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A Tribute to H. Dean Brown 2010-03-28 (#)
-> people sanskrit
Montague Bookmill: Books you don't need in a place you can't find. used books cafe fine dining antiques northampton amherst ma bookshop wifi 2010-03-14 (#)
-> "Don’t look for our catalogue on line; we’re not that bookstore. But if we can’t find the book you’re looking for, we’ll find you a better one you didn’t know you wanted."
-> http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/ShelfTalker_A_Children_s_Bookseller_s_Blog/28758-A_Photo_Tour_of_the_Montague_Bookmill.php
Linus' blog: Happy camper 2010-02-07 (#)
-> "But I have to admit, the Nexus One is a winner."
Op-Ed Contributor - Microsoft’s Creative Destruction - NYTimes.com 2010-02-05 (#)
-> "What happened? Unlike other companies, Microsoft never developed a true system for innovation. Some of my former colleagues argue that it actually developed a system to thwart innovation."
America's chemical-free farming pioneer | Life and style | The Observer - Joel Salatin 2010-02-01 (#)
-> Joel Salatin is America's most celebrated pioneer of chemical-free farming – but if you want to taste his beef or chicken you'll have to move to Virginia. He talks to Gaby Wood about why local is best and his role in the documentary Food, Inc, which attacks the giants of industrialised food production people
#nice #todo #webapp of the day is http://teuxdeux.com via @zen_habits - a little sad but very true .. am already using @guidedways #2Do #kiv 2009-12-11 (#)
The Short but Powerful Guide to Finding Your Passion 2009-11-14 (#)
Apple's App Store: 100,000 Apps, But Most Are Unused - PC World 2009-11-05 (#)
[Launch] The debut episode of the 37signals podcast - (37signals) 2009-11-04 (#)
-> "Jason discusses his new CEO office hours and the most surprising call he’s received so far. David takes us behind the scenes of Haystack, the recently launched 37signals site that brings together web designers and clients. The discussion touches on why the site was created, how it works, and changes made to initial feedback. Then Jason discusses how nature can make you a better designer." 37signals podcast mp3
thingamy: A case for rethinking the data model - reporting from SAP TechEd 2009-11-04 (#)
-> "Obviously trying to find out who did what and how; what was said and offered by whom, what sequence did things happen - all the ach so important data that they call "unstructured". In reality she was trying to reconstruct the process that delivered the good results but could not find real "process-data" only "process-results-data". The solution was email and ask for process-data, if still present in their personal in-memory DB." SAP teched review thingamy BRP email
Butchering a side of beef 2009-11-03 (#)
-> not safe for vegetarians nsfv
@bmf : I dont stand to get rich, but I dont care about those things. What I care about: doing good team work via @scobleizer RIP @djgraphite 2009-11-02 (#)
Motorola DROID review 2009-11-01 (#)
-> It's easily the best Android phone to date, and when you couple the revamped OS, Verizon's killer network, and an industrial design straight from a gadget enthusiast's fever-dream, it makes for a powerful concoction. Ultimately, the DROID won't usurp the iPhone from the public's collective mindshare or convince casual users that they must switch to Android, but it will make a lot of serious geeks seriously happy -- and that's good enough for us.
This is the way to keep Time on the iPhone | iPhone applications | iPhone Games | iPhone Game Reviews | iPhone Tips |iPhone News updated daily. | iPhone Footprint 2009-11-01 (#)
-> beautiful but how useful - iphone app
Philip Greenspun’s Weblog » Technology reduces the value of old people 2009-10-30 (#)
-> I recently wished a friend a happy birthday. He is in his 50s with a young wife and two-year-old children. All his life he has been valued for and earned his living with musical creativity. Here’s his reply: I have been declared inept by my household! It only gets worse. You are not judged by your intelligence but by how well you do menial tasks. I have been spiritually castrated. I am a walking corpse. The only freedom is when I write. Good ideas for maintaining relevance and value in old age would be welcome in the comments section. kiv age old raq
Cottage Computer Programming 2009-10-29 (#)
-> Paul Lutus dropped out of the NASA rat race to live on a mountaintop for $40 a month. Then he wrote the most popular word processing program for personal computers... Paul Lutus is the author of Apple Writer, one of the best-selling word processing programs of all time.
-> By the time my Apple arrived, I had become a basket case with my notebooks and pencil. When the machine was hooked up, I was ready to play all night. I followed the instructions to the letter, but I couldn't get into BASIC. I kept getting stuck where the instructions said "Type CONTROL B and press RETURN." I must have typed CONTROL B a hundred times, but nothing happened. Finally I abandoned the instructions and began experimenting. It was then that I noticed the key marked CTRL. Remember, I had never used a real computer before. I had only imagined it. Instructions that come with computers should be written for people who can only imagine them. What they should have said was, "Press down the key marked CTRL. While holding it down, press the B key. Now release these keys and press the key marked RETURN."
IBM Debuts Food Traceability iPhone App 2009-10-26 (#)
Memory Lane: XKCD Pays Tribute to GeoCities 2009-10-26 (#)
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to explain this to you [dive into mark] 2009-10-20 (#)
-> My Zen teacher once told me that, when people try to do you harm, you should thank them for giving you the opportunity to forgive them. In this case it’s even simpler, because there’s nothing to forgive, just explain. She’s redistributing the work that I explicitly made redistributable. She’s kind of the point. --- zen forgive forget kiv principle karma mark pilgrim
@sivers wow :-) sent email earlier, but got response here faster - at http://sivers.org/unclear check the number in front of comments 9,0,1. 2009-10-13 (#)
Rands In Repose: The Leaper 2009-10-12 (#)
-> "My advice is to take a small amount of time to say something real. Honest, clear, and brief. Sure, these are executives and they might be pissed, but the last thing to do in that scenario is to add fuel to the fire by actively demonstrating your discomfort."
Seth's Blog: The three elements of full employment 2009-10-11 (#)
-> seth godin work kiv
-> Sales speaks for itself. If you can sell enough to cover what you cost and then some, there will always be someone waiting to hire you.
-> Additive effort is distinguished from bureaucracy or feel-good showing up. Additive effort generates productivity far greater than the overhead you add to the organization. If your skills make the assembly line go twice as fast, or the sales force becomes more effective, or the travel office cuts its costs, then you've produced genuine value. That surly receptionist at the doctor's office--she's just filling a chair.
-> The third skill is the most difficult to value, but is ultimately the most valuable. If you're the person who can initiate useful action, if you're the one who makes something productive or transformative happen, then smart organizations will treasure you.
Ozzie On Getting Users To Do The Realtime Wave (#)
-> RAY OZZIE: Whenever you innovate like that, you don't know what you don't know in a lot of dimensions. And like I said, I applaud innovation. I really like that in terms of experimentation. But when you do that, I just know from the Groove experience most recently, from the Notes experience before that, when you create something that people don't know what it is, when they can't describe it exactly, and you have to teach them, it's hard. google wave kiv
Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated - caterina fake (#)
-> "Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen. But you can save yourself a lot of time by working on the right thing. Working hard, even, if that's what you like to do." kiv kiv 2009
Face control (#)
-> But in fact they're just a bunch of miners and day laborers," Pasha said. "They don't have respect or culture - face control moscow russia
-> But in fact they're just a bunch of miners and day laborers," Pasha said. "They don't have respect or culture - face control moscow russia
Pi - Wikipedia:Today's featured picture (animation)/January 20, 2007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (#)
-> An animated image showing the definition of pi. A number line is marked off by a circle of unit diameter. Starting from zero, the circle "unrolls" its circumference. At one full turn, the unrolled circumference has extended to the point we call π. This number is real but irrational, transcendental, and cannot be constructed with compass and straightedge. pi
Seth's Blog: Everyone gets paid on commission (#)
-> You don't have to like the coming era of hyper-measurement, but that doesn't mean it's not here. seth godin
Encyclopedia of things considered harmful : the goal is not to offend anyone but entertain and try to dispel widespread silly ideas that infest our minds (#)
-> The world is full of things that most people think are OK or even good, when in reality are either evil or plain stupid.
Linus calls Linux 'bloated and huge' • The Register (#)
-> Acceptable and avoidable are two different things. It's unacceptable but it's also probably unavoidable. - torvalds
Google Is Searching For Beautiful Minds, But So Far No M.I.T. Students Have Broken Its Code. (#)
Op-Ed Contributor - Last Words - NYTimes.com (#)
-> I wish I could die more than once to tell you how sorry I am. - via bret taylor - word
-> I don’t think the world will be a better or safer place without me.
what wallah are you ? ;-) (#)
-> Seth Godin - Chai Wallah - "It's so tempting to do a little bit of everything. All the tools are there, a click away. You can be the designer, the copywriter, the head of customer service. Hey, you can even do the manufacturing or easily outsource it to a commodity producer. One benefit of diversification is that you can average out your risk. Or you can be a wallah. Someone who does only that one thing. An old colleague of mine calls himself a chai wallah. Perhaps he loves spiced tea, but I'd prefer to believe it's a reminder that his success lives and dies on the performance of just one task. When you go all in, it focuses your attention and effort, doesn't it?" kiv kiv raq raq
Expanding the Cloud: Amazon Web Services to support the Federal Government - All Things Distributed (#)
-> vivek kundra casey coleman werner vogels muck
Serena Williams Foot Fault Video Storms YouTube (#)
-> "Serena Williams is an internet video sensation today, but not under the best of circumstances."
Tornado Web Server (#)
-> "an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server and tools that power FriendFeed. The FriendFeed application is written using a web framework that looks a bit like web.py or Google's webapp, but with additional tools and optimizations to take advantage of the underlying non-blocking infrastructure."
-> http://bret.appspot.com/entry/tornado-web-server
Fossil: Fossil Home Page (#)
-> "Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management"
Japan’s 32 Best iPhone Apps (All Available In English) (#)
-> memory tree iphone app innovation iphone app - A GPS-based photo sharing app with a fantastic big idea: Take a picture anywhere in the world, “drop” it on the spot you took it at (simply by shaking your iPhone) and add a text to it. This geo-tagged picture can later be “caught” by other Memory Tree users who are in the same area by swinging the iPhone “like a butterfly net” (”Same Place” function).
Blog Joyent | Is the customer always right? No. (#)
-> agree but why name another host to switch to ! ? hosting joyent dreamhost customer service
Complexity is insecurity (#)
-> "Complexity can be thought of as a type of code smell: It doesn't necessarily imply that there is a problem, but the presence of complexity is very strongly correlated with the presence of security vulnerabilities." colin percival code smell programming
Edited Contributions - Programmer 97-things (#)
-> thing list programming article list
Japanese couple wins World Tango competition - Entertainment - Ledger-Enquirer.com (#)
-> Hiroshi Yamao and Kyoko Yamao figured they would simply enjoy themselves, but the married couple swooped away with the trophy in the most traditional of Argentine tangos. The rules dictate, for example, that couple must not separate while the music plays, and must move constantly counterclockwise.
IBM Introduces Optim Data Privacy Solutions for Use With SAP(R) Solutions - Technology News - redOrbit (#)
-> The Optim Data Privacy Solution for use with SAP solutions addresses privacy issues by delivering application-specific templates that include predefined attributes, for example to de-identify employee data in the SAP ERP Human Capital Management solution. These capabilities enable customer sites to begin with the most common attributes and customize as needed. With personal data masked across all occurrences, developers and testers can use realistic test data and produce valid test results, and still comply with privacy legislation. authorization
Pandora vs. CDs (by Jeremy Zawodny) (#)
-> We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for listeners located outside of the U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative. We believe that you are in Singapore (your IP address appears to be ....). If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask that you please contact us at pandora-support AT pandora.com
@dirkriehle would like to pass http://www.unipark.de/uc/microblogging to colleagues.. but when i open again.. the text is "Sie haben die Umfrage bereits beendet." - I understand... Better would be a landing page to explain the survey to use for RT-ing a purpose/summary of survey and then check for "duplicate participation" on another page ! (#)
Feedback for Amazon Web Services - All Things Distributed (#)
-> Ingrained in the DNA of the Amazon Technologist is a single-minded focus on the needs of our customers. The Amazon development process is even called "Working from the customer backwards". Essential in this process is a good understanding of what the customers need in terms of new services, new features for existing services, or different approaches to things that we are already doing. amazon survey feedback
The Minimalist Principle: Omit Needless Things... but do NOT archive too much #SAP data ;-) (#)
-> kiv 2009
pillow blog » but what does it SOUND like? (#)
-> sort sound music
Watching @sukivale group butterflies http://www.flyloopgame.com http://yfrog.com/5jpb1bj (#)
He’s Only in Field Service « Steve Blank (#)
-> "I had a pleasant meeting and was as convincing as a marketing type could be to a very earnest and quirky field service guy, mostly promising the moon for a versatile but then very buggy piece of silicon. We talked about some simple design rules and I remember him thanking me for coming, saying we were the only chip company who cared enough to call on him (little did he know.)" KIV
Microspotting | You can go to the bathroom whenever you want at Microsoft (#)
-> Bathroom policies may have originally brought him to Microsoft, but it's the people and passion that keep Zeke here.
News Analysis - A Nominee on Display, but Not Her Views - NYTimes.com - Judge Sonia SotoMayor (#)
-> "The performance left some observers seeking meaning in the hearing’s absence of meaning."
Going to the Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium to hear P. Unnikrishnan (#)
-> 2300 - standing ovation... Unnikrishnan: there are autographed CDs available...
-> #5 - 2209 - sabesan sevadi anudhinam ninaindhidu maname -saveri
-> Tags #Carnatic #music
-> #6 - 2213 - venkataachala nilayam vaikunta pura vaasam...
-> #7 - 2219 - maanasa sanchararey... Brahmani...
-> #8 - 2226 - srichakra raja simhasaneswari ... Akila ... Palavidhamai adavum padavum
-> #9 - 2237 - nadhanai nambumbodharaey inba naatai aalvaarey - 18 raagaas wow
-> #10 - 2242 - villinai Otha puruvam... Velavaa
-> #11 - 2248 - silaye kaikondu sivaroopa makunna kalaiyuda kaal thalir Kai thozunney.... A #kjy reminder...
-> #12 - 2254 - thathinginathom theem theem theem - thillana in chandrajothi
-> #13 - 2257 - thandhanaanaa Brahman okatey...
-> #14 - 2259 - vijayagopalathey mangalam....
-> #4 until 2159 in raagam kaapi - entha soke Mani ley japa jale... Todo - a deepavali of mirudangam and gatam
-> 2005 #1 ends - by thyagaraja in panthuvaraali - vaade Rama - todo typo!?
-> Friendfeed feedback: images in comments, a comment link at end of long thread, tags at comment level: private and public
-> #2 - 0825 - sadhaanandha thaandavam... Muktharum siddharum munivargalum..
-> Todo practise passion
-> #Unnikrishnan Observations: Divine music, lyrics not clear
-> 0848 #3 ends - piravaa varam thaarum in lathangi - Chief guest, a minister leaves
-> Violin todo
-> Mirudangam todo
-> Gatam todo
-> Next time... Bring hand towel... Dr Ramanathan has taught my late grandmother... 19:24
-> Searched for unnikrishnan on tweetie and found no other recent tweet
-> The chief guest has arrived. Curtain open.. Before concert, distribution of certificates of distinction to alapana students
-> 0747 take off
-> Swami Nithyananda: Inner music is meditation. Outer meditation is music..
-> Next time.. All 3 of us should go and 2 of us should be prepared to leave if the junior wishes to leave before the end..
-> What do the artists eat / drink before and when?
Ignore Everybody (But Not Hugh MacLeod) (#)
-> book todo read hugh macleod ignore everybody
That's Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book about Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things. Written & Illustrated by Ruby Roth (#)
-> ""This is a powerful and important book. Farm animals have emotions similar to our pets and this is conveyed in Roth’s enchanting illustrations. It will make children - and their parents – think. But it will not lead to nightmares, rather respect and compassion for the creatures whose wellbeing is in our hands." -Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"
Raising Bill Gates - WSJ.com (#)
-> ""As a father, I never imagined that the argumentative, young boy who grew up in my house, eating my food and using my name would be my future employer," Mr. Gates Sr. told a group of nonprofit leaders in a 2005 speech. "But that's what happened."" parenting fathering
What Just Happened? Thursday Was Supposed To Be Bing Day. (#)
-> "“But It’s Not Google.”"
advanced search option : include entries from "me" at http://friendfeed.com/search/advanced (#)
-> yes... i did know that. but it is not intuitive. "me" would be very useful...
The Zappos Way of Managing | Printer-friendly version (#)
-> "He's still on the happiness thing. "On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you right now?" he asks, informing me that, right now, he's at about an 8." - kiv
-> "bathrooms are plastered with "urine color" charts (ostensibly to ensure that employees are hydrated but also just to be weird and funny)," - WOW - how many companies have _any_ charts in the bathroom ?
http://beta.friendfeed.com/everyone is getting redirected to http://beta.friendfeed.com/public - But the text on the top left is still Everyone... Intentional or oversight? (#)
-> star wars style scrolling would be nice...
-> like defining a news flow rate for smooth scrolling
where is the invite button hiding on http://beta.friendfeed.com/ ? it is visible on the http://beta.friendfeed.com/friendfeed-beta page ! (#)
At http://beta.friendfeed.com/everyone - pause button is missing... (#)
Good Advice on Keeping Your Database Simple and Fast. (#)
-> database small simple fast amazon s3 simpledb
@anyvite - there is no obvious way to remind the guests who have "not yet replied" - seems that many did not get it in the inbox but SPAM.. (#)
individualy contributing - at http://tinyurl.com/cpoulq - phone number is optional with format (###) ### #### (#)
@37signals - New home page looks good - But there are "49 Errors, 2 warning(s)" @ http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.37signals.com (#)
AbleBrains: Seven Years... (#)
-> "I like the company and I have great respect for its employees and leadership but there is so much more that I want to do, that I can’t do at SAP." why why why what what what kiv
Safari 4 a big step up, but not as far as rivals (#)
You Can Write in 140 Chars. But Can You Code in 140 Chars? (#)
-> programming contest cool 140 twitter kiv
Prototype - We’ll Fill This Space, but First a Nap - NYTimes.com (#)
-> sleep kiv wow which company provides energy pods
back from the road trip (#)
-> 6. Part of me just wants to quit everything, live in the desert, and make & sell paintings. I know it's more than feasible, it would be a gig most "creative" types would kill for, but I suffer from other yet unrealized ambitions. 7. It's a good life. I think what keeps it good is the spirit of adventure. Hopefully we can hold onto that feeling for as long as we are alive. Otherwise, why bother? Rock on.
Gmail Temporary Error(502) - We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is currently experiencing errors. You won’t be able to use your account while these errors last, but don’t worry, your account data and messages are safe. Our engineers are working to resolve this issue. Please try accessing your account again in a few minutes. (#)
-> Please try accessing your account again in a few minutes.
FileZilla - The free FTP solution (#)
-> "Welcome to the homepage of FileZilla, the free FTP solution. Both a client and a server are available. FileZilla is open source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License" colophon
A Small Orange - Web Hosting, Software and more! (#)
-> use it... but would recommend hostforweb.com more..