February 2012
3 posts
Google Near Launch of Cloud-Storage Service -... →
Google Inc. is close to launching a cloud-storage service that would rival one of Silicon Valley’s hottest start-ups, cloud-storage provider Dropbox Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Like Dropbox, Google’s storage service, called Drive, is a response to the growth of Internet-connected mobile devices like smartphones and tablets and the rise of “cloud...
Codesonic - The fastest way to become an expert... →
Codesonic won’t teach you how to program. Codesonic will turn you into a faster, smarter, more knowledgeable programmer. It drills you on the syntax, classes and methods of your favorite languages and frameworks so you remember them forever.
How it works
Answer short questions about your favorite programming language. We then magically re-order the questions to get you to work on aspects...
January 2012
27 posts
Black Mirror (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free... →
Black Mirror is a three-part television drama series created by Charlie Brooker. The series is produced by Zeppotron for Endemol. Regarding the programme’s content and structure, Brooker noted, “each episode has a different cast, a different setting, even a different reality. But they’re all about the way we live now – and the way we might be living in 10 minutes’ time if...
Blitz - Making load and performance testing a fun... →
LOAD TEST YOUR SITE, API, IPHONE®, ANDROID® APPS
PERFORMANCE
Instantly burst up to 50,000 concurrent users from multiple points of presence around the world. Can your app handle success?
MONITORING
Check if all tiers of your app or API are working on a continuous basis. Don’t you want to understand you have an issue before your customer does?
REMEDIATION
When there are issues on your...
“Pinterest uses the sign-up process to teach new users 1) how to use the site 2)...”
– The Secret To Pinterest’s Astounding Success: A Brilliant Sign-Up Process You Should Copy
Important and applies to everything I’m thinking of right now.
“Every problem is a solution. Some clients are eager to see it… some clients must...”
– JT
“Specialization only works if things don’t change – and things always change. The...”
– (quote from Josh Kaufman of The Personal MBA, but it’s a good summary of the post)
A Jack Of All Trades Can Master Plenty
Dark Sky →
Dark Sky API (Draft Spec)
The Dark Sky API lets you query for short-term precipitation forecast data at geographical points inside the United States.
In order to access the API, you will need an API Key. We are currently in private beta, but if you would like to experiment with the API please let us know.
The Hourly Forecast
http://api.darkskyapp.com/v1/forecast/APIKEY/LAT,LON
Returns a...
Welcome to jsFiddle →
JsFiddle is a playground for web developers, a tool which may be used in many ways. One can use it as an online editor for snippets build from HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The code can then be shared with others, embedded on a blog, etc. Using this approach, JavaScript developers can very easily isolate bugs. We aim to support all actively developed frameworks - it helps with testing compatibility....
“Command-line Accounting: Ledger and Reckon”
– How I do command-line accounting: Ledger and Reckon - andrew makes things
interesting. keeping it real.
“the right to the maintenance and regeneration of its vital cycles, structure,...”
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In September, Ecuador vaulted to the forefront of international eco-politics when it became the first country to extend constitutional rights to nature. Approved by nearly 70 percent of voters, the Andean republic’s new Constitution grants nature “the right to the maintenance and...
December 2011
22 posts
Overheard in the office.....
mcgillicuddy:
“Are you familiar with the internet?”
Architizer: Google Invests in Social Housing →
Architizer: A Beautifully-Designed Tool... →
1 tag
GigaOM: Hey devs, APIs are good for you. →
Are You a Scanner? →
Scanners love to read and write, to fix and invent things, to design projects and businesses, to cook and sing, and to create the perfect dinner party. (You’ll notice I didn’t use the word “or,” because Scanners don’t love to do one thing or the other; they love them all.)
A Scanner might be fascinated with learning how to play bridge or bocce, but once she gets...
Scanner, or ADD? | David Seah →
“I can never stick to anything.”
“I know I should focus on one thing, but which one?”
“I lose interest in things I thought would interest me forever.”
“I keep going off on another tangent.”
“I get bored as soon as I know how to do something.”
“I can’t stand to do anything twice.”
“I keep changing my mind about what I want to do and end up doing nothing.”
“I work at low-paying jobs because...
“Dream Job Available: Entrepreneurial Bad-Ass Who Believes Work/Life Balance is a...”
– Material — Do great work. (p.s. We’re hiring!)
Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My... →
Download Official Windows 7 SP1 x64 ISO (This way you don’t have to waste half an hour upgrading to SP1 after the install)
Burn ISO to DVD or Make Thumb Drive
Run Boot Camp Assistant
Install Windows 7
Go through the Windows 7 User setup wizard and click “Skip” on the Product Key entry dialog
In the Start Menu search box type “regedit.exe” and press Enter
...
“I learned that money can be a lot of things. It can be something that is...”
– Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater
read the whole statement, pretty interesting. so far his $5 self-produced video has been a success. good good.
