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How To Hire a Great Developer [FLOW CHART]

2012-03-07 00:00:00 -0500

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In re. technical hiring. I agree that "proof of code" is a must.

Installing Python, virtualenv, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and IPython on Lion

2012-03-05 00:00:00 -0500

To begin, there has been some concern that users can't perform a clean install of Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) without quite a bit of hacking around with physical media. I'm happy to report that isn't true -- as long as you performed a standard Lion install first. The OSX installer (App Store link) automatically creates a "Recovery HD" partition on your hard drive, just in case something goes wrong. The partition contains just two things: Disk Utility  and the ability to run the Lion installer. To access this recovery mode, hold Command-R while your computer is starting up. Use Disk Utility to erase your hard drive, then run the installer to re-download and load Lion. When you're done, you'll have a clean install of Lion. Download your favorite browser and you're good to go. I have to say, discovering this feature was a pleasant surprise -- hats off to Apple for thinking ahead on this one.

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I don't know if I knew this. Can that recovery HD partition be burned to a CD and booted from there? Anyone?

Emma's Logo Programming

2012-03-04 00:00:00 -0500

Emma learned procedures.. and she likes that she can name parameters anything she wants.  The biggest difference between this time from the last is that she seemed really get the concepts and did much of the typing/commanding herself.

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Fruits of her labor pictured below.  She also learned about circles - angles, arcs, radius, circumference.  I love that I can introduce this stuff to her and that she is receptive.

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The Lytro camera is out, but is it a revolution or gimmick? | VentureBeat

2012-03-03 00:00:00 -0500

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This first Lytro-based camera ushers in a new age of photography. The article is quick to point out the (im)practicality of this first model. Still I have to believe that this technology is a game changer for how we take photographs in the digital age. The implementation will improve. New image file formats will be supported etc.

Google Privacy Policy Update - YouTube

2012-03-03 00:00:00 -0500

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