Category: Technology

I work in technology sector. And I do round a clock, not only from 9 to 5. It is my bread and butter, it is my hobby, it is the fascination of my life. And with the current rate of change particular in information technology (IT), there is always something new to learn, to try, to talk about. I often post news, thoughts, and reviews. And when I do, this is the category I use.

10,000 tweets

I just noticed that my Twitter stream has passed 10,000 tweets.  Here is an obligatory screenshot.

Of course, not all of these were handcrafted – there were plenty of automated tweets from Delicious, Evernote, YouTube, and even Flickr.  Many are simply automated notifications of blog posts on this site.  But still, a good chunk of them were either written by hand, or thought of before pushing a button one of those connected services.  Not that that’s a particularly large number of tweets either – but it felt like a milestone.  There aren’t so many things that I’ve done 10,000 times off.  So here’s one.

I had to edit a few files remotely today, and, boy…

I had to edit a few files remotely today, and, boy, does Vim shine over ssh connection while working on a weird touch-screen keyboard of an Android phone!  I caught myself thinking that modal editing was invented for mobile devices, where the multi-touch is limited (hence the key-combination shortcuts), and there is a total or partial absence of control and functional keys.

Religious programming

Here is a snippet of discussion I had with a colleague today.  I thought it was funny:

[2:59 PM] Him: this is your prob:
[2:59 PM] * Him sent file IMG_04092012_145925.png.
[2:59 PM] Him: “&” is not valid char in xml
[3:00 PM] Me: hmm
[3:00 PM] Me: how do you know? :)
[3:00 PM] Him: i prayed to the lord and he showed me the way
[3:00 PM] Him: you didn’t, right?
[3:01 PM] Me: I have a different lord apparently :)
[3:01 PM] Him: your lord is not a programmer!
[3:01 PM] Me: no, my lord can parse & in xml just fine … your lord is a pussy :)
[3:02 PM] Him: lol!!