Brian Amerige

AT&T + iPhone 3G + “IRU” Errors

Brian Amerige — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:47:54 +0000

Perhaps later I’ll expand this into a full post, but for now: If you’re attempting to purchase an iPhone 3G at an Apple Store, and have an “IRU” error because your account is marked as corporate or has a corporate discount, do the following: Call 1-866-907-3484. Tell them you’re trying to purchase an iPhone 3G in the Apple [...]

Arrogance in Engineering

Brian Amerige — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:33:50 +0000

In which I talk about what makes a great engineer, and how recognizing or even requiring such talents is not arrogant or elitist in any way at all.

Life Is Beautiful Without The Tinted Glasses

Brian Amerige — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:44:32 +0000

Where I talk about my views on religion, morality, and respect, and more interestingly, conclude that "if you're acting morally just because you think your supernatural pimp of a father (ahem, 'God') is going to be pissed when you're dead, that doesn't really count anyway..."

On Judging People

Brian Amerige — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:57:20 +0000

I know everybody says you shouldn’t judge people, but let’s be realistic; It’s what humans do. And if you ask me, that’s okay. The stigma against judging other people comes from the all too common ambiguous difference between having a judgement and asserting that judgement. Judging people is bad when you use your judgement to make [...]

Good Engineers, Piracy, And Open Source Software

Brian Amerige — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:20:00 +0000

I don’t think any good software designer wants to charge money for their software. I bet that raises a bunch of questions, now doesn’t it? What does it mean to be a good engineer? The way I see it, good engineers are like children. They want to do what they want to do all day, and every [...]

Starting A Fire Without A Match

Brian Amerige — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:37:25 +0000

As I approach the end of my “high school career”1, it’s occurred to me that I can finally make good on that promise I’ve made to what is truthfully way too many people, to talk about how exactly I got where I am. Despite what you might be expecting, I don’t have any formula for you. [...]

Start

Brian Amerige — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:59:58 +0000

Alright. Now that Flow has launched1, this is for real. I’m still incredibly busy, but I can make time for things that are important to me. This is my blog, and it’s one of those things. I’ve always wanted to be consistent with my writing, and I think now is the time to start. So [...]

ConnectionKit Leopard Styled Source List Notes

Brian Amerige — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:50:21 +0000

A short guide to setting up ConnectionKit's ConnectionRegistry NSOutlineView datasource to fit in with the Leopard-style. Archived for linkage purposes.