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I find it fascinating that the technology is so pushed to the background, putting the experience front and center, that they don't even mention how much memory it has. This is a very conscious decision.

September!? Really? That's ridiculously quick.

I didn't know about the Charles tool. I've installed it and it really acts like a microscope for HTTP; sort of like Wireshark but higher-level.

The ability to debug SSL is definitely the killer feature, though.

I prefer Red Bull Cola, which has only natural ingredients. It tastes incredible.

With regards to canvas, I'm looking forward to WebGL. It is based on a robust API that has been in use for decades (OpenGL), tuned for speed on low-powered devices (OpenGL ES), with full programmability (GLSL).

Browser support is still limited at the moment:

* Firefox 4 beta has already enabled WebGL by default

* Chrome beta has it turned on by default, I believe.

* Safari makes it available through WebKit nightlies.

* Internet Explorer is missing out, as usual.

But think about where they'll be in 1 or 2 years. I'm very much looking forward to high-quality 2d/3d content in the browser.

http://www.chromeexperiments.com/webgl

I'm currently trying Vipassana meditation. I first heard about it from the "pragmatic thinking and learning" book. It's really simple to get started and it can really affect your concentration in a positive way.

I use Backblaze for about 6 months now. The Mac and Windows client is light-weight, which is a huge plus. Unlimited space, and you can recover your files as a zip archive or they can send you a hard drive with your data.

I've tried restoring files without any problems.

On the iPad, GoodReader can do margin cropping on the fly, and remembers the margins you've set up for a document so they're reapplied when you open the document again.

http://www.goodreader.net/goodreader.html

I can recommend this. I've used this workshop to set up a few of my own production Django websites.

All materials, source code etc. are here.

https://github.com/jacobian/django-deployment-workshop

One trick I love is that he deletes all Apache configuration files and starts from scratch. I've found this a great way to learn what is necessary and what is overhead. Anybody else using this approach?

This article is what made me grok Git. I show it to people who are new to Git instead of a standard reference manual, because I believe this material makes you much more self-reliant.

So then what's the best way to do cross-platform development?

For all its faults, Java does deliver something that resembles the "write once, run anywhere" dream.

Any idea for a high-performance, cross-platform, native UI development stack? Is C++/Objective-C still the best option?

Yes. My hour just finished, and I get "Your instance has been terminated. Thank you for taking part in this offering."

Cool: the web app itself is written in Django, and the source is available: https://code.launchpad.net/awstrial

tl;dr

I use Witch (http://manytricks.com/witch/) which can you can setup to use alt/option-tab for window switching. This switches correctly, as in, with the same behavior as Cmd-Tab (LRU list). It is not free, but very handy.

Indeed. I think that also goes for the about page, which functions more like a FAQ right now.

I loved Jacob Kaplan-Moss's "Django Deployment Workshop", which he presented at PyCon and OSCon. In it, he shows how to use cloud servers (he uses the rackspace cloud) to scale multiple web and database servers and do load balancing.

It is a very pragmatic talk, not specific to Django, but suitable for most wsgi setups. It is about 3 hours long.

http://blip.tv/file/3632436

Wow, I visited the Capital One page for myself and was pretty amazed with the results: interests where right aligned.

I got different pages when switching browser (although you have to clear cookies/flash cookies), and also different credit card proposals (some student cards for you in Chrome? Or rather some "serious" cards in Internet Explorer)

You can find the tracking from the domain .edge.ru4.com. It does contain a wealth of information, although I have yet to find the identifier for "my" Nielsen Market Segment. The segments are here:

http://www.claritas.com/MyBestSegments/Default.jsp?ID=30&...

This reminds me of OpenBTS, the project to create an open-source GSM interface. A full dev kit costs about $2000.

http://openbts.sourceforge.net/

They've been using this system at Burning Man to operate a free experimental cell network:

http://pagalegba2010.wikispaces.com/PublicInformation

It's interesting that the profiles list the public followers and following stats. With some deep crawling, you could build a huge social graph from this data.

Are there specific JavaScript frameworks for creating these node-based interfaces in the browser?

I notice that it's a mish-mash of div and canvas tags.

I love this article. And his article on why he's done making desktop software is even better:

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2009/09/05/desktop-aps-versus-web-a...

My London Linode doesn't seem to be down.

I like this Dilbert quote:

“Pointy Haired Boss: In Japan employees occasionally work themselves to death. It's called Karoshi. I don't want that to happen to anybody in my department. The trick is to take a break as soon as you see a bright light and hear dead relatives beckon.” -- http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dilbert

These slides are from the talk found here: http://carsonified.com/blog/dev/steve-huffman-on-lessons-lea...

We have this running in our organisation on our own server and it works great!

We had some issues with SMTP configuration, but for the rest the installation was very easy, thanks to Phusion Passenger.

Chrome on Mac does look a bit weird, yes.

But I feel that on Windows, this "non-nativeness" actually works to its advantage. As an example, by avoiding window chrome, the UI becomes more compact, taking over almost the entire screen for browsing.

This is the reason why I prefer a Mac over a Windows PC: the attention to detail in Mac-only applications, such as Transmit, is unmatched on the PC.

Everything from the subtle animated transitions to the product's website radiates love for the work they're doing.

The only thing that can come close on Windows, in my opinion, is Google Chrome.

He has solved the halting problem?

As someone from Europe, I never really quite understood America's fascination with zombies: endless zombie movie films, semi-serious discussion about what to do when the "Zombie Apocalypse" hits, .... Care to enlighten me?