Monthly Archives: December 2009

Google Chrome for Linux: enabling Flash

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

An official beta build of Google Chrome for Linux has been out for a couple of weeks now; I’m loving it! To get Flash to work on it, refer to the directions here.

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Execute-Notify

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

Multitasking in the right manner helps one be productive. Do it too much, and quality declines as you get more stressed. Do it too little, and, well, you get less done. I think the crucial element is minimizing significant context … Continue reading →

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Intelligence and How to Get It

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

I recently finished reading Richard E. Nisbett’s Intelligence and How to Get It. This is a compelling book on the factors that determine intelligence, academic and social achievement, and how these are measured. Nisbett refers to many studies and applies … Continue reading →

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

.centeredImage { text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; } I wasn’t interested in gardening when I was growing up. It felt like an obligation when I would much rather be living in my head, playing with thoughts and ideas, reading, programming. As … Continue reading →

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A library in my pocket

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

In high school, a bunch of us entered a competition “designing” a cool new technology. I remember our team’s entry was an electronic reader that you could use to read books and magazines everywhere. Though we didn’t win, we were … Continue reading →

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