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I kind of like Mathematica’s syntax of ESC-shorthand-ESC for inputting non-ascii characters. Not quick, but definitely readable.

KeyRemap4Macbook I’ve enabled “Simultaneous Key Presses” which allow me to use F+H/J/K/L instead of arrow keys. It takes a little getting used to, but I find myself hardly ever nee…

I tried a free two month trial of this a couple years ago. It was right around this time too. Prime is incredibly useful for ordering textbooks.

This is definitely a hacky way to go. I just tried it with Matz’s Ruby book. Reading it with Stanza on OSX is just about the ugliest digital reading experience outside of scanned t…

Here is my train of thought so far... Storing normalized citations Pros: easy to search through with fine granularity; Cons: Difficult to maintain schema; difficult to enter semant…

For those who have just purchased Transmit 4, it has been overhauled with many Applescript additions. Using that on Snow Leopard, it would be very easy to create your own contextua…

> Maybe the best example are the gloves that Downey wore--which were no thicker than a dime, and could be worn for hours without getting so hot that the dude needed some Colombian …

I would rather it just cost less as opposed to entirely free. If there were a paid alternative to GMail, I would move away from that too. Paying for something reduces the likelihoo…

From the Carbonite Backup Bouncer test: One of backup-bouncer's tests is called "combo-tests" where it tests several different file metadata types on the same file. Carbonite didn'…

It will take place over the course of one summer. I want to take part because undergraduate (paid!) research sounds very rewarding. However, I don’t really have many ideas. My prof…

Here’s the thing: developing for the iPhone means that you are developing for any browser that supports web standards. Why bend over backwards for browsers on phones with archaic w…

Doesn’t that stop a user from using copy and paste?