May 2007
36 posts
“A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely...”
– Douglas Adams
“The third time you do something, you automate it.”
– zones, clones and lazybones
“…Seams soon we will see ads by Google Adsense in our feeds…”
– Digg comment on Google buying FeedBurner
“…there is simply no value to Google in releasing a full storage solution...”
– Comment by Alexandre Bouthors
“Google’s new slogan - “Don’t be Evil. Be very Evil.”
– Timmy Jose post on the OpenDNS blog
Erlang Site Mirrors
I was actually introducing a friend of mine to Erlang when I realized the site was down. What great timing :-)
http://erlang.mirror.su.se/
http://www.csd.uu.se/ftp/mirror/erlang/
for your fix :)
TwitterFeed →
feed your blog to twitter
Ogg the World!
jamendo is a new model for artists to promote, publish, and be paid for their music.
On jamendo, the artists distribute their music under Creative Commons licenses. In a nutshell, they allow you to download, remix and share their music freely. It’s a “Some rights reserved” agreement, perfectly suited for the new century.
These new rules allow jamendo to use the powerful new...
libketama - a consistent hashing algo for memcache... →
“…Ninjas were cool because of their stealth - not their “Kung Fu...”
– twitter post from pacificIT
“lift code is as clean and brief as Rails, yet performs 6 times faster and is...”
– Lift Web Framework
ErlangForge (or maybe Forgerl) →
Web 3.0 began? (XMPP and social networking) →
"Flashy" Ruby/RoR presentation (.swf) →
“We liked the idea of replacing our multiple language stack (Lighttpd + RoR +...”
– From Python to Ruby on Rails to Erlang…
Microsoft-235 →
…That’s the isotope of Microsoft that goes nuclear and wipes out everything…
“A boss wants to command others, and thinks he knows all.”
– Leaders, Managers, Bosses, and Administrators
Erlang solution to "The Santa Claus problem" →
santa.erl
IMified →
an instant messenger buddy that works across all major IM networks and offers access to a growing number of web applications, as well as productivity tools like notes, reminders, and todo’s. Imified helps you get things done faster.
“Basically, Apollo creates a new type of runtime bringing web apps to the desktop...”
– Understanding Apollo
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for...”
– Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama said:
10. “Be gentle with the earth.”
9. "A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.”
8. “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
7. “Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.”
6. “Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.”
5. “Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”
4. “Spend some time alone every day.”
3. “When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”
2. “When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.”
1. “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
Origin: The Ririan Project
“Who needs Oracle/Mysql when you have Mnesia, a free, distributed, in memory...”
– There is a world outside of Ruby on Rails
“Using the Erlang BIF term_to_binary and its inverse binary_to_term
is typically...”
– Programming Erlang, Joe Armstrong
“Facebook has 200 dedicated memcached servers, all 4 core boxes with 16 GB...”
– Facebook’s architecture - 200 memcached servers
#erlang fun
< mikepence> FoxPro was fun
< whats_in_a_name> ok
< mikepence> Delphi was fun
< mikepence> Ruby is fun
< whats_in_a_name> isnt this off topic?
< mikepence> what was the topic?
< whats_in_a_name> erlang.
< mikepence> oh right
WatchFantastic Pictures
April 2007
25 posts
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