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- luckily the people at @CrumplerUS were super cool about the problem. I ended up buying a new bag from them. thanks Morgan. #happycustomer
- the @CrumplerUS bag I bought on ebay turned out to be a fake. Looked real to me, but when the strap broke there was no warranty. #bummer
- loving my cup of yirgacheffe adado @stumptowncoffee #technivorm http://t.co/qbkqOOqr
- aw snap @starbucks downgraded me to a green card. maybe that's because I avoid drinking #overroasted #coffee.
- @jmspool At first glance I saw "Moms with Tacos" #what
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MacBook Pro dual hard drives (SSD + 7200 RPM)
While the Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid sounds like a nice balance of performance and capacity there is a better hybrid storage solution. Just install two hard drives in your MacBook Pro. Use an SSD for your operating system, and parts … Continue reading
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Tagged 7200RPM, Apple, MacBook Pro, performance, sandforce, SSD, storage
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Aside >> Flash drains the battery
Having Flash installed can cut battery runtime considerably — as much as 33 percent in our testing. With a handful of websites loaded in Safari, Flash-based ads kept the CPU running far more than seemed necessary, and the best time … Continue reading
November 4, 2010
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Coffee Fest
Yesterday I headed up to Seattle for Coffee Fest 2010. It was my first year attending and the experience didn’t disappoint. The show floor was filled with coffee and espresso related products. There were tons of pour over samples to … Continue reading
Java Deprecation on OS X
This isn’t all that unexpected coming from Apple, but the Java runtime that ships with OS X is being deprecated. This doesn’t mean Java won’t run on OS X (like flash won’t run on an iPhone), but it does mean … Continue reading
Apple FaceTime Beta Fail
Apple you make great products. But how come every time you launch a new product one of your web servers blows up and prevents us from trying it out? To use FaceTime I must verify my email address with http://id.apple.com, … Continue reading
101010
Happy binary day to all my binary friends. In decimal 101010 is 42, which it turns out is a very interesting number. In fact it’s “the answer to life the universe and everything,” based on the The Hitchhiker’s Guide to … Continue reading
National Ignition Facility
As always, a fascinating set of images from Big Picture. I didn’t realize we’d made such an investment ($3.5 billion) into what basically amounts to setting $hit on fire. I’m sure there is a good scientific reason for what they’re … Continue reading
Roku XDS
The new Roku XDS looks like a pretty compelling little device for $99. It plays content from a variety of streaming sources. Both paid and free content is available. It also should be capable of playing some video files off … Continue reading
Aside >> Coffee Coffee Coffee
Always on the brain, literally. Seattle Coffee Guide: The Independent Shops Great list of independently owned coffee shops in Seattle, WA. Coffee Capitalism An oldie, but a great read. I never realized Ladro means thief in Italian. Very clever. What … Continue reading
Aside >> It takes a long time for DNS to propagate to China
I switched this site over to a new server a full 18 days ago. A week before that I dropped my DNS TTL to 3600 seconds (1 hour), from 86400 seconds (1 day). And yet today, I’m still getting a … Continue reading
September 24, 2010
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