Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Laundry rocks

This is a pretty cute video (via cuteoverload.com)


Also same guy, Duracell commercial


Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Monday, January 11, 2010

Learn the Top command options.

The top command is a utility to see what processes and resources are being used on a system in real time via a terminal. Personally I use it constantly to check on the health of my web server when connecting remotely.

The Geek Stuff has a writeup: Can You Top This? 15 Practical Linux Top Command Examples on 15 great things you can do with the top command.

Even though I use this command all the time I seldom use these more advanced features, but I will certainly keep the article around for reference.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Friday, December 25, 2009

Delta safety video

This video makes me want to smoke on a Delta flight just so I can be reprimanded by the safety lady.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Open Data Kit: This is why open is better then closed!

Researchers at the University of Washington have put together a software stack for Android that allows the collection of data in the absence of significant infrastructure. It is a simple idea, but one that is made possible by the open nature of the Android platform. This kind of innovation is possible when you provide the tools and documentation to make it possible. I hope to see a lot more of this type of innovation from the Android project: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/11/getting-developing-world-data-with-android-and-open-data-kit.ars