December 2009
15 posts
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tip: macosx
to fix font problems in preview on leopard, killall ATSServer http://bit.ly/6Ksdi3
Dec 31st
WatchWatch
The New York Times site traffic, World View, June 25, 2009 on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Dec 31st
“The plural of anecdote is not data”
– The plural of anecdote is not data@Everything2.com
Dec 31st
“Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code. They may realize...”
– Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity — The Endeavour
Dec 31st
“The classic answer was allegedly given long ago by Michael Faraday, who, when...”
– Essay - In Physics, Finding Meaning in the Quest to Know Our Origins - NYTimes.com
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“Asked to do a quick-and-dirty analysis of Avatar’s prospects, Watts says...”
– Is Avatar destined to flop? - By Josh Levin - Slate Magazine
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Dec 7th
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tip: shell
use the -P option in xargs for simple parallelization, esp nice for multicore, e.g. xargs -n1 -P4 http://bit.ly/7ZEzjI
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Dec 6th
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tip: macosx
to boot snow leopard with a 64-bit kernel, hold down 6 and 4 on startup http://bit.ly/Ejsud
Dec 6th