Space Heater

Posted by John Minnihan - 26/01/09 at 03:01:00 pm

Sometimes this stuff just comes to me & I have no choice.

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Ajax Logfile Viewer – revisited

Posted by John Minnihan - 24/01/09 at 08:01:55 am

Almost two years ago, I wrote a log file viewer that asynchronously tails a log file & updates a <div> inside a a page.  As a courtesy to other engineers, I posted about it.

The funny thing about that is, although it is one of my most widely *viewed* posts, there are only a few comments.  This leads me to conclude that the highly technical software engineers who’ve arrived at the post via a search are very interested in learning how I’ve done it (check here for the post & you’ll see an explanation, the source code & a working example), but they aren’t interested in having a conversation. 

Someone else1 pointed out that Google searches dropped off dramatically during Obama’s Inauguration, while both Twitter & Facebook usage skyrocketed.  This elicits the position that search is not a social application; it is performed as & when needed purely for information.  I’m fascinated by the very real anecdotal evidence of this in my own server logs.

1 Sarah Lacey http://www.sarahlacy.com/sarahlacy/2009/01/google-dethroned.html

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Welcome Mr President

Posted by John Minnihan - 20/01/09 at 02:01:44 pm

Even if we never meet in person, I already feel like we’re old friends. Welcome, Mr. President. We’ve been waiting for you.

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Bono talks about U2′s performance last night

Posted by John Minnihan - 19/01/09 at 02:01:03 pm

I received a hat-tip about this video in an email from Josh Peck of ONE.org. 

So many people – worldwide – have their hopes pinned to Obama’s presidency.  This is both inspiring & a bit daunting.

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Twitter’s impact on my 2008

Posted by John Minnihan - 01/01/09 at 10:01:55 am

For those who’ve been around me for more than a few minutes, you know that I like to be silly, enjoy a great diversity of music, have deep loyalty to family & friends, know a bit about technology, and have strong opinions on almost everything (just ask me).

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