waving android

I am currently a software engineer at Google, where as a member of the Android platform team I build frameworks and user interfaces.

The blog here at is mostly historical; you can find more recent posts on .

Archive for September 29th, 2003

Dan has convinced me to begin a new feature on erinmak, giving my opinion on the British and American versions of Coupling.

September 29th, 2003

Dan has convinced me to begin a new feature on erinmak, giving my opinion on the British and American versions of Coupling. He believes I’m uniquely qualified to offer such commentary, having seen every episode of the British version. We’ll see for how long this is interesting, but for now…

Hmm, network connectivity seems back to normal, for the time being.

September 29th, 2003


Hmm, network connectivity seems back to normal, for the time being.

Ugh.

September 29th, 2003


Ugh. About 50% packet loss to the outside world, and substantial
degradation to TV signal. RR tech says it’s a widespread failure, so
hopefully that means they’re sending the ninjas …

Random thought:

September 29th, 2003


Random thought: Has Weird Al done a parody of “Just a Girl” called
“Just a Goy” yet? (Alternatively, “Just a Mohel”.)

Wired on coming changes to the Apple logo.

September 29th, 2003


Wired on coming changes
to the Apple logo
. If it ain’t broke, uh, break it.

For Zire 71 owners, a freeware tool to help avoid accidentally turning the device on in your pocket:

September 29th, 2003


For Zire 71 owners, a freeware tool to help avoid accidentally turning
the device on in your pocket: DisableButtons.

I just found this color palette toy that includes some of the same color-theory as my Foam screensaver (the color controls panel reveals some of…

September 29th, 2003


I just found this color palette toy
that includes some of the same color-theory as my Foam screensaver
(the color
controls panel
reveals some of what is going on inside Foam). Cool!

newer: older: