50 Lines of Code, Day 1: Live Wallpaper
My first 50 Lines of Code entry, is the beginnings to an Android 2.1+ Live Wallpaper.
Called Paint, the idea is to have four main colors at the edge of the screens. By the phone's tilt, those colors will bleed into the screen itself, causing the animation, and interactivity with the phone regardless of whether or not you're actually accessing an app. The LWP actually becomes as fun to use as anything else on the phone. 
The basic setup is contained in this Gist. There's more to add, but I made my quota for the day, and I want something to work on tomorrow.
Exploring the Droid
Recently I've been having a lot of fun playing with my new phone.
The previous statement isn't much of a surprise in this day in age, but I think I should qualify what I mean.
I've been having a lot of fun playing with the software internals of my new phone.
Why Apple Chose iPad
As everyone is quite aware, Apple's release of their tablet, now known as the iPad, was announced yesterday. With their own System-on-a-chip processor, near-10" screen, and storage sizes ranging from 16-64 GiB, these pieces of technology are impressive at their price point, even for a non-macHead.
However, the overwhelming response to the announcement yesterday was that of its name: "iPad." Throughout the afternoon, the 2nd-highest trending topic on twitter was 'iTampon,' a not-so-subtle play on the name. Many jokes set in along the same lines:
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/alissa-walker/designerati/apple-ipad-name-not-winning-women
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/the-ipads-name-makes-some-women-cringe/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575029603030082186.html?mod=WSJ_Small+Business_sections_management
This led people to question: "Who in their right mind would use this name? Especially considering this MADtv Clip?"
Others: "Were there NO women on Apple's naming board?"
Personally, I think Apple knew EXACTLY what they were doing. It thrives off of the idea that "any publicity is good publicity." Everyone now has the name iPad stuck in their mind, even if it was because they heard it in a joke somewhere. They know what the device is, and they knew about the MADtv sketch. As these things get passed around more and more, it will create more interest in the actual device.
On top of that, Apple's fans are the some of the most extreme technology followers, even worse than Stallman, et. al. in the GNU/Linux world. These people, who would buy the device anyway, coupled with the tech world, who is actually impressed with the functionality, makes me think that even with the interesting choice of name, they've still got a hit on their hands.