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Weather Center Live

June.17th.2008 • 1:17PM 11 Comments

This is the story of a guy looking back into his past, where he used to be his high school’s meteorologist. It’s a short and disjointed story with video footage of an 18-year-old version of said guy, which isn’t that much different from the present day version.

In what seems to be a long time ago, I used to be a high schooler.

As many of you already know, I attended Bridgewater-Raritan High School which resided in the typical upscale township of Bridgewater, New Jersey. No, my family wasn’t what you would call upscale. The typical New Jersey township is split into two sections, the valley and the hills. If you lived on the hills, you were rich. If you didn’t, you were not. I say this because every New Jersey town I ever visited fit that mold. For every magnitude of elevation, you ...

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The Future Browser Manifesto

April.1st.2008 • 12:00AM 18 Comments

This is the story of a guy who wants a better web, a guy that wants a web where the only limits are people’s creativity. It is time to move on. It is time to believe in the future1. Maybe… it’s time to laugh? Look at the date silly people.

My fellow designers, developers and general web aficionados; we are embarking on an incredible journey, one that in the future will be looked at as a necessary step towards the growth of our industry as a whole. We are seeing new strides in design, new experiments in bringing rich interactivity to our world and new minds joining the fight on a daily basis. It is truly a wonderful time to be working in this industry and it’s only going to get better.

Two-thousand, four-hundred and ten (2410) days ago, Internet Explorer 6 was placed into our collective lap ...

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Final Fantasy San Fancsico

June.26th.2007 • 11:18PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy and his girl as they make their way to the Sony Metreon in San Francisco to take part in a lot of line waiting to celebrate the release of Final Fantasy 1 & 2 for the PSP. There was more waiting than the time taken at the actual event, unfortunately.

Today Jen and I had the chance to visit the Sony Metreon in San Francisco for a Square-Enix event that was announced a few weeks ago, celebrating 20 years since the release of the first Final Fantasy for the NES. It turned out to be more of an event to get your money than an event to celebrate the legacy of Final Fantasy, but as blind fans, we had to at least see what the “crystal hooha” was all about. Below is a retelling of today’s story. (I would have had this up earlier, but my battery died ...

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My Addiction to Rearranging

June.20th.2007 • 11:05PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy who would have probably done well as the star of a TV show about a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Wait, that’s been done already hasn’t it?

I rearranged my desk tonight—and actually—it’s not something I do rarely.

Whenever I find myself cleaning, I start to rearrange things. I seem to do that to relieve stress. The cleaning, not the rearranging. If say, Django’s kicking my ass, I’ll go ahead and do the dishes and wipe down the counter, maybe even vacuum to get the nerves down. It’s relieving in an odd way. Well, I have a hard time not thinking about things, especially if said thing is troubling me. Things like, the rent being due, but not having any ...

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A Fit of Absent Mindedness

December.11th.2006 • 3:48PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy. An absent-minded guy, who happens to accidentally combine Mountain Dew and apple juice. Don’t need to go any further on that one.

This is the story of a guy. An absent-minded guy, who happens to accidentally combine Mountain Dew and apple juice. Don’t need to go any further on that one.’, ‘I remember putting a half-finished cup of apple juice in the fridge last night. About five minutes ago, I took the cup out, thinking it was a cup of Mountain Dew that I thought I had put in the fridge last night and proceeded to pour Mountain Dew into it. I only remembered it being apple juice after I tasted it. It wasn’t bad actually, not that I ...

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It's Quite Hard to Explain

August.20th.2006 • 10:02PM No Comments

This is the story of a two guys, a son and a dad. The son tries to tell the dad about what he does on his free time, and the dad doesn’t get it. Pretty much the story of the son’s life.

So my Dad and I were talking at WalMart the other night:

Dad: So how do you like your new job? Me: It’s great Dad, it’s really fun. Dad: So what does your company do again?

* Insert semi-blank look.

Me: You know that thing that Steffi uses called LiveJournal? Dad: Yeah. Me: Well, the company makes a competitive product, which is WordPress.

* Insert nervous smile.

Dad: Oh okay.

Ever experience this? Well, I’m sure in one way or another, a family member (whom isn’t very fluent in our industry) has asked you the question of ...

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My Rules for Commenting

April.10th.2006 • 10:19PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy and his blog—specifically his commenters. Said guy sets some “ground rules” for people wanting to comment on said blog. Follow them or… again, be eaten.

As sort of a sequel to my “Rules for Instant Messaging” comes the next most likely candidate, commenting. It’s interesting because the comment in our world is like gold in any other. A person’s opinion is invaluable, but as with gold, there are some that are the genuine artifact and others that are as valuable as pyrite.

But if I did have to make only one rule for commenting, it’d be this. (And I have Mr. Snook here to agree with me.)

  1. Commenting’s fun! If you’re not doing it yet, do it already! Contribute ...

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My Rules for IMs

March.28th.2006 • 1:10PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy and his list of online buddies. Said guy sets some “ground rules” for people wanting to contact him through IM. Follow them, or be eaten.

For years I’ve kept my screen name in the open as I’ve been willing to help people when they were in need of some attentionadvice. But years of instant messaging can take a toll as such, I’ve developed a few pet peeves. So to warn you before you incur the wrath of: o_O, here are a few “rules” to keep in mind. Granted, rules are meant to be broken and I find myself breaking some myself at times. But calling them guidelines just doesn’t do them enough justice.

  • Never, ever, start a conversation with ...

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CSS for Kittens

February.15th.2006 • 10:44PM No Comments

This is the story about a guy, the fact he can’t write books, and his cats. If only cats could code—then said guy’s life would be a hell of a lot easier.

CSS For Kittens

So remember that book I’d never write? Looks like we were all wrong, even me. I was wrong. I wrote a book! So let me give you the synopsis (and background story) of the new book by Bryan Veloso, “CSS by Kittens”.

The idea for this book came to me when used my smallest kitten, Naida, as a stand for my PowerBook. Then I thought to myself, what would it be like if one of my kittens designed a website using CSS? Now come on, they’re my cats, so they better know their CSS. So I sat ...

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Google Pack (The Play)

January.7th.2006 • 2:33AM No Comments

This is another story of a guy and Google. Well, not the company. Well, more like a dream that said guy had about said company. The dream is a play, and the guy’s not a playwright, so try and enjoy it. :) Wait, this summary seems familiar.

Bryan: So I saw this next piece of domination software that Google released yesterday. “Pack of bovine with mad cow disease” I think it’s called.

* In comes Paul Stamatiou. Since he was the first guy to comment on the last play, he’s been cast in this one. The following lines aren’t by him and probably contains things he’d never say.

Paul: Pack of rabid mice is more like it. Look at the website.

* Paul then hands Bryan a sheet of paper.

Bryan: Look at this. Essential, Simple, Customizable and Up to Date. Up to date ...

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My Buddy List is Sacred

November.16th.2005 • 12:29PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy and a buddy list. The buddy list gets defiled by bots and said guy writes a friendly letter.

AIM Hijacks My Buddy List

Dear AOL,

Next time you hijack my buddy list with your bots, I’m coming to Virginia and cutting you down.

Love from your friend, Bryan Veloso

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Google Analytics (The Play)

November.15th.2005 • 10:46PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy and Google. Well, not the company. Well, more like a dream that said guy had about said company. The dream is a play, and the guy’s not a playwright, so try and enjoy it. :)

Bryan: Hi Google, how are you today? Google: Fine Bryan, nice of you to come by our campus, have you tried our meal of the day? Bryan: Nope, actually, I was interested in trying out that new stat software you guys released, since I’m a stats whore and all.

* Bryan then sports his Measure Map and Mint tattoos. Google gets jealous.

Google: Oh, you mean Analytics? Sure!

* Google picks up a sea urchin and places it in Bryan’s hands.

Google: Here you go. Just place this on the top of your website, wait 12 hours and we ...

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An Omen of Death?

July.23rd.2005 • 3:59PM No Comments

This is the story of a guy and fortune cookie. Said fortune cookie turns up to be empty. Said guy, who really loves his fortune cookies, gets a bit nervous. Is it an omen of some kind?

Best Fortune Cookie... Ever

Today I ate a scrumptious buffet lunch at this place where my family used to go all the time, then got tired of. Well, the food wasn’t that great. But I got the best fortune cookie, an empty bag that was supposed to contain a fortune cookie. No, this is not a joke, that bag isn’t open and all the air is still inside it. I couldn’t help but burst out laughing when I got it, since everybody else grabbed for the cookies and I was left with the bag. That’s what I get for ...

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