cmarshall

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by cmarshall 15y ago
Running Redis on the same server still adds overhead to the system, to store an object in a map that's on the Java heap doesn't require any inter-process communication or serialization. Plus it's another point of failure, what if the Redis
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by cmarshall 15y ago
The polymer notes[1] we use in Australia (and also print for several other countries) have been around for about 18 years now and have very low rates of counterfeiting due to the number of security features built in[2]. The notes do cost mo
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by cmarshall 15y ago
You can use tools in your browser such as FireBug http://getfirebug.com/ or YSlow http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/ , which will show the time it takes to download each component using your connection. There's also tools such as this h
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by cmarshall 15y ago
There's a similar geographically accurate map on wikimedia, but without the simplifications, such as making the section of the circle/district line through from Notting Hill Gate to Edgware Road straight. Removing some of the curves and the
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by cmarshall 15y ago
The 500MHz processor in the original Pre really does hold back WebOS. Running an overclocked custom kernel, I have mine set at 1GHz, makes a huge difference to the usability and surprisingly doesn't reduce battery life by much (which is par
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by cmarshall 15y ago
Engadget reviewed the UK edition of the Transformer in April and seemed to generally like it. http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/asus-eee-pad-transformer-...
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by cmarshall 15y ago
He works around this by reading the email himself first, clicking the option to always display images from the sending email address and then starring it so the email is always at the top of his inbox even though it has been read. I suppose
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by cmarshall 15y ago
Not exactly the same circumstances, but in the UK BAA has been forced to sell airports for less than they wanted due to a government body ruling to increase competition http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/21/baa-sells-gat...
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by cmarshall 16y ago
I think part of the reason that dropbox's video works so well is it shows you how dropbox solves a problem, if they just had a technical demo of how their stuff synchronises files then techies would see it and realise how it was useful, but
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by cmarshall 16y ago
Getting your first job in a field can be a pain, if I had a dollar for every time I saw an ad for a graduate position that wanted experience that you could only get by already having a similar job, I'd have been able to retire early... Comp