Amit Gupta likes you!: Archive

What's one thing you wish you were better at?

I also asked elsewhere a couple hours ago.. Answers from Twitter: @nilofer: faithfulness. wish i could trust things will work out and i can stop being anxious. Human trait of wanting control oft wins @andrewsloat: focusing. @vegansaurus: singing, my parents & teleportation @nickgray: Speaking French @logainne: My job @cfargis: singing @jamiew: singing and playing piano/guitar ...

Nov 30th

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Stopping runaway CPU usage by mds, mdworker, and...

I found that mds and mdimport were constantly running, and often taking up to 90-100% of my CPU when it was otherwise idle. These processes are used by spotlight to index the hard drive and make files searchable. It usually runs when the system is idle and should run instantly whenever files are updated. My CPU usage seemed excessive though, and detrimental to battery life. So I dug around to...

Nov 29th

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Watch

wintercheck: Last month, I had paper tubes manufactured in Wayne, NJ and went down to see how they were actually made. Here’s a video. This is fun! I love factory tours and they were my favorite family vacation as a kid. I’ve seen factories that make ice cream, cheese, cranberry juice, chocolate, potato chips, cheesecake, and cars. Probably more. It kinda sucks that most factories...

Nov 29th

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“There are three questions you have when you’re hiring a programmer (or anyone,...”

– How I Hire Programmers (Aaron Swartz’s Raw Thought) (via socmoth)

Nov 29th

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UX > The Photojojo Store →

6ixpassions: Looking for some gifts for Christmas, I end up at Photojojo, a community of photographers who like photo tips and tricks and nice gadgets. I really like their store. Simple to understand and use. I’ve the feeling that even my mother who still has some difficulties sending some email, will understand how to use this site. It’s pretty rare that I have nothing to say as an UX...

Nov 29th

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photojojo store →

krii5: omg I think I’m in heaven. spy and diana lens are def on my christmas list

Nov 25th

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A pocketable camera for an SLR nerd

marco: I used to carry my SLR and laptop with me in my huge backpack every day, but a few changes have resulted in almost never bringing my camera day-to-day anymore: My commute is now on the subway, which is much more crowded and much less practical for backpack-wearing. I have a great messenger bag that works much better for the subway, but it can’t comfortably hold more than a few pounds....

Nov 24th

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Nov 23rd

“When you’re twisting balloons for children, never tell them what you’re making....”

– Tricks of the Trade by Matthew Baldwin - The Morning News

Nov 22nd

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Photojojo’s Bottle Cap Tripods were on The Today Show today! (With Kathy Lee!)

Nov 21st

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So my daughter wants a mobile phone

bijan: This morning, like most Fridays, I take my daughters to breakfast before school (the boy hangs at home with mom. No preschool on Fridays) My oldest is now 10. And these days she is selling me hard on why she wants a phone. This morning was no different. I’m not ready to give her one yet. And i gave her my reasons. Then she asked “dad, when did you get your first phone?” I...

Nov 20th

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Nov 19th

Marriage proposal, Tumblr-style? →

Nov 19th

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Christopher's Gentle Fist

cdixon: Buying something on Amazon today I noticed this graphic near the checkout button: Apparently if I enter “Christopher’s Gentle Fist” on other websites I can use my Amazon shipping and payment info: I would argue that when we’ve gotten to the point that we are asking users to type phrases like “Christopher’s gentle fist” in order to buy underwear and laptops, it is time to rethink...

Nov 17th

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Corpse Spam →

heyitsnoah: File Under: Spammers are really smart (and funny). So apparently in World of Warcraft you can’t spam people with commercial messages or you get kicked off. However, there is a lot of money in selling gold to players and there are a bunch of sites that competing to sell it to you. So their solution, as Seamus at Virtual Economics explains is to arrange a bunch of dead bodies in the...

Nov 15th

“President Obama confirmed that cyber-warriors have aimed at American networks....”

– National Journal Magazine - The Cyberwar Plan Snowcrash.

Nov 15th

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Lives - Only Disconnect →

Living in a house in the woods, diaconnected, with someone I love. What a dream. I aspire to this.

Nov 15th

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Nov 13th

Harinezumi Digital.

chelseatatum: I recently bought the Zumi Digital from Photojojo.com. Above is one of the pictures I have taken with it. As you can see, this toy camera takes lo-fi vintage looking pictures. It was a little on the pricey side ($160), but as a camera enthusiast, I had to buy it. What I love is that I can get this look without having to manipulate my pictures. I love photoshop as much as the next...

Nov 12th

Nov 10th

Intent - and how to "Like" it

gustafalstromer: Hoan Ton-That is one of the smartest people I know. Earlier today we spoke about how the social gaming/virtual goods companies could save the incentivized offer industry which have had a bad week. The offer industry is built on the concept of product bundling. Andrew Chen wrote a great post about here so wont go into the details. In search marketing we’ve learned that the...

Nov 9th

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