The latest changes to Google search, wherein they merge Google+ non-public results into search results, are the last straw. I've switched my default browser search engine to Bing.
iPad diagramming
I often need to diagram things at work. It's usually something like a system block diagram, a gnarly code problem, or client-server interactions. Sometimes it's just a list of things I'm comparing. Whatever the diagram is, I need to the keep it around for a while. And refer to it, scribble on it, and update … Continue reading iPad diagramming
IP Street’s Senior Developer opening now more about Search, less about Python/Django
After some job market feedback and chin-scratching, I've changed our Senior Developer opening's job description. Now it's less about Python or Django, and more about search technologies, specifically full-text and LSI search. We hope candidates will have some experience with Python or Django, but search technology experience (e.g., tuning, tokenizers, parsers, relevancy rank tweaking, aggregates and pivots) in … Continue reading IP Street’s Senior Developer opening now more about Search, less about Python/Django
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 48,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 18 sold-out performances for that many people to … Continue reading 2011 in review
IP Street will consider more than three Django developers
My Senior Developer job description had an embarrassing mistake. It asked for 7+ years experience in Python and Django, which, as a commenter noted, limited the candidate pool to about three people on the entire planet. I've fixed my goof. We're nominally looking for at least seven years of Python experience, and at least three … Continue reading IP Street will consider more than three Django developers
IP Street is looking for a Senior UI Developer
...and here's the Senior UI Developer opening: Founded in 2009, IP Street develops and markets software to help corporations, law firms, financial research firms, and government agencies better analyze patent-related information. Our goal is to make IP data easy to get, use, and understand, so everyone can have access to high quality and transparent information. … Continue reading IP Street is looking for a Senior UI Developer
IP Street is looking for a Senior Developer
We're looking to hire two lucky people who desire fame and fortune. Here's the Senior Developer opening: Founded in 2009, IP Street develops and markets software to help corporations, law firms, financial research firms, and government agencies better analyze patent-related information. Our goal is to make IP data easy to get, use, and understand, so … Continue reading IP Street is looking for a Senior Developer
WaveCradle: Passive iPhone amplification
I just bought a blue WaveCradle. It passively amplifies the iPhone's speaker. What it really does is look cool and redirect the sound output. Whatever. It works, I like it, so there you go.
iTunes Genius Playlist creation comes and goes
Since upgrading my iPhone to iOS 5 and subscribing to iMatch, I've noticed that Playlists | Genius Playlist sometimes disappears from the Music app. Sometimes the menu item is there, and sometimes it's not. Has anyone else seen this?
Rackspace changed Ubuntu bits without telling users
tl;dr Rackspace changed their Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) server image without telling their customers. Our installation scripts unexpectedly broke. In the cloud, the rug can be pulled out from underneath you without warning, even in a very simple setup. The Story My employer is a small shop, and we use Rackspace Cloud Servers for our QA and Production systems. … Continue reading Rackspace changed Ubuntu bits without telling users
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