June 2009
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» @timoreilly: The cathedral plus the bazaar: Open source and Apple (design) envy http://bit.ly/15DCJS (by @mjasay)
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Hilarious internet musical… well worth the watch!
Pop quiz: Does it remind you of some people you know? ;-)
[via CollegeHumor]
Kent Beck on marginal cost of producing software. Experiments with selling pair programming sessions on eBay. http://bit.ly/2khymK
One who cannot accept the constant pressure to get better is soon to become a consultant… or obsolete.
» @timbray: Feels immoral not to pass along this short Shai Agassi pitch on climate change: http://bit.ly/13SqVp
Different strokes for different folks (& nations) when it comes to business networking: http://bit.ly/xing-vs-linkedin-2009 #XING #LinkedIn
Start of my last week at this work. :) Time to recap and wrap up!
My dad has stepped into his 8th decade yesterday. All the best dad!
Sinister URL from @billcpu: iPhone 3GS jailbreak http://yweb.com/666
The king of poop has died. I used to like his music while he was black and less into little kids…
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Resurrected by external drive (blinking like a zombie for two days) with a precise finger knock. :) I need 2nd level backup pronto!
http://tarasovandassociates.com - Protecting Your Money From People Like Us. Fake company, great tagline! :)
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Watch out your .yu domain - it’s gone on September 30th:http://bit.ly/yu-domain
Augmented reality browser for #Android: http://layar.eu Very nice app and a promising venture. Will need longer battery life, IMHO.
Reminder for @bing et al: RT @mashable Google to Bing: We’re a Decision Engine Too! http://cli.gs/51rS81 (via @tweetmeme)
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WatchThe fact that nature doesn’t like competition can be easily observed in this video. :-)
In case it’s not obvious, you’re looking at video from the back of an RC-controlled airplane (with eagle-like wings) that is being followed and almost attacked by a real eagle. After a couple of evasive dives, the plane manages to escape the eagle claws when a crow comes to the rescue just...
Trivia quiz: what is the most famous misspelling in RFCs, the internet standard documents? No googling please. :-)
RE: @mashable “Talking into your phone on a crowded street will probably get you nowhere.” Isn’t that what people are us… http://disq.us/fsp
http://unite.opera.com - create server applications in your Opera browser in #JS. My Opera account req’d. Internet NOT reinvented!
Google DocType, open encyclopedia for web devs - security, #JS DOM manipulation, #CSS tricks, etc: http://code.google.com/doctype/
Get an insight into your psychological profile via your Tweets: http://TweetPsych.com (by @danzarrella)
You never have a 2nd chance to make the 1st impression. #Apple makes the last impression a lasting one at WWDC ‘09: http://bit.ly/nOSz9
Hacking in Sao Paulo. In 20 people, out $100,000: http://bit.ly/brute-force-atm-attack #video
For Moto GP fans - Valentino Rossi vs. Jorge Lorenzo: http://bit.ly/epic-moto-gp-duel
RE: @venturebeat Palm WebOS may find competition in #Android Scripting Env supporting Python, Lua, BeanShell (TODO: Rub… http://disq.us/eu4
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If care about your sleep or the sleep of someone you care about, you will want to read this: http://bit.ly/12qv2d
Done hacking JMeter for now… that code base sure needs some cleanup. #testing #web
Nicely put! @Belgrade: putting things in perspective: » @dubravka 93.000.000 euros for C.Ronaldo is 40 years budget of Jan van Eyck Academie
RT @ChristopherBlum: New blog entry: Understanding Memory Leaks in Internet Explorer http://bit.ly/18SWV9 #JavaScript #HTML
Hilarious RT @dewitt: Not drawing any conclusions, but there sure seems to be an uptick in dropped iPhones this week… http://bit.ly/zZHnd
» @Belgrade: A Serbian molecular biologist wins “International FameLab”, a kind of Pop Idol of science, with - sex talk :) http://is.gd/Z1sY
Updated anti-virus on Windows (ForeFront) and I’m notified that O\ve joined Microsoft SpyNet. Sounds like SkyNet’s little brother.
Just entered to win a Palm Pre. Follow @whereitsat and ReTweet this message to enter.
Gmail Mobile gets faster auto-complete and all standard keyboard shortcuts become avaiable on #Android: http://bit.ly/AqMiE
Extended code folding in Eclipse and when should you use it: http://bit.ly/ext-code-folding #Java
The Smartphone’s Rapid Rise From Gadget to Tool to Necessity (via @nytimes) http://ff.im/-3Okac
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Extended code folding in Eclipse
The problem
“I program Java. I use Eclipse to do it. I like concise code. I work with open-source projects. Sometimes I need to read someone else’s code. Sometimes (more so than not) people write ugly code
or hard-to-read code at least. When I say “ugly” and “hard-to-read” I usually think of long methods.”
Is there a solution?
If you fit the above...
Mind over matter. Mind over grind. Mind the gap, i.e. the difference.
Recibí hoy dos libros de escitor/guionista Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 gramos…), también firmados por él. :) http://bit.ly/2JaGQr
When it’s 30+C outside and 40+% humidity, A/C is the enabler of technology and… life. :)
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Epic RT @timoreilly: OH: “God was able to create the world in 6 days because he didn’t have an installed base”
Joining the #squarespace meme because I’m so cheap. ;)