Author Archives: patrick

10gui window management not innovative enough

Posted on November 2, 2011 by patrick

A friend suggested that I look at the R. Clayton Miller’s 10gui video (2009) for ideas on window management and interaction. The video makes some interesting observations about human-computer interactions (HCI): mice excel at pointing on the screen without obstructing … Continue reading →

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How Google can be part of the Mountain View Community

Posted on October 17, 2011 by patrick

On Wednesday 12 October 2011, Google participated in a Civility Roundtable in Mountain View. Google was the only large company to participate. For all others, paying taxes is their only participation in the community. That meeting was the first step. … Continue reading →

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A criminal says trust is stupid but security “experts” trust

Posted on September 8, 2011 by patrick

Sam Antar, convicted white collar criminal, says trusting is stupid clearly and explicitly: President Ronald Reagan said: “Trust, but verify.” As a convicted felon, I say: “Don’t trust, just verify.” “Verify, verify, verify.” As a criminal, I considered people’s humanity … Continue reading →

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Indifference to process leads to Mozilla contributor departing

Posted on August 30, 2011 by patrick

Tyler Downer announced he was no longer contributing to Mozilla because the Mozilla bug triaging process was being sacrificed on the altar of “rapid release”. Tyler likes the idea of the Rapid Release, but rather the tools to handle bug … Continue reading →

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Excellent Css tools

Posted on July 3, 2011 by patrick

Here are some websites I have found useful when learning css: http://css-tricks.com/ http://quirksmode.org http://www.css3.info/ Css3 tutorial via Css Tricks: CSS3Please.com Border-Radius.com HTML-Ipsum.com Button Maker Update ( 28 July 2011 ) : Now for some excellent tools: Sass (http://sass-lang.com ) Compass … Continue reading →

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Forgetting minor things (like people and maintenance)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by patrick

Müngstener Bridge over River Wupper is a beautiful old bridge built in 1894-1897. It has deteriorated because of deferred maintenance. The renovation will cost 30 million euros and only extend the bridge’s lifespan by 25 years. The bridge may have … Continue reading →

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Banking East Coast Dress Code

Posted on June 19, 2011 by patrick

From FINS, a Financial Industry website, on how to dress For Men If you are a sell-side analyst, you will be wearing a suit everyday. That means you need to invest in good-quality suits in a variety of colors. When … Continue reading →

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Installing private ruby gem in rails project using heroku

Posted on June 17, 2011 by patrick

If you have a private gem, deploying to heroku can be frustrating.. In my case, I do not have even a server so I am not looking (yet) to set up a private rubygem server. I just have another project … Continue reading →

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Sri lanka and the Us.

Posted on May 18, 2011 by patrick

Tim Geithner talks about how the US is declining into the 3rd world.: Here are five facts that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner offered in a speech in New York Tuesday (May 17 2011) as “context for the [fiscal] choices we … Continue reading →

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only the poor understand Jesus

Posted on May 17, 2011 by patrick

Homeless Chicago Man Donates Thousands to Down-On-Her-Luck Banker A year ago, everything was going right for a woman we’ll call Sandy. But then the world came crashing down around the 39-year-old. She lost her job. She lost her house. And … Continue reading →

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