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	<title>unlike dinosaurs &#187; Zach Allia</title>
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		<title>Like this</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 18:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook is probably going to be mad about this, but whatever. Clickjacking the Facebook Like Button is so simple that anyone could figure it out within a few minutes with some really basic JS. I put together a really basic example, similar to what the major clickjacking scam this weekend was doing. I used jQuery [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook is probably going to be mad about this, but whatever. Clickjacking the Facebook Like Button is so simple that anyone could figure it out within a few minutes with some really basic JS. I put together a really basic example, similar to what the major clickjacking scam this weekend was doing. I used jQuery just because I was too lazy to remove it from my default page template, but it would be very simple to do it without as well. Example is up <a href="http://www.antisocialme.com/clickjack.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>Basically all they do is set the Like Buttons iframe opacity to 0 and positioning to absolute, then track mouse movements, keeping the hidden iframe underneath your cursor. With a little tweaking of positioning you get the actual button part of the iframe always under the cursor, so any clicks register as a click on there.</p>
<p>The only one disadvantage is that if people click more than once, it will trigger an unlike. You could easily get around this one too by setting a cookie / localStorage after the first click.</p>
<p>More information in this <a href='http://mashable.com/2010/05/31/facebook-like-worm-clickjack/'>post</a> on Mashable about what the clickjacking scam was this holiday weekend.</p>
<p>P.S. I put the example on a domain I don&#8217;t use just incase facebook decides to block it or something</p>
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		<title>Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I rarely ever ate any meal at home before January this year. I&#8217;d grab a pad se ew from Thaiphoon, a turkey sandwich from whole foods, a burrito from como esta, or just skip eating all together. That all changed when Krystal and Holly moved in. We eat almost every meal at home. We even [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I rarely ever ate any meal at home before January this year. I&#8217;d grab a pad se ew from Thaiphoon, a turkey sandwich from whole foods, a burrito from como esta, or just skip eating all together. That all changed when <a href="http://twitter.com/krrysstall">Krystal</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/hollyhoxcat">Holly</a> moved in. We eat almost every meal at home. We even got a dining table in the kitchen, and although we never use it because you can&#8217;t see the TV from there, it makes me feel good. We all eat dinner together, including the cat, and roommate Ed. </p>
<p>Before this all started, I had a bad habit of rushing through a meal. I never really figured out why, but I assume it comes from when I was in high school where the faster I ate dinner, the faster I could return to my video game. Krystal&#8217;s eating style is the total opposite. She eats one bite per minute, if that. She cuts her food, instead of just eating large chunks. I tried copying her style and it was painful and extremely difficult.</p>
<p>I gave up on eating slowly for a little bit, until we went to the vet a few months ago to make sure Holly was healthy (which she was). I asked the vet about why Holly was vomiting sometimes after eating food, even though she would only eat a few bites. The vet explained to me that cats like to eat like it&#8217;s their last meal, and when their stomachs expand too quickly, they puke it out.</p>
<p>Although I never actually vomited from eating too quickly, I did feel sick after nearly every meal. I made excuses, like claiming that I was lactose intolerant, and/or that I had heartburn. Those excuses started getting old, and I realized they weren&#8217;t actually true. Mostly because, for some reason, after the vet told me about the cat, I realized my problem was exactly the same. Since I&#8217;m not a cat, and can realize things like this, I decided I needed to change my habit.</p>
<p>I figured out a few ways to help slow down the eating process. First, I try to put the utensil down between each bite. I find if I have a fork in my hand, my brain makes sure it is in use. Second, I make sure I chew and swallow each bite before I take the next. Third, I try to make sure eating is the only thing I&#8217;m doing while eating, otherwise I can&#8217;t focus on the problem. And lastly, since Krystal is cooking all the food, I decided it was disrespectful to devour a meal that she took an hour to create in under a minute.</p>
<p>I started giving Holly smaller portions to start, and then giving her the rest after she&#8217;s had some time for her stomach to expand. She hasn&#8217;t thrown up in a month, and I feel better than ever. Come over for dinner sometime.</p>
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		<title>Water</title>
		<link>http://zachallia.com/archives/44</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad is a packrat. His attic is full of boxes just in case he needs to return something; he rarely throws anything away. I turned out nearly opposite. I mainly accredit this minimalist trait to having no space while growing up to store any of my own stuff in the house. After living here in Palo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My dad is a packrat. His attic is full of boxes just in case he needs to return something; he rarely throws anything away. I turned out nearly opposite. I mainly accredit this minimalist trait to having no space while growing up to store any of my own stuff in the house. After living here in Palo Alto for 8 months, being content with the location, and having plenty of open space; I realized that it is kinda sad that the only thing I&#8217;ve bought is a television. It is pretty big, I guess, but still doesn&#8217;t seem to be enough. My closets are relatively empty, my trunk has nothing in it besides a soccer ball, and I have more parking tickets than towels.</p>
<p>So, I got bored of being so non-material this week, and I decided to go slightly out of character and buy a couple cool things, and it felt good. My first purchase came while sitting at my computer drinking a jug of water (if there were one thing my packratless trait didn&#8217;t apply to, it&#8217;d be jugs of water). A friend of mine, <a href="http://www.narendrarocherolle.com/">Narendra</a>, had recently recommended that I check out the <a href="http://www.korwater.com/">KOR ONE Hydration Vessel</a>, which, regardless of its life saving benefits, is wicked sexy looking. I had it bookmarked, but hadn&#8217;t given it a thorough inspection. So I read about it, and decided that I buy into the hype that my water jugs contain nasty stuff that eventually washes off and causes a slow and miserable death. Thinking of how uncool it would be to die from water jug poisoning, I bought one. We&#8217;ll see how it goes, it should arrive next week sometime.</p>
<p>My second purchase came after walking to work from my car and realizing that my backpack is terribly uncomfortable. I have to park about 100 blocks away from the office because all the other parking lots with permit spaces have 6 month waiting lists. I love the walk, I just don&#8217;t love my backpack. To solve this, I decided to grab a small messenger bag from <a href="http://secondwindsails.net/g">Second Wind Sails</a>, somewhat similar to the one pictured below. Mine doesn&#8217;t have numbers, or anything on the front for that matter, but still looks pretty cool. The bags are made mostly from recycled sailing materials and are supposedly super comfortable. If it doesn&#8217;t help my backpack discomfort issue, at least I will have something unique to show off.</p>
<p> </p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://secondwindsails.net"><img class=" " title="Second Wind Sails Bag" src="http://secondwindsails.net/gallery/customsmmess2.jpg" alt="Second Wind Sails Bag" width="300" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Second Wind Sails Bag</p></div>
<p>I am going to make a list of other problems I have that can easily be solved if I just look for them. Regardless of if I decide to get anything else, I am wicked pumped to get some packages in the mail.</p>
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		<title>Yes, It&#8217;s Embroidered</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff and Nikki&#8216;s engagement party is this week, and although I won&#8217;t be able to make it, I will be wearing this shirt for the rest of the week in their honor. I was thinking about wearing it for the rest of the year, but that would be disgusting. Weddings are awesome, but theirs is about a year away [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.monkeycity.com/">Jeff</a> and <a href="http://galabelle.com/default.aspx">Nikki</a>&#8216;s engagement party is this week, and although I won&#8217;t be able to make it, I will be wearing this shirt for the rest of the week in their honor. I was thinking about wearing it for the rest of the year, but that would be disgusting.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 394px"><img class=" " title="Jeff and Nikki 09" src="http://zachallia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/jngroomsman.jpg" alt="Jeff and Nikki 09" width="384" height="288" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Jeff and Nikki &#39;09</p></div>
<p>Weddings are awesome, but theirs is about a year away so hopefully some of my other friends get hitched soon. I think I like weddings so much because everyone is dressed up, happy, and tipsy. I secretly love dressing nicely even though I do things like wear free wedding t-shirts for a week straight.</p>
<p>On the boring side of things&#8230; I&#8217;m having trouble focusing in the office, which is most likely due to some disgusting brain malfunction disorder. It is bizarre because I am not disinterested in the least bit, which was my main problem at SGN, but because there is so much awesomeness going on. We launched three new products this week, and have so much in the pipeline. It is amazing that we all haven&#8217;t gone insane yet. I am happy. But the focus piece needs to be solved, so I have come up with the following remedies:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>I need to switch my desk to face towards the wall</li>
<li>Buy new headphones, maybe the bose expensive ones (suggestions?) </li>
<li>Stop drinking coffee and redbull</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>On a less boring note, I am still dying to get a pet. I Haven&#8217;t got a chance to go over to the cat shelter yet to see if <a title="Franny" href="http://zachallia.com/?p=30" target="_self">Franny</a> is still there. I know if I do go, I will be coming back with her so I should probably check with the landlord first.</p>
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		<title>Animals</title>
		<link>http://zachallia.com/archives/30</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would love to have a cat again. When I lived with Steve and Jenna in Boston we had two wonderful cats, a boy and a girl, named Rock and Roll, respectively. Rock had a strange personality, sometimes peeing on beds, sometimes clawing for absolutely no reason. He was very much like me, a little [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would love to have a cat again. When I lived with Steve and Jenna in Boston we had two wonderful cats, a boy and a girl, named Rock and Roll, respectively. Rock had a strange personality, sometimes peeing on beds, sometimes clawing for absolutely no reason. He was very much like me, a little nasty sometimes but all out of love. Roll on the other hand was a friendly, chubby, and cuddly friend. She ate all of Rock&#8217;s food. I miss them for sure, but I am totally not ready to have multiple pets again. I can definitely handle one single cat. Been looking at the rescue sites and this one amazingly awesome looking friend, named Franny, is still available:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><img class=" " title="Franny the Cat" src="http://adopt.hssv.org/photos//lostfound/18618.jpg" alt="Franny the Cat" width="200" height="202" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Franny the Cat</p></div>
<p>She looks like she could be my best pal. I plan on going down to the animal rescue place sometime this week. My favorite part about cats is they don&#8217;t need to be walked and you don&#8217;t have to pick up their discards nearly as much as you do with a dog. I need to figure out if my landlord will even allow for animals, there is quite the backstory to my apartment. It has to do with a previous tenant, an excessive amount of cats, and a 9 month refurbishing project required after they left.</p>
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		<title>Leftovers</title>
		<link>http://zachallia.com/archives/28</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I have job again, I rarely find the time to cook dinner. Although I love going to restaurants, I have been spending far too much time at them lately. I&#8217;ve been trying to find some good resources for ideas on cheap quick meals that don&#8217;t taste like crap. I&#8217;m somewhat sick of breaded [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that I have job again, I rarely find the time to cook dinner. Although I love going to restaurants, I have been spending far too much time at them lately. I&#8217;ve been trying to find some good resources for ideas on cheap quick meals that don&#8217;t taste like crap. I&#8217;m somewhat sick of breaded chicken and pasta at this point, and don&#8217;t really want to enter the world of frozen dinners. Any recommendations are appreciated, although I may not ever get to try them out if I don&#8217;t reorganize my schedule.</p>
<p>Speaking of food, the holiday season is coming up, and I am overly positive this year. Generally, I take a scrooge approach to the holidays for reasons I will never know. This year I had a good birthday and actually celebrated it for once, which made me realize being a grump is pretty lame. So, despite the ridiculously high cost of flights for the rest of the month, I am still thinking of going home for Thanksgiving. I owe it to myself and my family as I haven&#8217;t attended a Thanksgiving at home in quite a while. I&#8217;m most excited for candied yams.</p>
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		<title>Murders and Remedies</title>
		<link>http://zachallia.com/archives/24</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This season of CSI is amazingly brutal and I love it. I was a little skeptical of them ripping up the cast, but I think they are approaching it the right way. When Grissom leaves later this season, we&#8217;ll be ready for it. Bringing in new characters will help too because the murders don&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This season of CSI is amazingly brutal and I love it. I was a little skeptical of them ripping up the cast, but I think they are approaching it the right way. When Grissom leaves later this season, we&#8217;ll be ready for it. Bringing in new characters will help too because the murders don&#8217;t have to be absurd to give the show depth.</p>
<p>On another note, I managed to destroy a cold in a matter of two days or so by doing the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Drinking two gallons of water</li>
<li>300 situps per day</li>
<li>Drinking multiple Odwalla super C juices</li>
<li>Getting a little extra sleep</li>
</ul>
<div>My voice is still a little gone, but it makes me sound cool so I don&#8217;t mind that too much. Hopefully another couple gallons of water will cure that.</div>
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		<title>Juice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I miss working at Sol Bean Cafe and having a professional juicer machine with an unlimited supply of juicing materials. A pro juicer is definitely a luxury and having a whole bucket of ginger at my disposal is heavenly. Whole Foods has a juice counter, but there is something special about making a juice yourself. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I miss working at Sol Bean Cafe and having a professional juicer machine with an unlimited supply of juicing materials. A pro juicer is definitely a luxury and having a whole bucket of ginger at my disposal is heavenly. Whole Foods has a juice counter, but there is something special about making a juice yourself. I keep it simple usually, and some of my favorite juices were:</p>
<ul>
<li>Apple, orange, celery</li>
<li>Ginger, banana, apple</li>
<li>Carrot, apple, orange</li>
</ul>
<div>I&#8217;d be happy to buy a juicer for home, but would always feel limited by lack of ingredients. I&#8217;ll just stick to water for now.</div>
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		<title>Extra Large</title>
		<link>http://zachallia.com/archives/14</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Allia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about going veggie again. The last time I did it lasted 5 years and I got too skinny, but this time I&#8217;ll keep it under control. Meat is delicious, but I always feel like I need to take something away as a form of proving self control to myself. It is a strange form [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thinking about going veggie again. The last time I did it lasted 5 years and I got too skinny, but this time I&#8217;ll keep it under control. Meat is delicious, but I always feel like I need to take something away as a form of proving self control to myself. It is a strange form of keeping myself stable.</p>
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