life.
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Up Late
I always am. Thinking.
The designer of our new logo just sent in a final treatment. Wow. It’s beautiful. I can’t wait to unveil the new brand to the world. Come to think of it I will probably reveal it here first :)
I’m just staring at the logo. THIS is going to be our mark. Happy.
libevent has a handy little http library for making a simple yet scalable http server in c.
Listening to Jack Johnson.
Wondering.
Listening to that Death Cab cover again…
“there is a light and it never goes out”
Audio Quality
I’m listening to Beck’s new CD in 320 kbps. Wow, there is alot going on. I feel like I can hear again.
Funny, how we all got sold on 128kbps.
This week
is going to be absolutely crucial for our little startup. Its the week of tightening screws, like the shuttle in preparation for the long awaited takeoff.OSGi update
I spent most of the weekend coding up an idea I had. I learned a ton about OSGi and am building out a server side application (set of reusable plugins) based on the framework.
I’m not going to talk about what I’m up to until its actually gets closer to a usable state. It involves creating a base XMPP implementation and general message routing all based in OSGi. Theres a bit more to it than that but if you’re a real nerd you’ll read between the lines.
OSGi’s Declarative Services win btw.
How many followers do you have? or Am I more popular than you?
Many networks, including Tumblr, have a notion of people you follow and those who follow you. Tumblr keeps this data private thank god but other services proudly display the numbers for all to see.
Humans are desperate to quantify their existence. In today’s world, the number of followers or friends you have on a social network is becoming a standard among the self-obsessed. Its fucking sad.
People are fixated on this statistically insignificant number. Some try to make sense of the ratio of the people you follow to the people that follow you. The assumption here is that you a infinitely more cool if you follow less people than those that follow you. The logic goes like this: you’re so fucking busy being awesome that if you were to even attempt to follow the number of people that follow you a personal assistant would be required.
Also, if you someone unfollows you you shouldn’t feel sad. If you do: the machines have won.