I’ve been on a bit of a pork kick, recently, so when I found out about a new butcher that had recently opened up nearby, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. When I ate at Morimoto last year, one of the amazing dishes I ordered was a slow-braised pork belly served with a [...]
Archive for January, 2010
January 27, 2010
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The Apple iPad
By Josh Petrie in BlogAfter months of speculation and anticipation, Apple unveiled their tablet computer — called the iPad — today. I had been curious about the device primarily from the standpoint of an owner of both an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. What, I wondered, would be the unique appeal of the fabled tablet to people like me? [...]
January 26, 2010
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Why I Write Tools
By Josh Petrie in BlogA few days ago, I was asked, “oh, you’re still doing tools programming? They haven’t promoted you yet?” It made me chuckle. This kind of inquiry is something I am familiar with fielding; even within the industry itself, tools programming is often regarded as less than glamourous. Some — such as the fellow who asked [...]
January 24, 2010
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Welcome Back
By Josh Petrie in BlogIf you’re reading this post, the DNS changes have propagated such that you’re now looking at this blog’s new home. I’ve switched to hosting with WebFaction — not because I had any serious problems with my previous provider, OCS Solutions, but because I hate both Webmin and cPanel. WebFaction uses a home-grown control panel interface [...]
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