b soup http://soup.brianamerige.com/ b soup http://soup.brianamerige.com/ http://asset.soup.io/asset/0123/2182_c887.jpeg 50 50 Hi. I design and develop software for Extendmac , a small software-startup I founded a few years ago. We make cool stuff . BMW 328i Coupe: acquired. It's pure sex. BMW 328i Coupe: acquired. It's pure sex. Okay, back to work now.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:59 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/48017936/BMW-328i-Coupe-acquired-Its-pure-sexurn:www-soup-io:1:48017936regular As an indie-dev, it's absolutely flooring to see the numbers / scale that Mac... As an indie-dev, it's absolutely flooring to see the numbers / scale that MacHeist brings in. Concurrency takes on a new meaning.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:53:10 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/47950316/As-an-indie-dev-its-absolutely-flooringurn:www-soup-io:1:47950316regular Why hello, AAPL. Perky today, aren't we? :) Why hello, AAPL. Perky today, aren't we? :)Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:57 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/47950318/Why-hello-AAPL-Perky-today-arent-weurn:www-soup-io:1:47950318regular BBC News - Vatican pair removed in homosexual prostitution inquiry - It gets ... BBC News - Vatican pair removed in homosexual prostitution inquiry - It gets better and better and better... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k74egvp">http://tumblr.com/x3k74egvp</a>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:52:31 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/47539251/BBC-News-Vatican-pair-removed-in-homosexualurn:www-soup-io:1:47539251regular Photo: We were warned a long time ago. You’d think that as a society, we’d ge... Photo: We were warned a long time ago. You’d think that as a society, we’d get it by now. Sigh @<a href="http://twitter.com/"></a> religion. <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k72nyiq">http://tumblr.com/x3k72nyiq</a>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:37:29 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/47310550/Photo-We-were-warned-a-long-timeurn:www-soup-io:1:47310550regular Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter - Pearls of Wisdom from Warren Buffet. I’d q... Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter - Pearls of Wisdom from Warren Buffet. I’d quote from it, but the whole... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k72b4n1">http://tumblr.com/x3k72b4n1</a>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:27:55 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/47277782/Berkshire-Hathaway-Annual-Letter-Pearls-of-Wisdomurn:www-soup-io:1:47277782regular Hey look, a thumbnail of my face is kinda famous now: http://www.macheist.co... Hey look, a thumbnail of my face is kinda famous now: <a href="http://www.macheist.com/#flow">http://www.macheist.com/#flow</a> (First screenshot of Flow)Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:42:09 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46981111/Hey-look-a-thumbnail-of-my-faceurn:www-soup-io:1:46981111regular RT @duncan: To workflow question: Lots of caffeine. :) Seriously: I look for ... RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/duncan">duncan</a>: To workflow question: Lots of caffeine. :) Seriously: I look for images that stand out, not ones to reject. That makes all t ...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:50:24 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46981112/RT-duncan-To-workflow-question-Lots-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:46981112regular I like the days where I (have time to) remember that I live in paradise. htt... I like the days where I (have time to) remember that I live in paradise. <a href="http://yfrog.us/5aidtz">http://yfrog.us/5aidtz</a>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:05:22 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46766850/I-like-the-days-where-I-haveurn:www-soup-io:1:46766850regular Photo: via i.imgur.com Ahaha. “Asian”. http://tumblr.com/x3k6w2b4i Photo: via i.imgur.com Ahaha. “Asian”. <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k6w2b4i">http://tumblr.com/x3k6w2b4i</a>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:05:16 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46670777/Photo-via-i-imgur-com-Ahaha-Asianurn:www-soup-io:1:46670777regular Am I the only one who is driven crazy by this? http://yfrog.com/35ok0p It's... Am I the only one who is driven crazy by this? <a href="http://yfrog.com/35ok0p">http://yfrog.com/35ok0p</a> It's too thick.Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:52:54 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46669633/Am-I-the-only-one-who-isurn:www-soup-io:1:46669633regular One of those crates looks awfully familiar... http://www.macheist.com/ (via @... One of those crates looks awfully familiar... <a href="http://www.macheist.com/">http://www.macheist.com/</a> (via @<a href="http://twitter.com/extendmac">extendmac</a>)Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:07:05 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46656859/One-of-those-crates-looks-awfully-familiarurn:www-soup-io:1:46656859regular "How do you stop hubris from creeping in? Executive team in the company spend... "How do you stop hubris from creeping in? Executive team in the company spends a lot of time thinking and..." <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k6t22p7">http://tumblr.com/x3k6t22p7</a>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:30:45 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46401860/How-do-you-stop-hubris-from-creepingurn:www-soup-io:1:46401860regular "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --- Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of The Future, 1961. (via @<a href="http://twitter.com/Cocoia">Cocoia</a>)Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:19:57 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46400706/Any-sufficiently-advanced-technology-is-indistinguishable-fromurn:www-soup-io:1:46400706regular That I've filled my physics notebook and have overflowed to my political scie... That I've filled my physics notebook and have overflowed to my political science book is a disturbingly good metaphor for my mental state.Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:59:54 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/46058178/That-Ive-filled-my-physics-notebook-andurn:www-soup-io:1:46058178regular Physics is incredibly beautiful. It's a tragedy that some people learn calcul... Physics is incredibly beautiful. It's a tragedy that some people learn calculus but never do the physics it was *made for*. So elegant.Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:31:39 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45864847/Physics-is-incredibly-beautiful-Its-a-tragedyurn:www-soup-io:1:45864847regular I gave up on paper because of how much printers sucked. I gave up on paper because of how much printers sucked.Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:55:53 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45769605/I-gave-up-on-paper-because-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:45769605regular If you're designing a website that takes phone numbers in a form, PLEASE don'... If you're designing a website that takes phone numbers in a form, PLEASE don't implement that "auto-tab" thing. It screws w/ autofill.Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:36:05 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45642565/If-youre-designing-a-website-that-takesurn:www-soup-io:1:45642565regular First, care. | 43 Folders - Spot on. People have trouble focusing because the... First, care. | 43 Folders - Spot on. People have trouble focusing because they don’t give a shit. I’m not... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k6l8isu">http://tumblr.com/x3k6l8isu</a>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:18:57 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45555585/First-care-43-Folders-Spot-on-Peopleurn:www-soup-io:1:45555585regular I'm completely buried in good content to read and watch. And it gets worse everyday. I'm completely buried in good content to read and watch. And it gets worse everyday. It's fantastic.Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:13:53 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45377117/Im-completely-buried-in-good-content-tourn:www-soup-io:1:45377117regular Erm. Congratulations to Microsoft for trying something new, but seriously, th... Erm. Congratulations to Microsoft for trying something new, but seriously, the "Windows Phone 7 Series" UI is awful.Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:44:16 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45375709/Erm-Congratulations-to-Microsoft-for-trying-somethingurn:www-soup-io:1:45375709regular Oh my *god* is this accurate. dwineman: http://tumblr.com/x3k6ibu5s Oh my *god* is this accurate. dwineman: <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k6ibu5s">http://tumblr.com/x3k6ibu5s</a>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:56:16 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45319129/Oh-my-god-is-this-accurate-dwinemanurn:www-soup-io:1:45319129regular "During her 45 minute PowerPoint-guided presentation, she said the word “grow... "During her 45 minute PowerPoint-guided presentation, she said the word “growth” eleven times; she talked..." <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k6i0u07">http://tumblr.com/x3k6i0u07</a>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:02:17 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45307217/During-her-45-minute-PowerPoint-guided-presentationurn:www-soup-io:1:45307217regular Sometimes I just turn my iPhone away at an angle and interact with it, and I think to myself "god this thing is beautiful." Sometimes I just turn my iPhone away at an angle and interact with it, and I think to myself "god this thing is beautiful." It's so pure.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:17:22 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45284308/Sometimes-I-just-turn-my-iPhone-awayurn:www-soup-io:1:45284308regular "Happy Valentine's day, from United Airlines." "Happy Valentine's day, from United Airlines." Headed back to San Diego. Had a very fun weekend.Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:52:42 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45234343/Happy-Valentines-day-from-United-Airlinesurn:www-soup-io:1:45234343regular On a unrelated note, I love this city. SanFrancisco. On a unrelated note, I love this city. &lt;3 #<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23SanFrancisco.">SanFrancisco.</a>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:22:24 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45229898/On-a-unrelated-note-I-love-thisurn:www-soup-io:1:45229898regular Overheard in the Castro district last night, as two guys entered a bar: "so, ... Overheard in the Castro district last night, as two guys entered a bar: "so, did you text your wife yet?"Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:20:03 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45229876/Overheard-in-the-Castro-district-last-nighturn:www-soup-io:1:45229876regular Video: Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, ... Video: Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k6epiq0">http://tumblr.com/x3k6epiq0</a>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:03:01 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/45053469/Video-Sharing-powerful-stories-from-his-antiurn:www-soup-io:1:45053469regular Typical: launched Flow to edit some homework source code remotely. Thought of... Typical: launched Flow to edit some homework source code remotely. Thought of a handy change. Implemented it. Oh, right. Homework. Righto!Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:45:06 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44984158/Typical-launched-Flow-to-edit-some-homeworkurn:www-soup-io:1:44984158regular So...it would appear I'll be in Cupertino this summer, working on the iPad an... So...it would appear I'll be in Cupertino this summer, working on the iPad and iPhone at Apple. Neat.Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:33:34 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44983520/So-it-would-appear-Ill-be-inurn:www-soup-io:1:44983520regular What's with search fields on sites that, by default, search Google. Why would... What's with search fields on sites that, by default, search Google. Why would I come to CNN to search Google?Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:22:38 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44973974/Whats-with-search-fields-on-sites-thaturn:www-soup-io:1:44973974regular Some other tidbits: 65% laptops, 97% on Intel, 80% on Snow Leopard. Some other tidbits: 65% laptops, 97% on Intel, 80% on Snow Leopard. So to recap: you guys are the cool ones. ;-)Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:17:09 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44973844/Some-other-tidbits-65-laptops-97-onurn:www-soup-io:1:44973844regular Sort of remarkable statistic: nearly 29% of licensed Flow users use Gmail. Sort of remarkable statistic: nearly 29% of licensed Flow users use Gmail.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:13:41 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44973773/Sort-of-remarkable-statistic-nearly-29-ofurn:www-soup-io:1:44973773regular Hurrah! Flow's purchase page actually looks proper in Chrome now! Hurrah! Flow's purchase page actually looks proper in Chrome now!Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:17:12 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44951159/Hurrah-Flows-purchase-page-actually-looks-properurn:www-soup-io:1:44951159regular "I do remember one formative influence in my undergraduate life. There was an... "I do remember one formative influence in my undergraduate life. There was an elderly professor in my..." <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k67k0mq">http://tumblr.com/x3k67k0mq</a>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:39:05 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44726210/I-do-remember-one-formative-influence-inurn:www-soup-io:1:44726210regular iTunes poor (lack of, really) threading is incredibly frustrating. iTunes poor (lack of, really) threading is incredibly frustrating.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:43:33 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44311106/iTunes-poor-lack-of-really-threading-isurn:www-soup-io:1:44311106regular Alex Payne — On the iPad - Consensus among the intelligentsia. Moreover, I mo... Alex Payne — On the iPad - Consensus among the intelligentsia. Moreover, I mostly agree with Alex’s... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k62mrii">http://tumblr.com/x3k62mrii</a>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:02:54 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/44119848/Alex-Payne-On-the-iPad-Consensus-amongurn:www-soup-io:1:44119848regular Overheard: Criticism Welcome. - Peter MacWhinnie: it's a bit uglier though Br... Overheard: Criticism Welcome. - Peter MacWhinnie: it's a bit uglier though Brian Amerige: it's a lot uglier.... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k61lvfd">http://tumblr.com/x3k61lvfd</a>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:40:47 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/43986412/Overheard-Criticism-Welcome-Peter-MacWhinnie-its-aurn:www-soup-io:1:43986412regular EMKeychain 1.0 Now available. Be sure to update your code if you use it! exte... EMKeychain 1.0 Now available. Be sure to update your code if you use it! <a href="http://extendmac.com/blog/2010/02/emkeychain-1-0-now-available/" title="http://bit.ly/dcPxxH">extendmac.com/...</a> (via @<a href="http://twitter.com/extendmac">extendmac</a>)Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:27:55 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/43985086/EMKeychain-1-0-Now-available-Be-sureurn:www-soup-io:1:43985086regular Fraser Speirs - Blog - Future Shock - I know, dear reader, that I’m mashing t... Fraser Speirs - Blog - Future Shock - I know, dear reader, that I’m mashing this stuff down your throat. But... <a href="http://tumblr.com/x3k61jgpn">http://tumblr.com/x3k61jgpn</a>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:03:18 GMThttp://soup.brianamerige.com/post/43975656/Fraser-Speirs-Blog-Future-Shock-I-knowurn:www-soup-io:1:43975656regular