So I’m doing 3 things..

I have a huge project backlog to complete before going to Australia that is taking up 100% of my time… and I’m sleeping 4-5 hours a night trying to get it done.

I am listening to this which helps getting it done:

I am running for 1.5-2 hours in the evening along the south eastern canals of Beijing below the traffic line to compensate for the poor diet and little sleep. This is the only break I get during the day. I’m sitting at 82 kilos and 9% body fat so in shape but the lack of sleep is killing me.

Ok 4 things, still reading the book on Nginx as I have some server Gateway woes as well as foreign DNS issues with my hosting provider, Candis, who don’t seem to respond to support emails.

Ok 5, moved into a new apartment which was pure hell but comes with  a real little office with sliding doors and a little outside area. If only there was a proper supermarket in the area…. dreading going to W*A*L*L*M*A*R*T. I promised myself I never would….

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A book I’m reading: Nginx HTTP Server

So I’m all up in Nginx at the moment. It’s smooth as silk on pages and a low overhead. I wish it came in a  package friendly version like MAMP on a mac but heyyyy, the setup isn’t that difficult anyway.

However I have not delved into scalability and one of my customers will need it shortly so luckily I have the chance to review this little gem Nginx HTTP Server. Oddly enough the author is in China as well… as far as I’ve worked out.

It’s a good read so far, I’m trying to fit it in between website launches, designs british council, red travel and finding a new apartment. Needless to say I’m burning the candle at both ends….

Stay tuned…

–Ryan out.

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Chinese / simplified / traditional / fonts – yey

http://www.yaomao.com/sort/sort85_indate_desc_1.html

http://www.7880.com/Download/category-164-1.html

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If you didn’t know already…

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http://designshack.co.uk/articles/graphics/the-designers-guide-to-taking-better-photos

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Finger painting on the iPad

I wish I could do it with a paint brush let alone an iPad.

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W3C Core Styles

The W3C Core Styles offer authors an easy way to start using style sheets without becoming designers. By adding a link in the head of your documents, a CSS browser will fetch the style sheet of your choice from W3C’s server when it encounters your document. A non-CSS browser will display the HTML document like it always did.

Cool so post here. …and the styles here.

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Actually… this is very cool…. “exploring ways to become a better thinker”

This wiki is a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker. Topics that can be explored here include MemoryTechniques, MentalMath, CriticalThinking, BrainStorming, ShorthandSystems, NotebookSystems, and SmartDrugs. Other relevant topics are also welcome.

Visit: http://www.ludism.org/mentat …  Can’t wait for the book…

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Yey – Tabs on Top: Firefox 4

Finally, tabs on top :)   Safari 6 will be next .. ;-)

Tabs on top; Firefox 4

Tabs on top; Firefox 4

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Chrome 6.0.466.4 dev mac has tab mouse highlighting

Hard to demonstrate with such low lighting but when the mouse goes over the tabbed area the light follows under it :)

Chrome hoverlight


Chrome hoverlight

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internet penetration

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