Archive for 2010

November 5th, 2010

FML

My Netflix recommends “Heartfelt Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead.” FML. I should have learned in elementary school. This is why you don’t share with girls.

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November 5th, 2010

Verizon 10 GBps

Verizon test a 10 GBps connection in the field. I want, I want.

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November 5th, 2010

Want to Start a Startup?

Want to start a startup? Too funny. (Embedded after the jump.)

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November 4th, 2010

BA II Plus Professional Manual

BA II Plus Professional Manual: Mostly for my reference, but hopefully it helps some Googler in the future. Embedded manual after the jump. Download here.

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November 3rd, 2010

Empty Space

One of the neatest architecture techniques is using the power of empty space.

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November 3rd, 2010

International Space Station

Life aboard the International Space Station via the Gaurdian. Neat read.

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November 2nd, 2010

FaceTime

I’ve drank the Cool-aid, fallen for the hype, and purchased an iPhone. I’m keeping it this time for one reason: FaceTime. Most of the shortcomings that made me return the 1G, 3G, and 3GS are still there, but the killer application that I can’t live without is FaceTime. Skype, Yahoo Chat, MSN Messenger, all have [...]

November 2nd, 2010

Voting

It’s November 2nd, 2010. Election day. This year America celebrates 234 years of democracy. Democracy is a beautiful thing. Funny (and probably true) election day quote: Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. – George Bernard Shaw But more seriously: The death of democracy is not likely to be [...]

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October 31st, 2010

Rewrite Dropbox URL

So my new favorite product is Dropbox. Rarely do I get so enthusiastic about a product, but it’s simply the easiest way I’ve found to backup files, share large files over the web, share files between my multiple devices (desktop, laptop, blackberry, and iPhone), all without ever leaving the native OS I’m working with. No file web [...]

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October 30th, 2010

Investment Needed

It’s scary how little we are investing into our infrastructure. Infrastructure is the foundation for tomorrow’s commerce. Instead of nearly all tax revenue being spent on transfer payments, it’s time to make a shift and rebuilding American infrastructure.

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October 28th, 2010

Dropbox

I rarely feel a product is good enough to endorse, but Dropbox is just that good. If you’ve never heard of it, I suggest you go over and check it out. If you have multiple computers, or just need a simple way to backup data, I highly recommend it. Full functional free accounts are 2GB. [...]

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October 18th, 2010

Please Pass the Salt

I’ve historically used MD5 for encrypting passwords in web applications. While MD5 is great in most instances, I’ve become aware how vulnerable it is to a brute force attack. In past projects, user/password combos were simply used for validating simple harmless data or posting comments – hardly worth a hackers time. However, I’ve recently been [...]

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October 3rd, 2010

Facebook

I predict by 2020 Facebook will be the world’s most important technology company — by revenue, market cap, and profitability. Larger than Google, Microsoft, and Apple.

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September 9th, 2010

Cost of Debt

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August 20th, 2010

Hipmunk

Hipmunk is a nice way to search for flights. I’ve been an long time user of Kayak, but this is pretty cool.

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