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	<title>Ivan Choo</title>
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		<title>Snow Leopard review</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2009/09/snow-leopard-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extensive review of Snow Leopard. Gotta love the HFS+ per-file compression bit.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Extensive <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars">review of Snow Leopard</a>. Gotta love the HFS+ per-file compression bit.</p>
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		<title>Google GFWed</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2009/06/google-gfwed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s G-spot and Baidu&#8217;s B: Of double standards, and the theory of a masterful PR move by Google. (Gotta love the title. For those unfamiliar with the Chinese slangs, &#8220;B&#8221; refers to the female genitalia.)
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		<title>Shaanxi Massacre</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2009/06/shaanxi-massacre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rape of Shaanxi. My heart bleeds on..
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.chinasmack.com/stories/yangxian-county-shaanxi-china-kills-every-dog/">Rape of Shaanxi</a>. My heart bleeds on..</p>
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		<title>Google Gears for Safari Fix</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/11/google-gears-for-safari-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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I recently took the plunge to install Google Gears on Safari, only to realize that it doesn&#8217;t work as expected. The installation went fine, but the &#8220;Google Gear Settings&#8221; menu just didn&#8217;t appear in the Safari menu, and the problem is not unique to me.
Root of the cause is Google Gears for Safari requires the use [...]]]></description>
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<p>I recently took the plunge to install <a href="http://googlemac.blogspot.com/2007/05/google-gears-for-webkit.html" target="_blank">Google Gears on Safari</a>, only to realize that it doesn&#8217;t work as expected. The installation went fine, but the &#8220;Google Gear Settings&#8221; menu just didn&#8217;t appear in the Safari menu, and the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=713" target="_blank">problem</a> is not unique to me.</p>
<p>Root of the cause is Google Gears for Safari requires the use in Input Manager to intercept URL requests and provide data if necessary. The problem is that Apple has limited the use of <a href="http://blog.macromates.com/2007/inputmanagers-on-leopard/" target="_blank">Input Manager in Leopard</a> by imposing more restrictive rules as a security measure, one of which is processes running with the wheel group privilege cannot load any bundle input manager.</p>
<p>It appears my account falls under the wheel group, probably due to my system upgrade from Tiger or some funky stuff I did which I can&#8217;t remember.</p>
<p><code>$id<br />
 uid=501(YOURNAME) gid=20(staff) groups=20(staff),98(_lpadmin),81(_appserveradm),102(com.apple.sharepoint.group.2),0(wheel),79(_appserverusr),80(admin)</code></p>
<p>A fix to this problem will be to remove your account from the wheel group, and Gears will work fine thereafter. Since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetInfo" target="_blank">NetInfo</a> is gone in Leopard, the easiest way to do so would be via <a href="http://support.apple.com/downloads/Server_Admin_Tools_10_5" target="_blank">Server Admin Tools</a>. Just fire up the Workgroup Manager, find your account and remove itself from the wheel group.</p>
<p>Now that we&#8217;ve got it working, I wonder how Google is going to work around the possibility of Input Manager being <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/crysnrob/files/ea10bf87db46bfea2bcce35af3ed90d9-311.html" target="_blank">disabled</a> in the next OS X release?</p>
<p>More about <a href="http://macdaddyworld.com/2007/11/06/theres-something-about-input-managers/" target="_blank">Input Manager in Leopard</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.ansemond.com/blog/?p=78" target="_blank">Gears in Safari</a>.</p>
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		<title>Which is your face?</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/11/which-is-your-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Face your manga is an online tool that allows you to create your digital avatar. Works like Mii in the Wii console.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ivanchoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ivanchoohotmailcom_e378a4de.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-24" title="ivanchoohotmailcom_e378a4de" src="http://www.ivanchoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ivanchoohotmailcom_e378a4de.jpg" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a><a href="http://www.faceyourmanga.com/">Face your manga</a> is an online tool that allows you to create your digital avatar. Works like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mii">Mii</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii">Wii</a> console.</p>
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		<title>Economics and Software Design</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/10/economics-and-software-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economics and Software Design, there are always side effects; via svn.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Economics and Software Design, there are always side effects; via <a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1355-one-thing-to-remember-in-economics-is-that">svn</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nanpa ナンパ</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/10/nanpa-%e3%83%8a%e3%83%b3%e3%83%91/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/10/nanpa-%e3%83%8a%e3%83%b3%e3%83%91/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanpa ナンパ, the art of Japanese flirting.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nanpa ナンパ, the art of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanpa"> Japanese flirting</a>.</p>
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		<title>Linux Hater calling it quits.</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/10/linux-hater-calling-it-quits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linux Hater is calling it quits. We will miss you.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://linuxhaters.blogspot.com/">Linux Hater</a> is calling it <a href="http://linuxhaters.blogspot.com/2008/10/eof.html">quits</a>. We will miss you.</p>
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		<title>“努力”只是一个神话？</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/10/%e2%80%9c%e5%8a%aa%e5%8a%9b%e2%80%9d%e5%8f%aa%e6%98%af%e4%b8%80%e4%b8%aa%e7%a5%9e%e8%af%9d%ef%bc%9f/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[原文：Is Effort a Myth?
人们真的想相信“努力”只是一个神话，至少在我们社会里 你经常发现：

政治家和选美皇后 只需要有魅力和美貌 就能成功
彩票赢家 转眼间 改变了他的命运
体育明星具备了我们没有的天生的技能
好莱坞明星，只不过是机缘巧合的情况下而成名
失败的CEO与他4000万美元的遣散费

个人天生的条件，和遇到贵人发觉自己才华，似乎是成功的俩大因素；简单来说，就是“运气”。
说到运气，其实我们都非常有福运了。我们不生长在兵荒马乱的年代里；接触着咨询发达与发展快速的社会，机会多得是。那么，如果抛开“运气”的话，排除个案（那些被车幢死，或赢彩票大奖的人），剩下的就是你，我和其他老百姓了。对我们这些人而言，“努力”和成功是相对的；虽然不是时常见效，但一般来说 聪明，有知识，受欢迎的人 都是比较成功的。
“努力”有很多形式。
肯做；就有机会。
认识的东西多；自然更有能力。
忍，往往比发脾气来的难；只求风平浪静。
无私的帮助别人；但愿这将形成是个良性循环。
这些话，你肯定听过无数次；但往往把期望放到“运气”是件更容易的事；否则不会有那么多人拿血汗钱去抄股抄楼。其实我们是被这些运气好的人给误导了，看他们付出那么少 得到的却比我们多，很快的我们就会忘记：

他们是少数的特别案例。
你选不了“运气”，是“运气”选你。

关键的道理是：虽然“运气”比“努力”会更有吸引力，你不选择了好运。 另一方面，“努力”是可以通过时间来实现的。
下面是一个“努力”的引导方案，共你参考：

从你每天的休闲时间里，删除120分钟。 这可以包括看电视，读报纸，上下班路程，发呆等时间。
这120分钟里，你可以：

运动30分钟
阅读相关的非小说文学作品（贸易杂志，期刊，商业书籍，博客，等等）
发送三个感谢他人的短信或email
学习新的数字技术（电子表格宏， Firefox的快捷方式，生产工具，图形设计， HTML编码）
做志愿工作
博客五分钟，分享你学到的东西
每月尝试发表言论一次，说一些你目前不知道的东西 


每个周末，至少花一天的时间 和你爱的人一起度过
在一年内，只在你需要的东西上花钱，把其余的都省下

如果你可以坚持，6个月内从你将发现自己的精神状态好转，更有知识，更有智慧，更有资金（作为成本），更受其他人欢迎。你会知道其他人不知道的事，有高度看世界，有更广泛的社交网络，具备条件集中的精神去办事。
最终这些“努力”可能还是不足够；运气还是扮演个脚色。但是如果你能付出这份“努力”的话，我敢打赌你的“运气”将会好转。
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>原文：<a title="Is Effort a Myth" href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/10/is-effort-a-myt.html" target="_blank">Is Effort a Myth?</a></p>
<p>人们真的想相信“努力”只是一个神话，至少在我们社会里 你经常发现：</p>
<ul>
<li>政治家和选美皇后 只需要有魅力和美貌 就能成功</li>
<li>彩票赢家 转眼间 改变了他的命运</li>
<li>体育明星具备了我们没有的天生的技能</li>
<li>好莱坞明星，只不过是机缘巧合的情况下而成名</li>
<li>失败的CEO与他4000万美元的遣散费</li>
</ul>
<p>个人天生的条件，和遇到贵人发觉自己才华，似乎是成功的俩大因素；简单来说，就是“运气”。</p>
<p>说到运气，其实我们都非常有福运了。我们不生长在兵荒马乱的年代里；接触着咨询发达与发展快速的社会，机会多得是。那么，如果抛开“运气”的话，排除个案（那些被车幢死，或赢彩票大奖的人），剩下的就是你，我和其他老百姓了。对我们这些人而言，“努力”和成功是相对的；虽然不是时常见效，但一般来说 聪明，有知识，受欢迎的人 都是比较成功的。</p>
<p>“努力”有很多形式。</p>
<p>肯做；就有机会。</p>
<p>认识的东西多；自然更有能力。</p>
<p>忍，往往比发脾气来的难；只求风平浪静。</p>
<p>无私的帮助别人；但愿这将形成是个良性循环。</p>
<p>这些话，你肯定听过无数次；但往往把期望放到“运气”是件更容易的事；否则不会有那么多人拿血汗钱去抄股抄楼。其实我们是被这些运气好的人给误导了，看他们付出那么少 得到的却比我们多，很快的我们就会忘记：</p>
<ul>
<li>他们是少数的特别案例。</li>
<li>你选不了“运气”，是“运气”选你。</li>
</ul>
<p>关键的道理是：虽然“运气”比“努力”会更有吸引力，你不选择了好运。 另一方面，“努力”是可以通过时间来实现的。</p>
<p>下面是一个“努力”的引导方案，共你参考：</p>
<ol>
<li>从你每天的休闲时间里，删除120分钟。 这可以包括看电视，读报纸，上下班路程，发呆等时间。</li>
<li>这120分钟里，你可以：
<ul>
<li>运动30分钟</li>
<li>阅读相关的非小说文学作品（贸易杂志，期刊，商业书籍，博客，等等）</li>
<li>发送三个感谢他人的短信或email</li>
<li>学习新的数字技术（电子表格宏， Firefox的快捷方式，生产工具，图形设计， HTML编码）</li>
<li>做志愿工作</li>
<li>博客五分钟，分享你学到的东西</li>
<li>每月尝试发表言论一次，说一些你目前不知道的东西 </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>每个周末，至少花一天的时间 和你爱的人一起度过</li>
<li>在一年内，只在你需要的东西上花钱，把其余的都省下</li>
</ol>
<p>如果你可以坚持，6个月内从你将发现自己的精神状态好转，更有知识，更有智慧，更有资金（作为成本），更受其他人欢迎。你会知道其他人不知道的事，有高度看世界，有更广泛的社交网络，具备条件集中的精神去办事。</p>
<p>最终这些“努力”可能还是不足够；运气还是扮演个脚色。但是如果你能付出这份“努力”的话，我敢打赌你的“运气”将会好转。</p>
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		<title>First Blood</title>
		<link>http://www.ivanchoo.com/2008/10/first-blood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my first blog entry. I&#8217;ve been wanting to start blogging for the longest time, but just could find time to do so (lame excuse). Until I came across this, I&#8217;ve decided not to let procrastination get the better of me.
I realize that there is so much information that I come across that is truly [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is my first blog entry. I&#8217;ve been wanting to start blogging for the longest time, but just could find time to do so (lame excuse). Until I came across <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/10/is-effort-a-myt.html">this</a>, I&#8217;ve decided not to let procrastination get the better of me.</p>
<p>I realize that there is so much information that I come across that is truly useful, and simply bookmarking them isn&#8217;t do much justice to them.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.guykawasaki.com/">Guy</a> once said, </p>
<blockquote><p>Nothing is true until you write it down.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So, this will be my little playground to pen my thoughts, speak my frustrations, share my ideas and hopefully, gain some insight into yours.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s see how this blogging thing works out.</p>
<p>Ivan, out.</p>
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