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Re: Hey Toronto, Want To Reduce Traffic? Invest In Telecommuting

shey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:39:56 -0000

I think the trust factor can be overcome by monitoring and evaluating results -- are tasks being completed? Are they up to par? Is communication regular and effective?

I'd rather not see Toronto turn into London -- from what I've heard, it's not exactly something to aspire to.

If we had a more effective transit system, this wouldn't be a problem. But we build subway lines where they aren't needed and put poorly manage the bus routes.

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:55:50 -0000

Why stop? You're making some really key points here. Social media sites like Twitter and Friendfeed only emphasize the conundrum of the so-called "wisdom of the crowd". Without discussion and consideration of viewpoints, how do evaluate merit? Without that, it just ends up being a popularity contest.

I totally agree with you on the newspaper websites -- I've seen opinions from all kinds of angles there.

Re: Hey Toronto, Want To Reduce Traffic? Invest In Telecommuting

shey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:02 -0000

Thanks for sharing your perspective :)

Re: Hey Toronto, Want To Reduce Traffic? Invest In Telecommuting

shey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:36:23 -0000

Thanks Shevone, do you have a link to that article?

Re: Scribkin’s WordPress Plugins - Let Me Show You Them

eng1ne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:42 -0000

I actually wrote this post over a year ago (5-17-08 to be precise) so the site has undergone many changes since then. Onle of the last changes I made was to go with a very light theme with no CSS so that people could choose their own font via their browser preference.

However, that doesn't mean I'm not using *any* plugins now.. In fact, I currently have 33 active plugins, including: Add to Any, Akismet, All In One SEO, Disqus and more.

Hm, I could probably stand to get rid of some of the older ones, though.

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:16:35 -0000

Definitely a concern as well. I think interaction has decreased since the Facebook announcement, but it's been downhill since before then.

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:12:25 -0000

You're absolutely right Shevonne, I think the lack of diversity is a contributor, not necessarily the root of the problem.

Scoble and I use the site for different purposes and objectives, so we expect different things out of it.

Thanks :)

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:06:50 -0000

Scoble has a lot to answer for in his own behaviour. I'm not agreeing with his behaviour, just his sentiment about chatroom/forum problem

Re: http://yuvi.in/blog/anatomy-of-an-impromptu-hackathon-git-vs-svn.html

yuvipanda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:54:00 -0000

XAMPP++! I remember I bolted mod_wsgi on to that and made it run django :D
Fun times.

Re: http://yuvi.in/blog/anatomy-of-an-impromptu-hackathon-git-vs-svn.html

yuvipanda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:07:43 -0000

Wow, thanks :)

Learning a lot of languages is a *very* good thing. But learn more than just
the syntax - learn the culture, 'the way' of doing things. My python looked
a lot like my C# for the first few months. Reading other people's code, and
fixing bugs in them helps a lot, as does starting your own project in one of
the languages you are learning.

Infact, writing a piece of code you are going to use everyday in a language
is the best way to learn it's culture.

Re: What I learnt from the Hackfest at IITM | YuviSense

yuvipanda — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:34:57 -0000

Nobody can claim to know anything till they've written/contributed
significantly to a project of non-trivial size in that language. I still
haven't done it for C. I should. Suggestions anyone?

Re: What I learnt from the Hackfest at IITM | YuviSense

yuvipanda — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:38:23 -0000

I tried K&R - but gave up after the first chapter. Feels way too basic. Maybe I should skip some chapters the next time I try :)

Re: What I learnt from the Hackfest at IITM | YuviSense

yuvipanda — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:03:46 -0000

Scheme. I tried learning Scheme. About four times. And I've given up each
time. Maybe I'll do it some day - I learnt python on my 4th attempt at it :)

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/09/find-similar-people-and-interests-with.html

koltregaskes — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:22:08 -0000

Yes please kolint at gmail dot com.:-)

Re: http://yuvisense.net/a-bigger-binary-heart.html

yuvipanda — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:14:33 -0000

Uhm, yeah. I posted this before on my blog, and then linked it to XKCD
too. Just that this is a 'wider' version. Maybe I should make that
clearer.

Re: http://yuvisense.net/chennai-s-concentration-camps-aka-colleges.html

yuvipanda — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:10:03 -0000

Hey, what's the deal with guys always takin a shot at the 'no chicks in chennai' thing?

Re: http://yuvisense.net/carrier-error.html

yuvipanda — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:56:22 -0000

He was about to die, no time for calling :|

Re: http://yuvisense.net/carrier-error.html

yuvipanda — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:39:27 -0000

He was about to die, no time for calling :|

Re: Not a Laughing Matter

nick_rulz — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:15:13 -0000

Even if it wasn't this is the 21st century and we're on the internet, where we're going we don't need words.

Re: http://yuvisense.net/cute-dress.html

yuvipanda — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:32:29 -0000

This is total fiction, k?

Okay, most of it is total fiction, not all of it.

I was just exaggerating!

Re: http://yuvisense.net/picks-from-autogenerated-freya-quotes-nsfw.html

yuvipanda — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:55:43 -0000

Well, mine is just 14-15 posts old (I lost my old blog :() so kinda pointless.

And besides, it wouldn't be too much fun getting code snippets in
there, would it?

Now, that gives me an idea - how 'bout running this on a piece of code? o_O

Re: http://yuvisense.net/i-m-jealous-of-her.html

yuvipanda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:05:31 -0000

That's where a real + fake one trumps just fake I guess. However, a
real + fake will probably drain out all your time and energy - keeping
one identity online itself is a huge timesink. Two? Chanceless :(

Re: http://yuvisense.net/i-m-jealous-of-her.html

yuvipanda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:29:29 -0000

I can't delete myself.

Having my real identity up has helped me *TONS*. Like, real tons. And
I'd like to keep it that way - I've got code, photographs, and some
articles online that have helped me a lot in real life.

I like being non-anonymous. It does have it's limitations (which I
hate, and which this post was about), but it does have it's advantages
too (which I enjoy)

Am looking for a middle ground. Let's see if I can make it :)

Re: http://yuvisense.net/i-m-jealous-of-her.html

yuvipanda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:31:27 -0000

So? I'm jealous of the anonymity. She can do more things than I can.

Ofcourse, she also writes much better, and can design (I can't)

Re: http://yuvisense.net/treat-of-a-lifetime.html

yuvipanda — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:43:04 -0000

lol dude. I would, if I could get proper permission from Janeway :P

Why, wanna propose to someone in a Holodeck? :P