http://www.makesitgood.net Making things good since 1999 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:42:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is one of those "oh crap, what is left in my fridge that I can eat for lunch," recipes. I found: A package of baby bella mushrooms some cloves of garlic 1/4 cup chopped red onion 16 oz chick peas I threw the red onion in a dry pan, turned up the heat. roughly chopped the ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fmushroom-pepper-soup&seed_title=Mushroom+Pepper+Soup I got quite a few pleasing shots this past Wednesday when I visited the Dallas World Aquarium with my parents. I decided to process some of my favourites for use as wallpapers on my Macs and I am sharing them with you. I present for your viewing/wallpapering pleasure ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F05%2F16%2Freleasing-more-high-resolution-photos-under-creative-commons&seed_title=Releasing+more+high+resolution+photos+under+creative+commons There is a screensaver for X11 called "Galaxy." The concept is rather simple. As the screen is initialized you are presented with a number of a galaxies. These are simple clusters of pixels arranged in a disc or spiral. It approximates what we see into galaxies ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F04%2F24%2Fbeautiful-horror&seed_title=Beautiful+horror Lately we've seen a lot of movement towards usability and clean design on the web. Indeed it's a relief, and quite needed. I feel like we're still missing something. A couple examples: In the case of tabular data Veerle Pieters has a couple of excellent tutorials on her methods. ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F04%2F17%2Fhow-do-you-design-for-density&seed_title=How+do+you+design+for+density%3F Here's the most complicated fingerstyle piece I've been able to do so far. I'm working on one that's much more complex, but I can't get through it all the way yet, especially not up to tempo. I love the sound of this one. It gives my fingers a good ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F04%2F14%2Fkeys-to-the-kingdom&seed_title=Keys+to+the+kingdom Today I recorded two practice sessions, and I'm pumped. There first one I was mainly working on strumming and keeping an even rhythm through a chord progression. I chose Matchbox 20's Rest Stop to work on because I can sing it without butchering it too badly. Recorded in two ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F04%2F14%2Ffound-time-to-practice-again&seed_title=Found+time+to+practice+again%21 This post is in response to Question of the Day The question today is what is the meaning of your life. That's close to the ultimate question everyone seems to be asking, what is the meaning of life, which is unanswerable. Luckily, this slight variation to that question is ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F03%2F20%2Fwhat-is-the-meaning-of-my-life&seed_title=What+is+the+meaning+of+my+life%3F I bought a fantom drive in January. It's failing. I believe it's their enclosure rather than the drive inside. Contacted support via email, no response. Tried to call, got voicemail, no response. Posted a review on newegg where I bought it - immediate response! Just not ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F03%2F20%2Fdont-buy-from-fantom-drivesmicronet&seed_title=Don%26%238217%3Bt+buy+from+Fantom+Drives%2FMicronet Christy: what is urethra? James: the thing you pee through. Christy: urethra franklin? Alex's magic stick is glowing towards me. (she calls my iPhone a magic stick) I'm drunk, I may steal too many. http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F03%2F16%2Fa-christy-triple-play&seed_title=A+christy+triple+play 1 lb. Green beans, fresh or frozen, not canned 8-12 oz. Cheese of choice. I used a smoked provologne, you could use Gruyère or something more punchy 3 cloves garlic 1-2 onions, 1 large or 2 medium, I used a red 2 oz olive oil Fresh Thyme Kosher Salt Heat pan, oil Chop your ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F03%2F10%2Ffrench-onion-non-casserole-casserole&seed_title=French+Onion+non-Casserole+Casserole