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- Is this the new Google favicon?Today
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I just read this at Friendfeed. Is this really the new Google favicon?
Wonder why they keep on changing it. But I like this new one better.
- Facebook is bigger than Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Turkey combinedYesterday
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Yes you are reading that right, Facebook is bigger than Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Turkey combined in terms of population. Facebook has a staggering count of 150 million users according to Mark Zuckerberg (Founder, Facebook).
Country population breakdown:
Turkey - 71,892,808
Canada - 33,515,000
Australia - 21,468,700
New Zealand - 4,280,000
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Total 131,246,508*That, my friend, is really impressive! It makes you wonder how they keep their systems running smoothly, how they scale up rapidly.
Facebook has more than 10,000 servers and leverages mostly open-source software across a distributed architecture, with thousands of MySQL instances. “It’s almost a new challenge every day,”
Jonathan Heiliger (Vice President of Technical Operations, Facebook)
CNET interviewThat’s not the only thing, Facebook has more than 10 billion photos! Some additional stats:
- 2-3 Terabytes of photos a
- My FriendFeed Stats (01.08.09)Yesterday
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- Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors And a Letter from Steve JobsJanuary 5
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In case you missed it, here they are:
Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors
It is widely recognized both inside and outside of Apple that Steve Jobs is one of the most talented and effective CEOs in the world.
As we have said before, if there ever comes a day when Steve wants to retire or for other reasons cannot continue to fulfill his duties as Apple’s CEO, you will know it.
Apple is very lucky to have Steve as its leader and CEO, and he deserves our complete and unwavering support during his recuperation. He most certainly has that from Apple and its Board.
Press Contact:
Steve Dowling Apple
dowling@apple.com
(408) 974-1896Finally, they one from Steve Jobs himself:
Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Dear Apple Community,
For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.
Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.
I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.
As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a myste
- 3 Smart Things About Sleeping LateDecember 30 2008
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I read this from Wired. Very informative. Re-sharing.
1 // You may need more sleep than you think.
Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found that people who slept eight hours and then claimed they were "well rested" actually performed better and were more alert if they slept another two hours. That figures. Until the invention of the lightbulb (damn you, Edison!), the average person slumbered 10 hours a night.2 // Night owls are more creative.
Artists, writers, and coders typically fire on all cylinders by crashing near dawn and awakening at the crack of noon. In one study, "evening people" almost universally slam-dunked a standardized creativity test. Their early-bird brethren struggled for passing scores.3 // Rising early is stressful.
The stress hormone cortisol peaks in your blood around 7 am. So if you get up then, you may experience tension. Grab some extra Zs! You’ll wake up feeling less like Bert, more like Ernie.I’ve been sleeping less and less over the last few years. The average I get nightly is about 5~6 hours. This needs to be improved over the coming new year.