Winter of Code

Well, look what happens. I write a blog post about how I'm going to tell you all how to read the rain forecast, and then it goes along and doesn't rain for weeks!

However, being a true Northwesterner this doesn't stop me from staying inside looking at computer screens working on some nerdy awesome new web developing stuff.

Weightlifting

I have been disgruntled with all weightlifting data management schemes I have used before. Paper got old and crumply, this online site that tracks my biking has a poor interface for weightlifting and this app doesn't have a way to output the data. So, I made my own weightlifting website. It is honestly just a simple site, but the cool thing I like about it is that I made some reports sections that analyze metrics about how much you increase (or decrease) your lifts over time. Check it out here:

http://www.evansiroky.com/weightlifting/pumpiron.php

Scooter Lyrics via XSS



Who is Scooter you ask??

ONLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GERMAN BAND EVER^[citation]!!

Yes, the band comprising of HP Baxxter, Rick Jordan and even formerly Ferris Beuller has been producing hits in Germany since 1994 with incredibly energetic tunes that have inspired new dances and hate from elitist producers. And the icing on the cake is of course the completely confusing transcendent lyrics in most songs.

This was the source of inspiration for implementation of a very brief, but far reaching idea in web programming. For everyone who doesn't have any interest in web developing, you can skip the following lines of reading. A while back, I came across this brilliant article written by a wiseman from ancient times. My mind was blown! Just think of the possibilities for this! Entire javascript libraries returning any kind of content can be built for use on any site without cross-domain drama. Wow! So, the first idea that came up was making a widget for accessing some random Scooter lyrics. Thus I present it to you below:

click the button...

I am making it a point to include listening to some Scooter as a part of my pre-race routine this coming year.

TrafficBug

And of course, there is work coding. I'm pretty much working as a software engineer now at my job and we are getting super close to releasing an app to the iStore. This app will allow people to save trips (any trip in the lower 48!) and receive alerts on whether there is an accident or if a faster route is available. We've got our own routing engine and ultimately we're going to hook up these real-time traffic models we're developing to the app, so it will be super killer. For more info check out my company's website at http://mygistics.com/. Angel investments encouraged!