shai.shefer

Quitting Facebook

Fri, 21 May 2010 11:05:54 -0400

I’m out - partly because of all the attention this issue is getting but also because of RescueTime being installed for 2 weeks. Too much time spent.

I have the contact information of everyone I care about, and they have mine. I’ve exported the birthday calendar (the only thing I really cared about) and now its a google calendar. I’d rather spend more of my time working and writing on this blog.

Now working from in Philly.

Thu, 20 May 2010 12:09:48 -0400

Now working from in Philly.

Photo

Thu, 20 May 2010 11:58:02 -0400

AZ to Nazi Comparisons

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:56:14 -0400

If you’re comparing illegal immigrants in the United States today with a legal jewish citizens in Germany in late 1930s you’re just as crazy as someone comparing Stalin to Obama.

I understand disagreement, but keep your logic.

Marco.org: Flash

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:25:00 -0400

Marco.org: Flash:

Adobe should refocus their iPhone-deployment goal on the future of Flash:

Establish Flash (the tool) as the premier tool for creating rich HTML5 content, the same way Photoshop is the premier tool for image manipulation and Illustrator is the premier tool for vector drawing. Adobe is in the tools…

Totally. I think it’s easy to see Flash becoming the WYSIWYG tool for javascript effects/animation as well as AJAX experiences. Maybe Adobe can develop (or improve upon) an open js framework that is tightly integrated to Flash and then allow members of the community to build plugins for jQuery and Prototype effects frameworks. Add great HTML5 and CSS3 tools and you may have a real alternative to textmate.

One can dream. :)

A thing of beauty.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:20:53 -0400

A thing of beauty.

I’ve been waiting for something like this.

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:16:56 -0400

I’ve been waiting for something like this.

Damn, Gizmodo.

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:35:42 -0400

marco:

Did you really need to publicly shame the poor guy with his full name and photo?

Don’t you think he feels bad enough already?

Did that really add anything to the story?

You just took a dark time in this man’s life — caused only by his negligence, not malice — and made it much worse. For what reason? Did you make anyone’s lives better by having done that?

Amen.

Finally listened to last Sunday’s episode.

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:11:00 -0400

Finally listened to last Sunday’s episode.

Heroku Thoughts and Wants

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:11:27 -0400

I’ve been using Heroku for a few client projects and some internal stuff and there is no doubt it’s they best way to quickly launch a Rails app. In the past I’ve used Slicehost and liked it but it got too troublesome when you’re by yourself and need to focus on development - not deployment. Heroku may be a little more expensive but the ease of use is worth every cent.

There are really only two “would likes” I have that would help development:

For convenience: A command to quickly switch between Heroku accounts (I can do this manually now by removing the keys and running a simple “heroku list” but this could definitely be condensed into one command).
For dealing with clients: Unified billing. Here’s an example: I’d like to be able to pay S3 thru Heroku. Many clients don’t understand Amazon’s S3 and their charges are almost always under a dollar. They have no idea what it’s there for or they forget. Storing a client’s billing info in Heroku and paying out services from there it would be great. Clients would get one unified bill. I’d happily pay a premium every month for a solution like that. (Off the top of my head I don’t know what other services I would use this for besides Amazon’s - which Heroku uses as well)

If you’re a lone developer using rails and aren’t using Heroku you need to start. It’s brilliant.

Srsly

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:56:29 -0400

Srsly

iAd Viewer for iPhone/iPad

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:26:00 -0400

Given the love for the iPhone and iPad, that most owners love showing off new features, and the fact that there are still a huge amount of non-owners I think the new iAds will be a source of pride for most owners.

I’d like to see free application that just goes from one ad to another. Convenient for advertisers (looking to build their own interactive ad), and iPhone owners that want to show off how much better their ads are then the static one on other phones.

Not sure Apple would allow it, but the app could even allow users to make money by viewing ads. Maybe add a PayPal link that kicks back 30% of the developers income based on views?

The new iAds have the potential to be as show-offable as apps themselves.

I love the Windows 7 ads on Dell’s site. Did you know...

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:10:54 -0400

I love the Windows 7 ads on Dell’s site. Did you know that Windows 7 lets you send your document to the right printer? How about connect to the company network?

WTF is going on with your ads Microsoft.

"Many of the great businesses of the next decade will be about making information about our behaviors..."

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:18:23 -0500

“Many of the great businesses of the next decade will be about making information about our behaviors more visible.”

- Twitter / Evan Williams

jakelodwick: I’m surprised it’s cheaper, easier to fake such...

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:06:05 -0500

jakelodwick:

I’m surprised it’s cheaper, easier to fake such ‘normal’ shots!

Stargate Studios via wedontneedroads.

"Used to be, we were innovators. We were leaders. We were builders. We were engineers. We were the..."

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:39:24 -0500

“Used to be, we were innovators. We were leaders. We were builders. We were engineers. We were the best and brightest. We were the kind of guys who, if they were running the biggest mobile network in the U.S., would say it’s not enough to be the biggest, we also want to be the best, and once they got to be the best, they’d say, How can we get even better? What can we do to be the best in the whole fucking world? What can we do that would blow people’s fucking minds? They wouldn’t have sat around wondering about ways to fuck over people who loved their product. But then something happened. Guys like you took over the phone company and all you cared about was milking profit and paying off assholes in Congress to fuck over anyone who came along with a better idea, because even though it might be great for consumers it would mean you and your lazy pals would have to get off your asses and start working again in order to keep up.”

- Fake Steve Jobs FTW

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T

Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:24 -0500

Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man...

Over Months of Secret Meetings, Comcast Won Over G.E.

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:56:11 -0500

Over Months of Secret Meetings, Comcast Won Over G.E.

mrgan: James Lipton’s beard helps teens think twice before they...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:39:49 -0500

mrgan:

James Lipton’s beard helps teens think twice before they send a nasty text message. (More at AdFreak.)

I go thru the same thought process before saying something mean to anyone who is lactose intolerant. How could I be mean to someone that can’t enjoy cheese?

Videos like this scare the bejesus out of me.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:49 -0500

Videos like this scare the bejesus out of me.