Spitefuls: [Disaster Dioramas!] Awesome. Hat tip to jwz for this one. High Scalability – High Scalability – So, Why is Twitter Really Not Using Cassandra to Store Tweets? The flow chart for decision making, while NSFW for language, is a classic.
Maximum Number of Insertions for a GBICs | My Etherealmind I was not aware that GBICs are not designed for a large number of insertions/removals, aka "mating cycles." Though it makes sense, the average GBIC in my environment sees 1 mating cycle in its life. Thomas Hawk Digital Connection » Blog Archive » Protestor on Bicycle With Riot Cops in Distance as Sun Begins to Set, Oakland Riots, 2010 I love this photo.
Griffin Technology: PowerMate – USB Multimedia Controller Matt Simmons' tweet reminded me that these all-purpose knobs exist. I gave mine away a few years ago and miss it. They're all stainless steel, and if you press down on them it clicks. The driver lets you make the LED on the bottom pulsate. ProPublica Photographer: I Was Followed by BP Security and Then Detained by Police – ProPublica Lawsuits, people. This photographer should be retaining a lawyer right now. In fact, he should have lawyers falling over themselves to help him, and just split the proceeds from the settlement. 10 Ways Curated App Stores Undermine Developers I'm starting to really dislike the hipster word of the year: curated. That aside, these …
Bamboo iPhone 4 Cases & 3g/3gs bamboo cases – Laser Engraved – GroveMade Sweet! 10 interview questions to help make the best geeky hire | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com I like it! "If there’s one way you can really judge a job candidate’s true character, it is by determining their preference between Star Wars and Star Trek. Make sure that when you ask this question, you give no indication whatsoever which you prefer! Some interviewees will try to take a compromise position and say, “I like them both equally.” This is utter nonsense and the sign of an intellectual weakling who cannot make a decision." Best Buy Trying To Fire Employee Over Those Hilarious EVO Versus iPhone Videos "In other …
Hurricane Electric IPv4 Exhaustion Counters Start looking at IPv6, people! Especially for your public-facing stuff.
SEO Is Mostly Quack Science Amen. The best way to achieve great SEO is to spend zero time on it, and use the time writing excellent content.
Adobe – Security Bulletins: APSB10-14 Security update available for Adobe Flash Player 32 security holes in Flash, all major enough to warrant CVE numbers, some critical remote code execution. It is no wonder why Apple refuses to allow Flash on its platforms. The only purpose Flash serves on my PCs is to show me ads.
Windows Reboot — Matt Mullenweg "Dear Microsoft, every time you reboot my computer overnight without me having any interaction I lose unsaved documents and messages. It completely breaks my trust in a way that’s irreparable. It’s been six years since I first wrote about this." I think a lot of people don't know about the options they have for Windows Update. You can set it to not automatically patch, but instead prompt you. Problem with that is that people then ignore it, and get hacked…
Twitter Blog: Links and Twitter: Length Shouldn’t Matter "When this is rolled out more broadly to users this summer, all links shared on Twitter.com or third-party apps will be wrapped with a t.co URL." People should keep in mind that the .ly domain is Libya, and they haven't been the most friendly in the past. Colombia might not be, either, but at least they aren't on the list of State Department non-export countries…
At This Monday's Apple Keynote? Help Us Liveblog "Apple has not responded to our requests to attend the WWDC keynote…" Really? Why would a company you stole from help you out? That's ballsy to even ask for press passes. I think it's safe to say that Gizmodo is no longer a quality source for Apple news.