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Yearly Archives: 2010

Automated Backups with Tarsnap

December 12, 2010 at 20.14

I remember reading about Tarsnap a couple of years ago, back when it was only an idea. I wasn’t too convinced about using a service that was in beta to back up my data, but I recently rediscovered that it had graduated to a full-blown product and signed up immediately. Tarsnap is an encrypted backup … (Continue reading →)

By Thomas Upton | Posted in Articles, Code, Howto, Software | Comments (3)

Pastebin From The Command-line

December 11, 2010 at 14.42

Pastebin.com is a utility for sharing snippets of text with anyone. The service is simple: go to pastebin.com, paste your text, click submit, and share the link. It’s useful for sharing time-saving snippets with you team, or for an impromptu, informal code review of changes that for one reason or another haven’t been committed yet … (Continue reading →)

By Thomas Upton | Posted in Articles, Code, Howto, Software, Webapps | Comments (0)

Instapaper

November 28, 2010 at 16.10

Countless times, I have come across a piece of long-form writing that I just don’t have time to read at that moment. I used to just keep the link in question open in a tab for days and never actually get around to reading it. Sometimes I would bookmark it using Delicious, which helped me … (Continue reading →)

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The (Last) Year In Music — The Rest

September 18, 2010 at 23.54

I suck at writing, and I suck even more at writing often. Here’s the rest of the list of my favorite music from 2009: Number four: The Great Misdirect by Between The Buried And Me Incredible work from the always-reliable technical metal group. This is an album for serious guitar and bass aficionados; the talent … (Continue reading →)

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The Year In Music — Number Five: I And Love And You by The Avett Brothers

May 15, 2010 at 15.06

I first heard The Avett Brothers on a mix CD that a friend and I were listening to in the car. Talk on Indolence came on, and we both looked at each other in amazement. I begged him to find out from the friend who made the mix who these guys were and if they … (Continue reading →)

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