To us, the Web is a sort of shared external memory. We do not have to remember unnecessary details: dates, sums, formulas, clauses, street names, detailed definitions. It is enough for us to have an abstract, the essence that is needed to process the information and relate it to others. Should we need the details,… Continue reading We, the Web Kids
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Measuring page speed
There is a large amount of effort spent in the networking community in an attempt to minimize latency. It would be really great if the data I transfer could take a geographically efficient route, and if the things I ask for get sent back. It turns out that reality lags a bit behind this ideal.… Continue reading Measuring page speed
Gussied Up
This site is updated a bit to fit with the fashions of the year. I was pretty happy with the general layout, but cleaned up the drop shadows, and got rid of a bunch of plugins. I’ve found myself using google+ for a lot of general content, and this blog will repost public content from… Continue reading Gussied Up
Hello world!
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The story continues
I have begun working toward a phd in Computer Science at the University of Washington. I’m having a blast so far, and have more than enough to keep me busy. As I begin to focus on specific projects I’ll keep this blog updated. At present I’m looking at network overlay schemes which retain anonymity while… Continue reading The story continues
pastat (another pulse audio utility)
I got around to writing another utility for pulse audio that I’ve been wanting. I’m calling it pastat, since it essentially works like ifstat, and prints the amplitude of the streams to each of your audio devices at regular intervals. I’ve made github the home for these utilities. Feel free to try it out, or… Continue reading pastat (another pulse audio utility)
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Gmail Contacts
I’ve successfully shepherded some interface features through launch, and it is now available in the public Gmail! Check out the my ‘official’ blog post! http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/two-improvements-to-contact-groups.html
Privacy for Chrome
An idea I’ve been toying with for the last couple days is how to mitigate some of the privacy implications of web browsing. The modern browser gives up much more of your information than it really needs to, and the game seems weighted in favor of the advertisers. Especially with the impending ‘ping’ attribute and… Continue reading Privacy for Chrome