Just got a new laptop, a ThinkPad T520, and I’m running Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) With no additional drivers, the wireless (RealTek 8188ce) would work somewhat intermittently. Sometimes it was great, and other times it wouldn’t associate at all. The correct fix is to connect to a wired network, then add a PPA for the RealTek [...]
Continue Reading →Imagine that you wanted to subvert an election. What do I mean by “subvert”? I mean, that you wanted everyone involved in the process to think that it was a fair majority, but in fact, it was not. Let’s go through some options on how to make this happen. Here are some quick parameters for [...]
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I had these instructions written up in about 2002 (at least that’s the timestamp on the HTML) and I’ve since nuked that section of my site, so I’m replicating it here. If you want that “simulated HDR” look in your photos, here’s an easy way to get it: Create 3 layer copies of your original [...]
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My thoughts and prayers today are going out to family and friends of Googler and namesake Steve Lacey who passed away this weekend. You’ll be sadly missed.
Continue Reading →I’ve taken a thin vertical slice of two Google properties below, and horizontally tiled it. This accentuates how out of place the black bar looks in the Chrome world of blue & white. I wonder how Google is going to address this branding inconsistency across it’s products.
Continue Reading →I’ve been thinking a lot about hackers, stolenpasswords, rainbow tables, and credit card numbers in databases. But, the question remains: ”How should I store credit card numbers in a database for maximum user security?” Typically, user authentication for web sites looks like this: User types username & password into text box on a web page. [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s what you need to do Django development on Windows 7. As I go through the install, I’m writing down all the steps to make sure that I don’t miss any. I’m going to focus on: Python 2.7.1 from python.org virtualenv (manages python packages and dependencies) Visual Studio 2008 (for compiling Python addons) PostgreSQL 8.4 [...]
Continue Reading →What will happen if you use your phone’s QR code scanner to try to scan a QR code that’s not static? For example, what if you implemented a clock as a QR code?
Continue Reading →Was working through some git error messages generated by pip installs of some Python code, and found that the issue was caused by this error: $ git pull You are not currently on a branch, so I cannot use any ‘branch.<branchname>.merge’ in your configuration file. Please specify which remote branch you want to use on [...]
Continue Reading →I worked at Google from 2005-2010, and saw the company go through many changes, and a huge increase in staff. Most importantly, I saw the company go from a place where engineers were seen as violent disruptors and innovators, to a place where doing things “The Google Way” was king, and where thinking outside the [...]
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