Writing
Essays & notes
On systems, business, software, and building a life on purpose.
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Google Talk Notification Extensions
This document describes the XMPP extensions that notify clients about email in their Gmail account. Google does not intend for this extension…
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Youtube Query String Arguments
These are the query string parameters (also called arguments) that get tagged at the end of a Youtube URL. They are the…
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Google Mail (Gmail) Query String Parameters
Gmail Query String Parameters To pass these Gmail query string parameters on to Google Mail, simply paste the query into Gmail’s search…
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Google Video Query String Parameters
Google Video is no longer a supported Google product, but it’s videos can still be edited by changing their query string parameters.…
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Are you just going to stand there?
I was standing with my family, talking and waiting for the parade to start. It was that time of year again. The…
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Generation X, Y – Two Letters, Two Jobs
I’ve noticed a trend in our generation (the subset between Generation X and Y, The MTV Generation): two jobs. Almost everyone I…
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7 Ways to Grow the Action Habit
People at the top of every profession share one quality — they get things done. This ability supercedes intelligence, talent, and connections…
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Six Degrees of Owen Wilson
As the number of movies Kevin Bacon does narrows down, the new “Kevin Bacon” appears to be Owen Wilson. Owen is found…
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Proximity VS. Technology
A Review of the Tim Harford Article in WIRED 16.02 “In theory, technology should allow new-economy firms to prosper as easily in…