About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
Turns out MySQL’s InnoDB engine isn’t (by default) very enthusiastic to give back disk space if after mass deletions (say, a DELETE * or a TRUNCATE TABLE). The fix is a little unsettling, but it’s also simple (and with a modestly size db – fast). Back up the db (you should doing this anyway, but …
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“No matter how crappy a library’s relationship with a print publisher might be, the publisher couldn’t force them to destroy the books in their collections after 26 checkouts.” – Cory Docotorw
Today’s meeting free. I’ve blocked off the entire day to work on 1 thing. A little voice told me to hit play on my All Too Much Joy playlist. Perfect. If I hit the milestone early, I think I’ll pull UHF off the Netflix. My favorite lyric from today’s TMJ all discography listening session comes …
“Developers are familiar with the idea of bugs that never get fixed. They’re called features.” – Dave Winer
Oh sure – I’ve 3 Large Strongspaces backing up all my websites and working files nightly. I’ve also got a 2TB Western Digital drive pulling nightly backups from all the computers in the house. Plus, a couple portable drives for the road. To that mix, I’ve added a SentrySafe Fire-Safe Waterproof Data Storage Chest with …
“Martin Van Buren was a big part of OK’s initial takeoff” “Van Buren’s unsuccessful reelection campaign in 1840 is regarded by etymologists as instrumental in the popularization of the word ‘OK’. In the context of the campaign, the initialism was used as a nickname for Van Buren and stood for ‘Old Kinderhook,’ which was a …
“The internet is for humans… We are always saying that, but the only file we generate is one full of additional information for the searchbots: robots.txt. Then why not doing one for ourselves?”
More good stuff from Derek Sivers
I’ve been working with the Star Tribune on a number of very exciting new projects. The first of these project is an ebook version of Pinecone Passions -the short romance story written by the Star Tribune community for Valentines day, 2011. It’s now available in the Amazon Kindle store for $2.99 – with other ebook …
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Users insights can’t predict future demand… User-centered processes stifles creativity… User focus makes companies miss out on disruptive innovations… User-led design leads to sameness…. – Jens Martin Skibsted and Rasmus Bech Hansen.