a claimed 10 hours of video playback and an IPS panel! Hope IPS panels come to MBPs... No 3G though? permalink
  • Touch down! Here comes the cold... permalink
  • Returned the Sentra (we took it from 5 miles to 676!), passed through security, now waiting at our gate! Goodbye warmth *sniff* permalink
  • Ate at another McDonalds 'Bistro Gourmet' restaurants, this time for breakfast. They're both better and cheaper than most US sit-down chains permalink
  • Watching the sunset at Fort de Soto beach when a pair of dolphins came up to the shore... Followed by another 10+! permalink
  • I spotted the first dolphin. Latitude coordinates FWIW :p permalink
  • I'm on a boat! (We're out over Tampa bay looking for dolphins :) but Lonely Island reference was mandatory) permalink
  • Wow, what weather! And off to Tampa Bay we go again! permalink
  • At the 'Most Unique McDonalds in the World' in Orlando... Its a McD, but the menu is strange to say the least. permalink
  • Collecting sea shells on Key Sand beach in fog so thick we can't see the land! permalink
  • Chrome & Safari users can enjoy http://www.youtube.com/html5 and http://www.youtube.com/feather_beta (Firefox users can enjoy the later too) permalink
  • Great success! permalink
  • Oh to the previous post, it goes in ~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/TerminalCopyOnSelect.bundle -thanks for reminding me @drtns permalink
  • Heres a 10.6 x86_64 build of SIMBL plugin Terminal Copy on Select (finally got around to doing this) >> http://tinyurl.com/properterminal permalink
  • RWD, making my winters enjoyable for 3 years running, hear that M54 howel! permalink
  • Pretty snow coming down here at Yonge and Lakeshore, not SO cold either! permalink
  • Massive frame sale at Michaels, picked up two 24x36, a 20x30 and a 18x24. All less than 160 bucks. permalink
  • Got stuck behind two generations of driving-way-under-the-speedlimit Geo Metros. permalink
  • High gas prices in Toronto today. Good for environment, but bad for turbo-haters - so I'm really torn. permalink
  • HP admits all our DL160 g6 PSUs (the ultra energy efficient 500W ones) are defective. We figured, they denied until now. Great stuff guys. permalink
  • Watching the Nutcracker at The National Ballet. Thanks hun! permalink
  • Happy new years here in Toronto! (Has Twitter fallen over?) permalink
  • Looking out from the 24th floor, corner suite at the Sheraton Center, high above Nathan Philips Square on New Years Eve. permalink
  • What are the chances Twitter will fall over for EST-midnight on New Years? (and PST-midnight?) My guess is... very likely! permalink
  • All you can eat hotpot and Mario Wii, tonight was definitely a good night. Thanks all! :D permalink
  • At another red light, dropped the hammer on the highway from 130ish only to feel a waggle from the backend. Epic icey roads in north Toronto permalink
  • Sitting at a red light... Roads are totally iced and slick tonight. I <3 DSC version 7 permalink
  • Not sure why saving a few bucks makes people lose their sanity... I've had several parents with small kids just bash their carts into me... permalink
  • Merry Christmas! permalink
  • Merry Christmas to all my crew in Europe today! permalink
  • Schumacher returns to F1... for Mercedes! hah! http://tinyurl.com/schumacherf1 permalink
  • Enjoying moms birthday at Ki with Tom, Sarah, Calden and Eva! permalink
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    from the twitter sphere:
    sc_k: http://twitpic.com/16kn57 - Damn you, conspiracy nut George guy having a similar last name to us. via @nkavassalis
    sc_k: @nkavassalis Oooh, I didn't know that. Oops.
    sc_k: @nkavassalis The viewing window will actually be longer for the ISS soon though http://bit.ly/hGJVb (although not necessarily easier to see)
    sc_k: @nkavassalis You know, without specifying what you're commenting on, it's highly confusing - but yes, the screenshots were from ToP.
    chaosaltar: @nkavassalis couldn't agree more.. Now where's my self whipping device gone...
    chaosaltar: @nkavassalis good post if only I could be motivated to write an app too. :-)
    chaosaltar: @nkavassalis well done, what does it do ?:P
    mWare: @nkavassalis Yeah, I'm not *actually* going to go to McDonalds. (Ew.) Isn't it #ShroveTuesday anyway?
    sc_k: @nkavassalis Any time after 4pm works for us.
    bmwcca: @nkavassalis That's hilarious! Better not let @quattroholic see that! ;) http://bit.ly/bGC85X



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