September 2010
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Too Smart for Git →
I’m an SVN user, and for the most part, it makes sense. Seems that developers lately are all-about Git because Linus Torvalds himself designed and developed it for his own use in Linux, and it’s the best thing ever.
This article by Ted Dziuba is a great read for nerds who have ever used SVN and tried to wrap their heads around Git.
“The problem isn’t that Git is to...
June 2010
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SEO Is Mostly Quack Science →
THANK YOU!
I can’t believe how many people out there are making a living and running successful businesses by ripping people off with fake knowledge. Seriously, if you are an “SEO Expert” and you offer “SEO Services” without a background in web development or web design - then you are a HACK.
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May 2010
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Pandora One is Worth Every Penny
I’ve been using Pandora for years, and when they announced in 2009 that they would be offering a pay-service for a standalone Adobe Air app, I was ecstatic. For $36/year you get 192kbps streaming audio, no commercials, and uninterrupted listening for 5 hours. The unpaid version requires some interaction to make sure that you are still listening, but as a member I can just turn it on and...
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Well, I did it... I quit Facebook.
No more status updates or application messages from people I’ve hardly ever talked to in real life. No more worries about what Facebook is going to do next with my personal information.
It’s amazing how annoyed I get at people that I genuinely love, just based on their Facebook habits. So, now I have 14 days until Facebook REALLY deletes my account.
Good bye Facebook. It’s...
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Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Using Facebook →
This article spells it out pretty much exactly as I see it. Shady CEO has access to millions of users’ private data, is making a ton of money on your naivete, is potentially breaking the law with their uncouth privacy practices, etc.
And here’s a nice little followup on the original post:
Even More Reasons to Quit Using Facebook.
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How to Block Facebook's "Like" Button
If you use AdBlock, then blocking the universal Facebook “Like” button is a simple task.
Open AdBlock preferences.
From Filters menu, click Add Filter.
Paste this URL into the text field: http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?*
Apply Changes and click OK.
Note: Also, If you want to block the Facebook “Connect” boxes that hundreds of websites use, enter this...
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I dislike Facebook's universal "Like" button
As if it wasn’t already obnoxious enough to have to load half a dozen embed codes (such as YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Google Maps, Google Analytics, etc) on every single website or blog I go to, now I have to endure the Facebook “Like” button.
My dislike for Facebook has been growing ever since the CEO openly declared that he’d rather drink a warm glass of his own piss...