Microlog | macdaraconroy.com Self, aggregated. tag:macdaraconroy.com,2012-12-16://3 2013-04-20T09:04:38Z Movable Type Pro 5.2.2 Arduino Punk Console tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2961 2013-04-20T09:04:04Z 2013-04-20T09:04:38Z Arduino Punk Console... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Arduino Punk Console]]> one of these babies.]]> Rules That Eat Your Brain tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2960 2013-04-20T09:01:36Z 2013-04-20T09:02:18Z Rules That Eat Your Brain... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Rules That Eat Your Brain]]> On the scourge of 'zombie rules' in grammar like the split infinitive, which only serve to obfuscate meaning rather than ease its conveyance. Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for full-of-herbs fish cakes tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2959 2013-04-20T09:00:34Z 2013-04-20T09:01:26Z Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for full-of-herbs fish cakes... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for full-of-herbs fish cakes]]> Totally making these, but not with haddock, ugh. Coley or whiting would be great. Learn to Code a Basic iPhone App tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2958 2013-04-20T08:59:16Z 2013-04-20T09:00:14Z Learn to Code a Basic iPhone App... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Learn to Code a Basic iPhone App]]> In the future, everyone will be a mobile app developer. 61 Things I Learned At The National Hobo Convention tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2957 2013-04-20T08:58:18Z 2013-04-20T08:58:51Z 61 Things I Learned At The National Hobo Convention... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ 61 Things I Learned At The National Hobo Convention]]> This is really pretty amazing and heartwarming and respectful. One of my links of last year. Rotary Dial tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2956 2013-04-20T08:57:14Z 2013-04-20T08:57:46Z Rotary Dial... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Rotary Dial]]> Man, I miss when Paul Ford used to blog all the time. Those were the days. Microbes manipulate your mind tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2955 2013-04-20T08:56:09Z 2013-04-20T08:56:51Z Microbes manipulate your mind... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Microbes manipulate your mind]]> It surprised me to learn a few years ago how connected the brain and the gut really are. It's freaky stuff, neuroscience. Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get? tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2954 2013-04-20T08:54:35Z 2013-04-20T08:55:49Z Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get?... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get?]]> As ever, we're only limited by the resources we have to hand. But the fact that we're even seriously thinking about it is pretty amazing in itself. 13 ways of looking at Medium tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2953 2013-04-20T08:52:15Z 2013-04-20T08:53:46Z 13 ways of looking at Medium... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ 13 ways of looking at Medium]]> Finally an explanation of the thing, which is not explained very well on the Medium site itself. I still don't get it. I mean I understand it now, but I don't get it. Rian Johnson's theatrical commentary for Looper tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2951 2013-04-20T08:51:23Z 2013-04-20T08:51:56Z Rian Johnson's theatrical commentary for Looper... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Rian Johnson's theatrical commentary for Looper]]> an alternative commentary for Star Wars.]]> British wrestling posters tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2950 2013-04-20T08:50:07Z 2013-04-20T08:50:50Z British wrestling posters... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ British wrestling posters]]> What a window into history! Primer: Horror tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2949 2013-04-20T08:49:19Z 2013-04-20T08:49:51Z Primer: Horror... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Primer: Horror]]> If you don't know much about the genre beyond the obvious, this should open your mind. The Most Comma Mistakes tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2948 2013-04-20T08:47:27Z 2013-04-20T08:48:42Z The Most Comma Mistakes... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ The Most Comma Mistakes]]> Mostly common sense although I disagree with the need for a comma after 'Des Moines, Iowa' as its absence introduces no awkwardness or ambiguity. How to make a light theremin tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2947 2013-04-20T08:45:27Z 2013-04-20T08:46:22Z How to make a light theremin... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ How to make a light theremin]]> weekend projects at the MAKE website. Filing here for future reference.]]> Wikipedia entry on Conway's Game of Life tag:macdaraconroy.com,2013://3.2946 2013-04-20T08:44:13Z 2013-04-20T08:45:09Z Wikipedia entry on Conway's Game of Life... MacDara Conroy http://macdaraconroy.com/ Wikipedia entry on Conway's Game of Life]]> I don't understand the explanation at all, but I kinda get it by looking at it in action.