November 2011
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Nov 10th
Nov 8th
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August 2011
1 post
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs
Aug 25th
January 2011
1 post
“World: the quality of your person is directly related to the condition in which...”
– LCD Soundsystem
Jan 24th
December 2010
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Dec 2nd
November 2010
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Nov 20th
October 2010
2 posts
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Using Cron to Start Map Reduce Jobs on Google App...
I am working on a web app using GAELYK on Google App Engine and needed to reset a counter on every entity of a specific type every night.  This is a perfect job for Cron and the MapReduce API.  I coded the mapper servlet and was able to start the job from the MapReduce dashboard.  However, I was unable start the job using Cron because the MapReduce dashboard uses an AJAX POST call to start it, and...
Oct 29th
2 notes
Oct 20th
July 2010
1 post
“As you grow older, you’ll find that the only things you regret are the...”
– Zachary Scott
Jul 27th
June 2010
3 posts
“We all live in our fucking bubble. I like to to talk to people who have no...”
– Gary Vaynerchuk on charging for apps.
Jun 21st
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of...”
– H.G. Wells
Jun 14th
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Jun 10th
May 2010
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May 26th
April 2010
2 posts
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WatchWatch
Tapped is a feature length documentary on bottled water.  I have not seen the entire file yet but I can not wait to see it.  More information at tappedthefilm.com.  On a related note, a lot of recent documentaries around current issues and controversies seem to have the same feel and presentation, do you think this style will get old and start to lose effectiveness?  Are you over it already?  I...
Apr 22nd
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WatchWatch
Gondolas, trains, and automobiles. I recently received a Flip Mino HD as a gift and wanted to put something together, this is the result.  Apologies to the weak stomached.
Apr 2nd
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March 2010
3 posts
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Mar 31st
Mar 31st
Mar 4th
February 2010
1 post
“Whenever I see a brilliant kid decide to join Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, or...”
– Chris Dixon
Feb 12th
January 2010
1 post
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of...”
– The Bhagavad Gita
Jan 12th
December 2009
5 posts
Dec 23rd
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Dec 15th
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Dec 11th
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“I like shirts with hoods on them because I like the option of looking like a...”
– John Mayer
Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
November 2009
7 posts
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Nov 28th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 13th
“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe...”
– George Carlin
Nov 13th
3 tags
Google PowerMeter →
I want my utility to partner with Google PowerMeter. I think this will be a huge play. I hope that Google will open up the API so that I can feed data into it from whatever sensor I want and develop on the platform.
Nov 6th
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“I don’t read fiction. I find it a waste of time. There are so many amazing...”
– Jason Fried
Nov 3rd
October 2009
3 posts
3 tags
Why does every country have a different effing... →
Great article on why the world has not and probably will not migrate to a universal (earthal?) standard for voltage, frequency, and plug for factor.
Oct 30th
“My favorite beverage is water. In the mornings, I like it heated up and poured...”
Oct 20th
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Oct 7th
September 2009
3 posts
“The price of being a sheep is boredom. The price of being a wolf is loneliness. ...”
– Hugh MacLeod
Sep 29th
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Sep 20th
“Get your finger off my pulse, I ain’t your marketing tool.”
Sep 15th