Bradley Allen

Elevate me later (so many fortresses and ways to attack)
A nature study of life in the wilderness of San Francisco, sharing coffee and tea with friends
August 28
buzzandersen: “Beta has her own iPhone app” (via Dan Budiac) As if to provide an antidote to last night’s hand-wringing about how Silicon Valley douchebaggery is ruining the iPhone market, my friend Dan just posted this screenshot of a brilliant iPhone web app he wrote to keep track of his dog Beta’s walks. Tiny, ingenious, single-purpose apps like this always fill me with glee, and the human (or should I say dog) touches like the “Good girl!” button crack me up. The thing even pushes Beta’s walk/pee/poo status to Twitter, which is hilarious until you think about how practical it could be for a couple. Dan, I salute you—I say get this thing native and on the app store pronto!

buzzandersen:

“Beta has her own iPhone app”

(via Dan Budiac)

As if to provide an antidote to last night’s hand-wringing about how Silicon Valley douchebaggery is ruining the iPhone market, my friend Dan just posted this screenshot of a brilliant iPhone web app he wrote to keep track of his dog Beta’s walks. Tiny, ingenious, single-purpose apps like this always fill me with glee, and the human (or should I say dog) touches like the “Good girl!” button crack me up. The thing even pushes Beta’s walk/pee/poo status to Twitter, which is hilarious until you think about how practical it could be for a couple. Dan, I salute you—I say get this thing native and on the app store pronto!

August 25

Register to vote.

chrisvreeland:

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• Alabama • Alaska • American Samoa • Arizona • Arkansas •
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• California • Colorado • Connecticut •
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Delaware • District of Columbia •
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• Florida •
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• Georgia • Guam •
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• Hawaii •
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• Idaho • Illinois• Indiana • Iowa •
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• Kansas • Kentucky •
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• Louisiana •
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• Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana •
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• Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Northern Marianas Islands •
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• Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon •
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• Pennsylvania • Puerto Rico •
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• Rhode Island •
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• South Carolina • South Dakota •
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• Tennessee • Texas •
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• Utah •
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• Vermont • Virginia • Virgin Islands •
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• Washington • West Virginia •

You know, in case you haven’t yet. Or moved recently, etc.

August 17
consumed-i-this: lunch: burrata, tomato, basil, anchovy, balsamic. Since I’m a peasant, I had to look up what burrata is, and now I’m very keen to try it. Wow. Doesn’t that just look gorgeous? 

consumed-i-this:

lunch: burrata, tomato, basil, anchovy, balsamic.

Since I’m a peasant, I had to look up what burrata is, and now I’m very keen to try it. Wow. Doesn’t that just look gorgeous? 

August 11
“ It’s hard to understand or believe or trust any price you see, isn’t it? You just don’t know. At some point, particularly if you understand anything at all about business and don’t just assume that all business is commercial evil and that everybody should work for nothing and give stuff away to people who appreciate it’s beauty and will say Thank You—once you’re beyond that (and many aren’t), then you understand that many things can affect the cost of something, and the mere passing of time and oil, not wind, drives up the cost when the goods come by truck or steamer instead of ponys and sailing ships. — Rivendell Bicycle Works: Rivendell News
August 4
“ For a short while my local small, happily anonymous bar in a desire to retain a degree of anonymity will probably have a ‘please turn off your location information’ sign. But it won’t make a difference - if the shared trajectories of me and my close friends doesn’t tell the tale; then that geo-tagged photo taken by your tech-unsavvy friend in the corner will. Bless her for all her good intentions, her desire to capture her vision of you and share with the world. And therein lies the rub – because any decision to opt out is not simply an issue of whether to opt out of the technology, but ultimately one of whether to opt out of society. — Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect
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Bristol Fighter On one hand, I hope cars follow the dinosaurs that power them… but I secretly have a thing for quirky, virtually unknown British sports cars that have over 1000 bhp.

Bristol Fighter

On one hand, I hope cars follow the dinosaurs that power them… but I secretly have a thing for quirky, virtually unknown British sports cars that have over 1000 bhp.

July 31
Josh Keyes » Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog
Josh Keyes » Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog
July 21
‘I Put A Spell On You’. Nina Simone (1968) (via coolitababy)
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Made by Heath Ceramics, Sausalito, California 3.25” dia, 14oz (via Heath Ceramics - Cups - Large Mug) People have asked, so I’m telling. This is my favorite mug for drinking coffee at home. Choose any color, you can’t go wrong. They’re affordable, because I buy discounted seconds at the factory store.

Made by Heath Ceramics, Sausalito, California 3.25” dia, 14oz (via Heath Ceramics - Cups - Large Mug)

People have asked, so I’m telling. This is my favorite mug for drinking coffee at home. Choose any color, you can’t go wrong. They’re affordable, because I buy discounted seconds at the factory store.

July 20
Name One Thing On Earth Lower Than A Tough Guy (via Bradley Allen)
Name One Thing On Earth Lower Than A Tough Guy (via Bradley Allen)