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2012-01-27 22:01

New-house carpenters across street disturbing my work. Am considering sneaking a device into a wall to fake haunting. #Arduino #poltergeist at 2012-01-27 22:10 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-27 17:01

For #reptilian #overlord conspiracists, is a US Presidential candidate named “newt” misdirection or a new danger? #amphibian #coup at 2012-01-27 17:51 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-24 03:01

Trouble in chapter 5 as @oxenfree declares that the eponymous character in _Charlotte's_Web_ is probably related to Spiderman. at 2012-01-24 03:54 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-22 17:01

RT @SarahLaDuke Sh*t #PublicRadio Listeners Say: http://t.co/Efrloml7 at 2012-01-22 17:26 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-22 17:01

RT @RadioAstrology: #astrology tips: you don't need the exact time of your birth to make a birth chart. Credit card details work just as ... at 2012-01-22 17:21 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-21 21:01

Medical idea in Star-Trek-TNG is depicted as experimental. Writers anticipated was 380 years away. Was actually 25. Progress is exponential. at 2012-01-21 21:44 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-21 03:01

He's wearing new pajamas. Having heard the name only once, The Kid thinks Han Solo's name is “Sna Mooboo". I am *not* correcting that. at 2012-01-21 03:07 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-20 23:01

I'm so nice. For The Kid's show-and-tell with things starting with P, I did not send him with a pteranodon. at 2012-01-20 23:14 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-20 22:01

RT @jonathancoulton: Just spitballing here, but maybe we should have the Feds seize ALL the computers. Just to be safe. at 2012-01-20 22:52 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-20 12:01

RT @rbtcollins: If I had to choose a world without open internet, or one without hollywood movies and tv. I would choose 'without hollyw ... at 2012-01-20 12:31 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-17 13:01

RT @ZachWeiner: “Government can't be trusted, but they should have the right to detain anyone for military reasons” -People I Don't Unde ... at 2012-01-17 13:44 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-15 00:01

Whee! Six weekends later, I finished and published a mixed-drinks android app! Also, art? I did that. I IS ARTIST NOW. http://t.co/LbGM6nqV at 2012-01-15 00:07 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-10 15:01

“I will *never* apologise for the United States” is the glib, thoughtless insolence we should never want in a President. Who admires that?! at 2012-01-10 15:39 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-09 22:01

When was it that all the avant-garde bohemian artists' cafes were replaced with hangouts for jabbering on and on about what's on #Facebook? at 2012-01-09 22:41 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-08 19:01

Appropriately, drinking a large White Russian while finishing a clever mixed-drinks app for most smartphones. Pretending it's user testing. at 2012-01-08 19:10 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-08 10:01

The kind of nerd I am: I just needed to teach my phone the word “intergalactically” at 5am. Another kind I am: annoyed I used adverb form. at 2012-01-08 10:27 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-07 23:01

This power outage is blowing @oxenfree's mind almost as much as the squirrel's, which climbed on top of the pole transformer for warmth. at 2012-01-07 23:01 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-04 15:01

I'll believe corporation=persons=person argument when every single shareholder gets prison time when a corp does something illegal. at 2012-01-04 15:45 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-04 14:01

I can't believe I've cooked #bacon wrong all these years. For posterity, low broil in oven, to avoid curling direct-heat inconsistencies. at 2012-01-04 14:34 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-04 13:01

RT @StephenAtHome: If you, or someone you love, is a corporation, do not sign this. http://t.co/XGpfCqko at 2012-01-04 13:03 UTC

Chad Miller
2012-01-03 22:01

hashtag batman amirite? at 2012-01-03 22:10 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-27 19:12

Telemarketer called to scam parents out of $200. I made him whimper “oh my god” several times, and eventually cry. What have you done today? at 2011-12-27 19:33 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-25 13:12

Wife helped Kid write note for Santa. Kid wanted “feliz navidad". I think he was trolling nearby xenophobic Grandma. #hilarious at 2011-12-25 13:56 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-25 13:12

Next year, “Santa won't come unless you stay in bed until noon.” at 2011-12-25 13:35 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-18 13:12

I humbly vow to slay every musical mechanical dancing character that my son can reach and activate. Humbug? No. Taste. at 2011-12-18 13:21 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-16 18:12

RT @stephenfry: Goodbye, Christopher Hitchens. You were envied, feared, adored, reviled and loved. Never ignored. Never bested. A great ... at 2011-12-16 18:09 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-14 23:12

Hey thanks, @att_advertising. I *did* need 1.3kpages of unsolicited obsolete directory in murdered-tree form. #printIsDead at 2011-12-14 23:11 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-14 14:12

TRADITION UPDATES: “Sing christmas carols” → “Watch every episode of Arrested Development". Also? “Egg nog” → “White russians". -THE MGMT at 2011-12-14 14:30 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-12 22:12

Surprises from @oxenfree: Likes tango. *Loves* fizzy water. Hates dulce de leche. at 2011-12-12 22:04 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-12 12:12

Awake at 11pm. I did it for Tango! at 2011-12-12 12:20 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-06 02:12

OH: “You *can't* E-A-F-P the designer. She's Dutch!” #obliquehumor at 2011-12-06 02:00 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-04 00:12

All that's left is to smuggle sugar-gliders in my hat, taunt the stewardess, and sucker-punch the air-marshal. at 2011-12-04 00:33 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-04 00:12

Violating half my rules. Checked bag! Shoes tie! Trousers belt! Late check-in! Will carry toddler and shampoo on way back! Ugh ugh ugh. at 2011-12-04 00:28 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-03 21:12

RT @hodgman: I am suspending my presidential campaign in order to track down and capture the REAL adulterer. at 2011-12-03 21:08 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-12-02 21:12

Cafe Sci needs a theme drink. Help? Topic: Folks are thinking about building a starship that will take 100 years to reach destination. at 2011-12-02 21:01 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-25 15:11

RT @dohbee: I think it's time for some pair programming with Jack Daniels. at 2011-11-25 15:05 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-23 17:11

RT @PFTompkins: Every year, when the President “pardons” a turkey, I think, Ho ho! What a hilarious ribbing of a legal system that puts ... at 2011-11-23 17:55 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-22 19:11

Next #Arduino Halloween project is *also* going control lights. Namely, when a kid walks in front of house, all the lights turn off. at 2011-11-22 19:36 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-21 22:11

Just received shiny new passport to replace my worn, floppy, well-inked passport that's lost. I hate it hate it hate it. at 2011-11-21 22:26 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-17 22:11

RT @Spytap: Corporations are people, Pizza is a vegetable, the Internet will be censored and protest is illegal. Welcome to 21st century ... at 2011-11-17 22:24 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-17 00:11

.@iamseanmurphy, I was a knot enthusiast after 8y, too long after shoes. More interesting is the difficulty of un-learning old falsehoods. at 2011-11-17 00:52 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-16 22:11

For thirty five years, I tied my shoes wrong. Same direction twice = granny knot. Bad Different direction on second = square knot. Good. at 2011-11-16 22:34 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-16 17:11

Dear 1994 Me: Yes try that new OS. In 2011, you'll have a dozen #Linux computers in your house. Only two will not be appliances. at 2011-11-16 17:02 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-13 22:11

Watched a few episodes of Star Trek: TNG with @oxenfree, without telling him the name. Now he asks if we'll watch “The Captain". at 2011-11-13 22:23 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-12 15:11

At b'fast diner, got many compliments about @oxenfree. Though, after he started dipping raisins in ketchup, I think “special” was overused. at 2011-11-12 15:15 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-10 22:11

That's close to 50 food trucks, Orlando. Road traffic was bad enough! Soon, we'll have to drive our cars where the restaurants used to be. at 2011-11-10 22:09 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-09 23:11

Excited so many have taken up #Sagan's role. Nye, Tyson, Plait, Randi, Dawkins, Mythbusters, Krauss, Singh, Krulwich… It's a golden age. at 2011-11-09 23:16 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-09 21:11

When I was 11, I saw Carl #Sagan in person. I wish I understood then how much he'd influence me later. Happy Sagan Day, everyone. at 2011-11-09 21:59 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-07 00:11

Three-year-old son, @oxenfree, has hilarious opinions about Bertie. Watching @stephenfry and Laurie as PG Wodehouse's “Jeeves and Wooster". at 2011-11-07 00:44 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-11-02 18:11

W Virginia man buys computers. Fixes with Ubuntu. Gives to poor. Some refuse because email app is named “Evolution". I laugh. Then I weep. at 2011-11-02 18:17 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-31 13:10

It kind of freaks me out when Mark, sabdfl, talks about #Ubuntu 14.04. #uds at 2011-10-31 13:41 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-29 07:10

That's right, I too am a Man. I learn of The Sports' scores direct from astrophysicist @neiltyson . Like you do. at 2011-10-29 07:46 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-28 16:10

How has my phone not known the word “shit” until now? Clearly, I'm neglecting the scatological arts. at 2011-10-28 16:50 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-23 22:10

Five-minute #Arduino project: Uno, resistor, four LEDs, and eight lines of C++ makes a spooky multicolor-flickering jack-o-lantern “candle". at 2011-10-23 22:56 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-22 11:10

Next Café Sci is about the periodic table of the chemical elements. I'm thinking the drink should be a White Russian. at 2011-10-22 11:43 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-18 18:10

Attention new parents: Every single thing for youngsters with “Einstein” in the name is complete bullshit. at 2011-10-18 18:54 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-16 20:10

My explanation must have been vivid. This weekend @oxenfree told at least a dozen people how our moon gets its craters. #3y5mo at 2011-10-16 20:54 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-14 21:10

Hello, Tallahassee. I forgot how many “y'all"s are in your public-radio fund-raising breaks. It's weird. Stop it. at 2011-10-14 21:04 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-13 00:10

A few hours until #Ubuntu 11.10 is (probably) to be released. I'm excited. This is a good one. at 2011-10-13 00:11 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-09 18:10

“Today's potatoes are from: Warden, WA.” at 2011-10-09 18:32 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-09 01:10

I bet we'd have cured diabetes already, if it weren't for the sugar pills killing all the control groups. at 2011-10-09 01:18 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-08 21:10

Suspecting our waitress has been Photoshopped. at 2011-10-08 21:34 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-07 13:10

Okay, I still adore my Nexus One, and here's what I need to know about the Nexus Prime: Can I make out with it, too? at 2011-10-07 13:34 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-06 23:10

Last night's #CafeSci theme drink was the Jack Rose. http://t.co/ntvpEqT2 Yum. All who had less than three learned a lot about cryptography. at 2011-10-06 23:16 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-06 11:10

Know what we call Alternative Medicine that actually works? "Medicine". at 2011-10-06 11:26 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-03 22:10

Hey Greece, I'll buy one nice Medit'n island for $50. To sweeten the deal, I'll try to get Latin glyph writers to stop using Sigmas as Es. at 2011-10-03 22:47 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-01 12:10

Alright, very funny, @sstatik @tylerhunt @bonus @pirateheist . Now come back. It's not as fun without you here. at 2011-10-01 12:40 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-10-01 01:10

Took Kid out to look at Lunar craters in relief. http://t.co/yw8wfQ9k http://t.co/DvnGwUGI (Pardon. Holding phone to 'scope sucks.) at 2011-10-01 01:00 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-30 17:09

RT @hotdogsladies Bank of America “experiencing” a lot of “access issues." Also “experiencing” “issues” with “accessing” human language. at 2011-09-30 17:37 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-29 03:09

The channel that plays Mythbusters, Penn and Teller, & Curiosity, after dark also plays Rev Peter Popoff scammer. Wtf, @Discovery? /cc @jref at 2011-09-29 03:28 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-26 17:09

5 step hilarity: 1) Pick up 2 hitchhikers 2) Smile politely 3) Realize your dentist-numbed smile looks freakish 4) Grin 5) See them squirm. at 2011-09-26 17:16 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-25 13:09

Upcoming @cafesciorl topic is cryptography. Need drink-special ideas. Considering Turing's poisoned apple as inspiration. Ideas? at 2011-09-25 13:03 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-24 14:09

OH, “I've had one them gator fleas chase my ass all over a phosphate mine.” at 2011-09-24 14:14 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-23 11:09

Attention, gay US soldiers: While you no longer have to pretend you're straight (Congrats!), it's still inadvisable to glitter up the camo. at 2011-09-23 11:07 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-22 20:09

“Hi. If you don't want to read tweets in my voice forever, send $1MM and I'll consider closing this quote. at 2011-09-22 20:55 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-21 22:09

RT @mattgemmell: First RIM, and now REM. If RAM, ROM and RUM go too, our industry is _fucked_. at 2011-09-21 22:25 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-21 17:09

Dentist says that after 36 years, I have my first tooth cavity. Tuning TV to Foxnews Chan to see if I can somehow blame President Obama. at 2011-09-21 17:01 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-20 12:09

RT @cdevers: Mercury is uncomfortably hot. #firstworldproblems at 2011-09-20 12:40 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-13 12:09

Three-year-old @oxenfree incorrectly thinks Spiderman is superior to Bat Man. That's a whipping. at 2011-09-13 12:46 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-09 20:09

Nerds! Next @cafesciorl is about cryptography. #c1Wf6qhRIs937jr at 2011-09-09 20:04 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-09 18:09

My kid, @oxenfree, rips apart cheeseburgers so he can eat the tomato first. It's messy, but I still approve. at 2011-09-09 18:52 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-08 11:09

RT @simonpegg: Captain's just informed us that it will be 11hrs and 7mins to LA today. And then only 8 years until the events of Blade R ... at 2011-09-08 11:31 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-05 22:09

“Today's potatoes are from Warden, WA.” at 2011-09-05 22:29 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-05 12:09

Now designing themed drinks for each Café Sci. Next topic: therapeutic hypothermia, so, crushed ice, grenadine… Experts are working on it. at 2011-09-05 12:49 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-03 00:09

Used acid to “cook” cold fish tonight. Lime juice also nearly cooked my tongue. Must figure out the last ten minutes of making ceviche. at 2011-09-03 00:54 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-01 18:09

Without my input, Three-year-old's fixed his algorithm for the card-matching game, to O(n). Optimal. That's a hugging. at 2011-09-01 18:17 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-09-01 13:09

@oxenfree, you can take one toy with us. Pick one. Car? Lizard? Whistle?" "No Daddy. Telescope." I love that kid. at 2011-09-01 13:46 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-31 12:08

Café Sci in one week: Inducing hypothermia to postpone death & fix problems. Docs do it every day here. Come hear and sip martinis with us. at 2011-08-31 12:43 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-31 12:08

Nerds! Follow @yfd and DM “name value [unit]” when you're out and want to track data, but have no notepad/spreadsheet/gnuplot/R handy. at 2011-08-31 12:31 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-30 19:08

In the past decade, Republicans have given me a newfound appreciation for the “L” term, longevity of civilization, in the Drake Equation. at 2011-08-30 19:08 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-25 23:08

RT @EmmakJackson: My officemates found Planet of the Apes unrealistic because the scientists in it got funding too easily. at 2011-08-25 23:02 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-25 17:08

RT @markrlindsey: Steve Jobs resigned before making it easy for me to remotely login to help my Mac-using Mom. That's probably why he qu ... at 2011-08-25 17:54 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-25 00:08

Helmet: check! Tires: inflated! Seat: adjusted! Training wheels: hrm, nah. Back muscles for running along holding @oxenfree: ABORT, ABORT!! at 2011-08-25 00:03 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-23 21:08

23-08-2011 NEVER FORGET at 2011-08-23 21:13 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-19 20:08

Feeling smug after successfully recovering from a disk-drive crash, from hundreds of miles away. (Nerdery: Linux+smartmon+mdadm+RAID1+spare) at 2011-08-19 20:19 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-19 17:08

Foodies! Here in south Georgia, we have “food trucks” *everywhere*. But they only sell boiled peanuts. at 2011-08-19 17:04 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-19 00:08

RT @dcurtisj: Every time you optimize your code, in TRON-world some poor schlub gets escorted out of his office, you heartless downsizin ... at 2011-08-19 00:24 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-18 14:08

Le sigh. 67ºF. … and on to Florida. at 2011-08-18 14:01 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-14 14:08

Normally scoff at US TSA, but man with *boss* curly mustache just kicked all the crotchfruit-toting idiots out of the Expert Traveler line. at 2011-08-14 14:59 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-14 12:08

I broke the button on my flying pants. That's slightly less irritating to me than actually owning pants I dedicate to flying. at 2011-08-14 12:50 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-13 09:08

Meteorshower? I 'ardly knew 'er! at 2011-08-13 09:49 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-11 21:08

RT @samj: OH: “I wish I were a foetus or a corporation, so the Republicans would treat me like a human.” at 2011-08-11 21:53 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-10 17:08

I'm surprised how many things @oxenfree's school sends home with “art” written on the top. at 2011-08-10 17:03 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-10 01:08

RT @pulmyears: The USA should invade the USA and win the hearts and minds of the population by building roads, bridges and putting local ... at 2011-08-10 01:15 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-04 13:08

Year 2019. “Kids, in 'Cc:', the first cee stands for 'carbon'. … Yeah, six protons. … No nothing to do with nanotubes. “ at 2011-08-04 13:50 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-03 21:08

Café Scientifique tonight. Couple dozen folk are sippin' martinis & chatting about the Cambrian Explosion. Free. College Park. @cafesciorl at 2011-08-03 21:20 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-03 16:08

Strange: I can tell this found screw is *important* by its threading, material, head, finish, &design. Bad: I have no idea where it belongs. at 2011-08-03 16:35 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-03 01:08

About once a week, I notice @oxenfree looks exactly like younger me. Sorry, dude. at 2011-08-03 01:00 UTC

Chad Miller
2011-08-01 15:08

at 2011-08-01 15:55 UTC

Chad Miller