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Google App Engine hackathon at XTech?

Published on May 5, 2008 in General. 0 Comments

I'm heading over to Dublin in a few hours to present at XTech and I'm wondering if anyone wants to meet up informally to meet/talk/hack Google App Engine.

I've set up an event on Upcoming. Please add your thoughts + tell me if the time is good. I think we should hold it at the hotel where the event's taking place for convenience.

Let me know your thoughts here, express your interest on the Upcoming page and/or contribute to this thread on the Google App Engine forums.

ASCII Art Doodle

Published on April 28, 2008 in Friends and General. 10 Comments

Oh my, I just realized that while I was on the phone to my friend Gilles, I ASCII art doodled in TextMate! 

\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
/                      /
\ .................... \
/ .      ______      . /
\ .        ||        . \
/ .        []        . /
\ .       [[]]       . \
/ .[:|--[[    ]]--|:]. /
\ .       [[]]       . \
/ .        []        . /
\ .        ||        . \
/ .      ------      . /
\ .................... \
/                      /
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

I normally doodle on paper when on the phone but, AFAIK, this is the first time I did it while using my laptop. Should I be worried? Or have I just reached a new level of geekiness? :)

The Singularity speaker line-up grows…

Published on April 23, 2008 in General. 2 Comments

Have you checked the Singularity Web Conference speaker line-up recently? We've been busy! :)

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.5

Published on March 31, 2008 in General. 2 Comments

I just upgraded the blog from Wordpress 2.5 RC1 to the release version. Do let me know if you notice anything weird.

Upcoming: Singularity

Published on March 31, 2008 in General. 1 Comment

I just put Singularity on Upcoming. Express your interest in the conference by watching it or marking yourself as attending.

There's also a Singularity group on Upcoming to gather together all the various local meet-ups, venues, and events. Keep an eye on that too!

(Via the Singularity Blog.)

It’s lights off for Google in the UK!

Published on March 29, 2008 in General. 2 Comments

Google Goes Black

You tired, you poor, hungover masses yearning to Google... stop rubbing your eyes, Google has turned off the lights to support Earth Hour.

On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.

So now that Google's gone black, will it ever go back? Apparently.

As to why we don't do this permanently - it saves no energy; modern displays use the same amount of power regardless of what they display.

So is black the new green? Read. More.

Links:

Adobe Updater, Die Die Die!

Published on March 26, 2008 in General. 11 Comments

Adobe Updater Dumb Dialog

My daily Adobe Updater experience: Launch Photoshop. Cringe as I see the freakin' Adobe Updater icon jumping in the dock like a crazed puppy dog. Switch over to it. See the completely unhelpful dialog above (Which file? Where should I place it? Why should I care? Leave me alone!). Force quit Adobe Updater.

FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin issues with Wordpress 2.5

Published on March 25, 2008 in General. 4 Comments

Moving to Wordpress 2.5 messed up my RSS feeds but I don't think it's an issue that should affect others (I had a unique setup).
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Upgraded to Wordpress 2.5

Published on March 24, 2008 in General. 8 Comments

Wordpress 2.5 Admin Interface

I just upgrade this blog to the Wordpress 2.5 sneak peek. Everything seems to be working as before but if you do notice any issues, please leave a comment to let me know.

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The Great Escape

Published on March 24, 2008 in General. 2 Comments

Finder goes off-dock

My Finder fled the dock today. *Tries restarting*

Update: Restarting fixed it. And here's some user-contributed content courtesy of Amol:

Aral's sad finder

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