September 2010
10 posts
Google Priority Inbox
Does anyone else find this feature useless? It doesn’t really filter priorities well. I end up having to sort through all my mail anyways. Seems like just more clutter to me.
Gates still richest in U.S., but Zuckerberg tops... →
I think it is funny that, even now, Steve Jobs is getting beat by Harvard drop-outs.
Google Prediction API →
Whoa. This is a pretty big step in AI. I think Google is going to start using everyone else’s data to create the Borg.
Google Translate →
I just came across this today and found it entertaining to lookup random words in German (the only language I took as a child). The cool thing about it is, it will speak the words for you. Good times.
Video: Parallels Mobile Running Windows on iPad:... →
Now this is pretty slick. You can have a full OS on your iFad. (yeah that is no typo)
Ruby and Funny Names
I really do like programming in Rails but sometimes the names make me feel like a child when communicating in a professional setting. Gems have especially bad names: cucumber, smurf, and dessert, just to name a few.
Someone needs to teach these people “adult” naming techniques.
UPDATE: It gets worse… I just had to install crack and hoe. Wow.
Apple Relaxes Development Demands as Android Grows →
This is too funny. I guess it’s not so easy to make retarded rules when you have competition.
Silicon Valley’s Dark Secret: It’s All About Age →
I can’t say I disagree. Younger coders know way more than the older set (though they still need good managers).
Benjamin Netanyahu →
Benjamin Netanyahu went to MIT? Who woulda thunk it.