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Nov 15, 2011

A letter to Mayor McGinn

Regarding http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/11/15/dorli-rainey-84-pepper-sprayed-by-spd-at-occupy-seattle-protest This needs to stop. Now. I voted for you because I thought Nickels was a useless idiot. I don’t think the same of you, ...

Oct 05, 2011

What is there to say?

Begin forwarded message: From: Aaron Brethorst Subject: What is there to say? Date: August 25, 2011 1:54:21 AM PDT To: steve@apple.com For some reason, i feel like i am emailing santa claus. I’m saddened to hear that you’ve resigned. You’ve bee...

Apr 28, 2011
Personal Life

SB 5073 - Medical Marijuana

From: Aaron Brethorst Date: April 28, 2011 9:34:49 PM PDT To: christine.gregoire@gov.wa.gov Cc: chopp.frank@leg.wa.gov, jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov Subject: Please Sign SB 5073 Into Law--Don't Veto Any of It Dear Governor Gregoire, I've been a Sea...

Feb 17, 2011
Americana

Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Speech

150 years ago tomorrow, Jefferson Davis became the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. The address was most notable for what it left out: any attempt to explain how a nation could possibly remain viable, let alone democr...

Jan 03, 2011
iPhone Mac OS X Mobile

Best Cocoa Controls

I just launched a new website that tracks the best custom Cocoa controls for iOS and OS X. It doesn’t have a ton on it yet, but I’m stocking it up with my favorite items. Also, feel free to submit your own!

Jan 01, 2011
Aaron

Core Story

December 31 – Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.) Huh? This...

Dec 30, 2010
Aaron

2011: Stuff to learn

There are a few key things I want to learn a lot more about in 2011. In particular, they are: State-of-the-art Javascript: Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Coffeescript, and some more Sproutcore for good measure. JVM/JVM-alike: Scala and Android SDK...

Dec 29, 2010
Aaron

Achieve

December 28 – Achieve What’s the thing you most want to achieve next year? How do you imagine you’ll feel when you get it? Free? Happy? Complete? Blissful? Write that feeling down. Then, brainstorm 10 things you can do, or 10 new thoughts you can...