September 2010
59 posts
Live from Apple's fall 2010 event →
Don’t forget to watch Apple’s announcement tomorrow at 10am (Pacific). Also you can watch live from your iPhone/iPad/OS X 10.6 w Safari. Freakn… weird… I’ll just see it from engadget.
Live Requirements from Apple:
“Viewing requires either a Mac running Safari on Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard, an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an...
2010 UC San Diego Data Mining Contest →
Does anyone want to enter the Data Mining Contest? Its a classifications problem. Our first task is to maximize the AUC of binary classification on a test data set. The second task is similar to task 1, but is on a boolean-transformed data set. $10K in prizes! Lets do this!
August 2010
51 posts
The "Pull-Out" Method, does it work? →
Interesting… It kind of does. 96% if you use it perfectly according to these results. With typical use (no perfectly pulling out), about 73%. Well, to prevent pregnancy I mean. Wouldn’t recommend for the one-night-stand if you don’t know your partners sexual history.
20 Best Google Chrome Extensions for Web... →
I’ve talked about Google Chrome before and how I switched over to it. It was still lacking some features for Web Dev, but its getting much better. Check out this list of extensions.
How do I connect to the UCLA_SECURE wireless... →
On the UCLA Campus, you can pick from UCLAWLAN, the new UCLA_WIFI (Same as UCLAWLAN), some lame free WiFi that doesn’t work, OR UCLA_SECURE. Of course you want UCLA_SECURE. Its the best!
But how do you connect to this super awesome powerful wifi? Well… there’s a few steps.
Let’s begin… Its not broadcasting its SSID. So you have to manually type it in.
It uses...
Thanks a lot Oracle - Google won't be attending... →
… but Oracle’s recent lawsuit against Google and open source has made it impossible for us to freely share our thoughts about the future of Java and open source generally. This is a painful realization for us, as we’ve participated in every JavaOne since 2004…
WatchThe Top 5 Coolest Futures Of All Time… OF ALL TIME!
What different sorting algorithms sound like
Sounds pretty cool. For some reason I have always liked merge sort. But everyone loves Quick Sort… which I didn’t see here, a little disappointed. This is my first attempt on making algorithms audible. For some time I was wondering what would it sound like if cpu made different noises for different instructions.
Heapsort audibilization
The Joel Test →
A friend from work and me were talking about a good software development process. Even thought the Joel Test is not exactly what we are looking for, its pretty decent.
#1 is always true - Do you use source control?
The Joel Test Do you use source control?
Can you make a build in one step?
Do you make daily builds?
Do you have a bug database?
Do you fix bugs before writing new code?
...
WatchNow THIS should be on America’s Best Dance Crew… then I would watch.
I wish I recorded this phone call :)
Bernie: What are you eating?
Amy: Some mango fruit.
Bernie: Yum... but you know what my favorite fruit is?
Amy: What?
Bernie: Punanny! I love punanny ssooo much.
Amy: Punanny? Whats that?
Bernie: Only the greatest thing ever.
Bernie: If we ever get into a fight or I'm upset, just give me some punanny and I'll be fine.
Amy: Okay I'll make sure to always have some on me for you.
Bernie: Hahaha... really!
Amy: Yep, where do I buy it?
Bernie: Ohh... punanny is everywhere!
Bernie: I can use punanny all the time! I'm craving some right now. You promise to bring me some?
Amy: Yeah, let me just pick some up and I'll bring it to you.
Bernie: Awe, you're the best!
Whatcu Talkin Bout Wendy?!?!
Wendy: i dont know what m grill is
Wendy: there is a brazillian bbq close to where i live
Bernie: its a restaurant... i'm just getting hungry again.
Wendy: not a big fan of brazillian bbq
Bernie: 0.o
Bernie: its amazing!!
Wendy: eh
Wendy: just meat
Bernie: Just... meat. Just meat? Thats like saying Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory has JUST CHOCOLATE!!!
Bernie: Its the most amazing types of meats all brought to you... and it never ends.
Getting Soft? I miss this.
Ex GF: What do you want to eat?
Me: Hmm... what do I feel like? *thinking*
Ex GF: You're getting soft...
Me: What?! Why?
Ex GF: I didn't ask you about your feelings.
Get Your API Right →
An awesome list of points to make sure your API is pretty well thought out. Or at least common to other well made API’s :) Use HTTP
Use Your Verbs
Keep Your URL/URIs Consistent
Use Your Status Codes
Expose (And Accept) Multiple Data Formats
Protect Your Users with OAuth
Don’t Shut Off HTTP Authentication Entirely
Document, Document, Document
WatchMe my Shark and I the day before I shot this video, i was SUP surfing with a couple friends and 2 sharks circled us for about 15 minutes. the next day, i decided to go back out at around the same time and take my GO PRO HD camera mounted on a 10 ft pole and do some exploring.
Sure enough within 5 minutes a 9 ft shark came out of no where and circled twice and slapped his tail on my board before...
“With the popularity of triathlons growing faster than Jimmy’s STD count,...”
– Jonathan Ritchie
For me, the first time with computers and CrossFit was like the first time I was with a woman; I was awesome at it and everyone begged me not to stop.
College Grads, Here’s How to Become Millionaires →
Do you want to become rich beyond your wildest dreams? The question may seem right out of a late-night infomercial — unless you follow one strategy that may actually help you achieve it: Act poor.
What do I mean by “act poor?” Pretty much act like you have for the past four years. Maybe even live with Mom and Dad for a year or so, promising that you’ll tell them when you’re coming home at night...
Install Java
Someone asked me for some Mac OSX Java help today. I thought I would post this up for EVERYONE!! :D Enjoy.
Check the Java FAQ’s
How can I switch between multiple versions of Java on my Mac?
The Java Preferences application allows users to choose which version is used by applications, Applets, and command-line tools. Apple developer tools such as Jar Bundler and Xcode both allow you to...
Blippy has an awesome 404 page →