April 2008
28 posts
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you...
– Live life inspired by Mark Twain
Tip: Stop Focusing on Visionaries →
I often enjoy this blog - and even got round to purchasing some of their products - they’re awsome. But this article resonated in me - especially the bit about being visionary about something and being frustrated when folks around you just don’t see it at all. Or of they see it - then they default their view to the safe option.
The good advice in this post was to wait a week...
Morgan Stanley’s March Internet Trends Report: Social Applications Dominating
From my understanding it seems in 2005 only 2 of the top 10 websites (in terms of traffic) were of a “social” nature.
Now in 2008, 7 out of the top 10 are social by nature.
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Dipity →
Typetester – Compare fonts for the screen →
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The Mighty Google
For fault tolerance, Google uses GFS or distributed disk storage. Every piece of data is replicated three times. If one machine dies, a master redistributes the data to a new server. There are around 200 clusters (some with over 5 PB of disk space on 500 machines). The Big Table is used for distributed memory. The largest cells in the Big Table are 700 TB, spread over 2000 machines. MapReduce...
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7 Incredibly Useful Tools for Evaluating a Web... →
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
– Quote - John D. Rockefeller
I guess that makes Zimbabwe a steal at the moment.
Fireworkx are proud parents - RightClick is born Friday 11th April 2008.
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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
– W. C. Fields
This guy is pretty funny.
From big oil to big wind →
Whoah, I love this guys thinking.
Seems we need one of ‘em T Boone Pickens right here in SA.
Online Invitations, party planning and event... →
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Mahatma Gandhi said that these 7 things will...
Wealth Without Work
Pleasure Without Conscience
Knowledge Without Character
Business Without Morality
Science Without Humanity
Religion Without Sacrifice
Politics Without Principle
Whatcha think?
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101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve... →