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Apple & MatSci

Like every other geek in the bay, I eagerly followed the SteveNote on Monday, and I’ve gotta say, the new iPhone is quite a device. As of right now I’m not terribly impressed with the software. I think android’s still winning that race, but I don’t think that’s where Apple’s really competing. What caught me

The Ubiquitous Web And Local Knowledge

Or, why it’s still good to know people. (I’m aware this is an “obvious-man” sort of post, but I think it’s interesting to consider the limits of the info-god as we rely increasingly on smartphones and ubiquitous data.) I’ve been living in San Francisco for almost 8 months now. I’m starting to get a pretty

Revisiting the iFamily

The last time I posted about the Droid, I placed multitasking as my only significant caveat: Ultimately, while I’m a big fan of my Droid, if the iPhone gets multitasking, I’m going to have a hard time not switching. The arguments about open development aren’t enticing to me – the apps I’m missing on the

Quick script: Easy passwordless SSH setup

This is a quick one – I work almost entirely on remote servers via SSH & SFTP at this point, so passwordless SSH is a huge timesaver. The setup is easy, but it’s a few steps and I always forget how to do it. I threw together this bash script to make it easier –