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PopClip, an iOS-style popup menu for selected text — CV13
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PopClip, an iOS-style popup menu for selected text. Friday, October 03, 2014. If you ever wanted your Mac to behave like your iPhone whenever you select text (i.e. automatically show a pop-over menu to cut/copy/paste the selected text), then PopClip. Has you covered. There seems to be a large library of extensions. That let you shuffle off the selected text to other apps and services. Larr; Review of “Sustainability, Energy, and Architecture” by Ali Sayigh, Elsevier / Academic Press.
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MIPS to compete with ARM — CV13
http://www.cv13.net/2014/09/mips-to-compete-with-arm
MIPS to compete with ARM. Sunday, September 14, 2014. Looks like there will be some more competition in the mobile SoC space thanks to a company whose name is likely only familiar to older geeks. MIPS previously acquired by Imagination Technologies is launching an CPU family to compete with ARM. Since Imagination Technologies is well known for its PowerVR mobile GPUs (used by Apple and many others), they are promising aggressive pricing on CPU/GPU combos. Three immediate thoughts on this:.
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Review of “Sustainability, Energy, and Architecture” by Ali Sayigh, Elsevier / Academic Press — CV13
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Review of “Sustainability, Energy, and Architecture” by Ali Sayigh, Elsevier / Academic Press. Monday, September 22, 2014. With low-energy/sustainable buildings becoming ever more in-demand and necessary for reducing emissions, what exactly goes into making a building ‘green’? By reading Sustainability, Energy, and Architecture (edited by Ali Sayigh). It’s possible to get a sense as to the many ways one can achieve a sustainable structure. Unfortunately, as with the previous Elsevier anthology I reviewed.
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Review of “Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid” by Eric D. Knapp and Raj Samani, Elsevier / Syngress — CV13
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Review of “Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid” by Eric D. Knapp and Raj Samani, Elsevier / Syngress. Thursday, September 05, 2013. Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid. Was to learn enough about how the smart grid is implemented so I can have more informed conversations with friends and colleagues about the role that policy could play in facilitating the deployment of smart grid technologies and addressing some of the concerns that the authors raise. An app store for the electrical grid.
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Articles — CV13
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Oct 03, 2014. Oct 03, 2014. New desktop monitor tech on the way. Sep 22, 2014. Review of “Sustainability, Energy, and Architecture” by Ali Sayigh, Elsevier / Academic Press. Sep 10, 2014. Fixing time drift in 10.9 Mavericks. Sep 08, 2014. Praise for a small iPhone. Sep 05, 2013. Review of “Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid” by Eric D. Knapp and Raj Samani, Elsevier / Syngress. Aug 30, 2013. Review of “Absolute OpenBSD” by Michael W. Lucas, No Starch Press. Jul 21, 2013. Mar 31, 2013. Mar 10, 2013.
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New desktop monitor tech on the way — CV13
http://www.cv13.net/2014/10/desktop-monitor-tech
New desktop monitor tech on the way. Friday, October 03, 2014. Until recently, progress in the desktop monitor segment over the past few years was glacial at best. To get a sense of the stagnation, Apple announced a 30" flagship monitor in 2004. With a resolution of 2560 x 1600. Today, Apple’s current flagship. Is only 27" and has a. Now, at last, it looks like there are some substantial improvements to monitor technology and specs in the pipeline. Here is a sampling of what’s in store:. There is even so...
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5-day namespace collision — CV13
http://www.cv13.net/2014/09/5-day-namespace-collision
Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Within a span of 5 days, I came across two projects named Mjolnir. One is an automation/configuration tool for OS X. While the other is an implementation of Clojure on top of LLVM. I was initially confused as to why such a specific name would be used twice, but Wikipedia tells me it’s the name of Thor’s hammer. In Norse mythology, so in retrospect I suppose it’s not too surprising. Larr; MIPS to compete with ARM. 2011-2014 Roy Legaard, Jr.
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About CV13 — CV13
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CV13 is a personal site created by Roy Legaard, Jr. A longtime tech geek with an academic background in environmental policy and economics. Accordingly, I write about the intersection of technology, sustainability, and the policies that can help or hinder our progress in these areas. The primary goal is to provide readers with relevant information, current events, and the occasional essay regarding these topics. Anything from smart grids to Mac geekery is fair game. CV13 adopts the Kottke.