{"id":16162,"date":"2012-03-11T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/11\/weekly-digest-2012-03-11\/"},"modified":"2012-03-11T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-11T19:59:00","slug":"weekly-digest-2012-03-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/11\/weekly-digest-2012-03-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly digest &#8211; 2012-03-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<ul class=\"aktt_tweet_digest\">\n<li>What a day I&#039;m having today &#8230; work-wise, I&#039;ve covered till next Thursday.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176742682952073216\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I favorited a @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\" class=\"aktt_username\">YouTube<\/a> video <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/HfRqDHtO' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/HfRqDHtO<\/a> \u0412\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442, \u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0443!  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176747040951377920\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It&#039;s been a REALLY long time since I had to fix partition table by hand to bring a server up. No wonder I prefer web to hardware&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176820420635398144\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : Using sfdisk to fix partition table problems &#8211; Ubuntu Forums <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/hXaR06Ud' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/hXaR06Ud<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176834538423595008\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mashable\" class=\"aktt_username\">mashable<\/a> @LanceUlanoff C&#039;mon guys. It&#039;s just a freaking tablet. No sensation there until it cures cancer.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176917863263772672\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MiKandiStore\" class=\"aktt_username\">MiKandiStore<\/a> Since I got #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23porn\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">porn<\/a> on my phone, I stopped dragging the 40&quot; plasma around. #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23FreeHands\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">FreeHands<\/a> :-)  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176918687213817856\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some good advice on hiring programmers at Coding Horror: How to Hire a Programmer <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/NMeMeZR9' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/NMeMeZR9<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/176963119942340608\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : TapIt!\u2122 | Mobile Advertising | Promote Apps | Monetize iPhone \/ Android Traffic | Measure Performance <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/hdBkReQx' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/hdBkReQx<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177371504575643650\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : Nexage | Mobile Advertising. Demand More. <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/oXKofN8i' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/oXKofN8i<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177371502935683073\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : Flippa: The #<a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%231\" class=\"aktt_hashtag\">1<\/a> Marketplace for Buying and Selling Websites <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/5mj3MWrk' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/5mj3MWrk<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177371509768192000\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : Jumptap | The Leader In Targeted Mobile Advertising <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/yQT6Ezh0' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/yQT6Ezh0<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177371508157583361\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : AdMob | Promote Apps | Monetize Traffic | Measure Performance <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/TtHmVn3w' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/TtHmVn3w<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177371506299514882\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : More Consumers Using Tablets to Holiday Shop [Study] <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/TaNLJh1N' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/TaNLJh1N<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177387093683740672\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : WebPhone -VoIP software for the browsers <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/IUK7y5kV' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/IUK7y5kV<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177387092450615296\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarthikDot\" class=\"aktt_username\">KarthikDot<\/a> there ia better technology for fraction of the price. Look around. :-)  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177644217282203648\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarthikDot\" class=\"aktt_username\">KarthikDot<\/a> there are better user experiences out there. Mice with multiple buttons, phones with copy-paste and tablets that are standalone.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177653098565742592\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarthikDot\" class=\"aktt_username\">KarthikDot<\/a> syncing data is not the problem. Not being able ti give tablet as present to someone who does not have a computer (gramps) &#8211; is.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177654269405691905\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarthikDot\" class=\"aktt_username\">KarthikDot<\/a> Tried any Android 4 devices? They are pretty good. :-)  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177656094989107200\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KarthikDot\" class=\"aktt_username\">KarthikDot<\/a> that is incorrect. You can buy and join millions of people who have them already.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177657018805530625\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I just became the mayor of ImpreStyle Ltd on @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/foursquare\" class=\"aktt_username\">foursquare<\/a>! <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/GHuOfjWo' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/GHuOfjWo<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177784438774710274\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RT @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/goroskop12\" class=\"aktt_username\">goroskop12<\/a>: \u0412\u0441\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0442\u0438\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u0436\u0434\u0443\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0432 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u0436\u0430\u0439\u0448\u0435\u043c \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0435\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044f\u0442 \u0432 \u0443\u0436\u0430\u0441. \u042d\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043f \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c&#8230;. <a href='http:\/\/' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/<\/a> &#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/177890608264908800\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CNN says Nicosia is in Sicily, not Cyprus. Oops. | Personal blog of Chris Ergatides <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/NV4zhsUw' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/NV4zhsUw<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178021020005965824\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kushakov\" class=\"aktt_username\">kushakov<\/a> \u041f\u0430\u0440\u0434\u043e\u043d. \u0418\u043b\u0438 \u044d\u043a\u043a\u0430\u0443\u043d\u0442 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043b\u0438, \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u0442\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0435\u0448\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u043b\u0443\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f. \u041f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0440\u0443\u0431\u0430\u043b \u0432\u0441\u0451. \u0415\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 &#8211; \u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044e \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c. :)  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178024452032954368\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kushakov\" class=\"aktt_username\">kushakov<\/a> \u0445\u043c\u043c. \u0421\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043b \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0438 \u0443\u0431\u0440\u0430\u043b \u043f\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u044b, \u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435 \u044f\u0432\u043d\u043e \u0434\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445. \u0411\u0443\u0434\u0435\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178094337199046656\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I favorited a @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\" class=\"aktt_username\">YouTube<\/a> video <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/VFUm4RUZ' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/VFUm4RUZ<\/a> DEEP PURPLE &#8211; LAZY &#8211; LIVE 1972 MACHINE HEAD TOUR  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178103888820445184\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I favorited a @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\" class=\"aktt_username\">YouTube<\/a> video <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/xDhHsPwR' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/xDhHsPwR<\/a> Deep Purple &#8211; Child in Time | Live 1970  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178105770087415809\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I feel like Jeff Bezos back in 1994 &#8211; &quot;There is a better way to do this!&quot;. Albeit for a different industry.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178398634570809344\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kushakov\" class=\"aktt_username\">kushakov<\/a> \u0432\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0430&#8230;  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178398881690824704\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I just ousted @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/o_yudina\" class=\"aktt_username\">o_yudina<\/a> as the mayor of The Ship Inn on @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/foursquare\" class=\"aktt_username\">foursquare<\/a>! <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/o1zg53ay' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/o1zg53ay<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178536431352954880\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Databases .. gotta love them. 10 shops, a few 100K products, about a 100 fields per product .. and all of a sudden my laptop is slow.  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178931666688024576\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New note : Top10SQLPerformanceTips &#8211; MySQL Forge Wiki <a href='http:\/\/t.co\/fu6FTO2h' rel='nofollow'>http:\/\/t.co\/fu6FTO2h<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mamchenkov\/statuses\/178944375739531264\" class=\"aktt_tweet_time\">#<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>What a day I&#039;m having today &#8230; work-wise, I&#039;ve covered till next Thursday. # I favorited a @YouTube video http:\/\/t.co\/HfRqDHtO \u0412\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442, \u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0443! # It&#039;s been a REALLY long time since I had to fix partition table by hand to bring a server up. No wonder I prefer web to hardware&#8230; # New note &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/11\/weekly-digest-2012-03-11\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weekly digest &#8211; 2012-03-11<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-16162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7217,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2003\/08\/20\/2003-08-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":16162,"position":0},"title":"2003-08-20","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"August 20, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I've upgraded my workstation (the one in the office) to Red Hat Linux 9. It had 8.0 until now. The process itself was mostly painless until, for some strange reason, \/etc\/fstab was modified by installation to use partition LABELs instead of device names. I've seen it before and it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24284,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/02\/software-engineering-radio-cap-theorem\/","url_meta":{"origin":16162,"position":1},"title":"Software Engineering Radio : CAP Theorem","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"June 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On the way to work today I enjoyed an excellent episode of Software Engineering Radio which featured an interview with Eric Brewer, a VP of Infrastructure at Google, \u00a0probably more famous for his CAP Theorem. In theoretical computer science, the CAP theorem, also known as Brewer's theorem, states that it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9975,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/03\/15\/productivity-tip\/","url_meta":{"origin":16162,"position":2},"title":"Productivity tip","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"March 15, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a productivity tip from the you-don't-want-to-do-this department: You don't want to wait for a filesystem check to finish, when it's working on a 200 GByte partition. 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The Tao of Backup, which I linked to before, says: So, what happened? \u00a0Well,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"backup testing","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/backup-testing-500x366.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":123,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2003\/01\/20\/black-monday\/","url_meta":{"origin":16162,"position":4},"title":"Black Monday","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"January 20, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"What are the chances of running mkfs on the wrong partition and tape drive chewing up your latest backup? 1 to a mil? Well, I got that today. Luckily my \/home was on a different filesystem and was not affected. I preffered a fresh install to the tape magic. 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