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drogus On my rough benchmarks, JRuby 1.7 on Java 7 on rails with threadsafe=t, after 30k reqs, totally outperforms Ruby 1.9.3 (~1400r/s vs ~820r/s) about 12 hours ago via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by abatalion and 21 others
@reed crime seems obvious, but gotta respect the strong move for innovation's sake. about 12 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to reed
Apple retail: scan product w/ YOUR iPhone, charge to card on file, walk out. Talk to no one. The future of CPG retail, but lonely world. about 15 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
@naval the FB IPO still scared off retail "mom&pop" folks, which is bad for entire industry, even if second market got it right. No? 6:28 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to naval
Where can I buy? #justhadbaby “@harrisj: I can just buy Sleep Offsets from a really well-rested person and it’s same as sleeping, right?” 6:25 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
naval If you must do Business Development, do it via APIs. 3:13 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone from Cow Hollow, San Francisco Retweeted by abatalion and 74 others
@rich_kilmer @ryan_owens which samichlaus? I've had 2 styles, both stellar. It's no DF120, but likewise half way b/t a beer and a bourbon. 6:17 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to rich_kilmer
davidgeary Interesting that publishers, who routinely take 90% of royalties, don't like apps because Apple takes 30% of theirs. bit.ly/LAOjZi 12:55 PM May 25th via web Retweeted by abatalion and 13 others
google maps supports hotkeys. Seems obvious, but didn't know. +/- and arrow keys. #protip 10:29 PM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
Good beers... (@ 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant w/ 6 others) 4sq.com/JvJZgr 6:30 PM May 22nd via foursquare
elonmusk Falcon flew perfectly!! Dragon in orbit, comm locked and solar arrays active!! Feels like a giant weight just came off my back :) 1:04 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by abatalion and 1763 others
I just backed gTar: The First Guitar That Anybody Can Play on @Kickstarter kck.st/Ksqi2i 7:45 PM May 21st via Tweet Button
JulesMaltz .@Facebook shows what's possible for tech startups. Reached 1B users and a $100B+ valuation in 8 years..and it won't be the last to do this. 9:50 AM May 18th via web from San Francisco, CA Retweeted by abatalion and 2 others
SteveCase Celebrating Facebook IPO today while reflecting on AOL IPO 20 years ago. Valuation was $70 million. Most thought Internet was a fad. #wrong 7:28 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by abatalion and 115 others
mhorbul OH "put whoever is deploying on call automatically" #chefconf 4:54 PM May 16th via YoruFukurou Retweeted by abatalion and 1 other
@tristanwalker "FB connect + pay by 11:22 AM May 16th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to tristanwalker
tconrad There are 2.28M engagements a year in the US. At, say, $100 a pop, this is a quarter billion dollar business: techcrunch.com/2012/05/15/pan… 10:29 AM May 16th via web Retweeted by abatalion and 2 others
GeneralMotors is pulling its FB ads minutes before FB IPO for selfish reasons. They want to keep the record for largest IPO ever. #clever 11:13 AM May 16th via Twitter for iPhone
mmayernick Congrats to @skeevis & @Contactually team! Contactually's CRM Makes Debut, $500K In Funding techcrunch.com/2012/05/16/con… via @techcrunch #dctech 10:47 AM May 16th via Tweet Button Retweeted by abatalion and 3 others
@bscofield huge congrats! Beautiful... 5:52 PM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to bscofield