The other day while playing around with my AWS RDS account, I realized that I left an RDS-large instance running for about 6 months. It had nothing in it, but it was turned on. It was costing me about $500 a month, but I had no idea because I pay my amazon account automatically, and… Continue reading Amazon Web Services is awesome
I didn’t get the job
A long time ago I interviewed for a programming job, they gave me a programming task to complete. Here was my implementation: http://rover.heroku.com/ They didn’t offer me the job. My feelings were hurt.
bikini atoll
Watching a documentary on this very interesting place. Don’t want to forget it. Beautiful tropical island you say? Let’s blow it up with a nuclear bomb…
A website with an hours of operation
I probably wouldn’t believe this if I didn’t see it for myself. But here it, the social security website actually closes at night….
President Reagan and the Environment
Saw an interesting documentary today on American Experiences about the environmental movement in America. One thing I learned from it was how Reagan basically ruined the forward momentum we were making with environmental issues in America. http://www.thedailygreen.com/print-this/presidents-worst-environmental-records-460808?page=all http://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/02/us/reagan-and-environment-to-many-a-stalemate.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Because of his legacy, lawmakers can’t even talk about environmentalism in this country without being called… Continue reading President Reagan and the Environment
Starbucks: the good life
Every time go to Starbucks, I get this uncomfortable feeling that these are the best days of my life. It’s not because I have some unhealthy love for Starbucks, but because in the back of my mind I feel like the fact that I can go to Starbucks and order over-priced coffee and treats any… Continue reading Starbucks: the good life
How to get Google Apps for free
Note: This post is about how to get google’s business productivity suite — not google play apps. If you are here for Google Play apps, you’re in the wrong place, sorry. A while back, google shut down their Google Apps Standard tier account. It was a great service that allowed you to easily mange services… Continue reading How to get Google Apps for free
Gun Control
I am not really for gun control. Mainly because I think the NRA has tricked so many Americans into believing that guns are a necessity to live like it’s food and water. Taking guns away from these people would be a nightmare for our society. If we want to do that, it would take years… Continue reading Gun Control
How to play any video format with the AppleTV 3 from the command line
I finally bit the bullet and bought an ATV3 after nearly a year of holding out and trying other media players (Google TV, WD, Roku). I finally caved and bought the ATV3 because of how seamlessly it is integrated into all the other Apple products: iPhone, iPad. Surprisingly, the one thing that the ATV3 does… Continue reading How to play any video format with the AppleTV 3 from the command line
Google Nexus 4 Camera sucks
I got my google nexus 4 phone about a month ago. I have two complaints. 1. The battery life is terrible. Absolutely terrible. It can not last more than 1 hour of use. I would go to the mall with my wife, and stand around playing on my phone while she shops. By the end… Continue reading Google Nexus 4 Camera sucks