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My VelocityConf 2012

alessandro — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:39:41 +0000

Velocity Conf 2012 is over and there are a lot of videos, slides around the web.
I made an effort to put together a list of them, specifically the sessions that I attended.

You can find more here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL80D9129677893FD8&feature=plcp
http://lanyrd.com/2012/velocity/slides/

Ping me if you find the missing slides or you want to add material.

Here they are:

Mike Brittain (Etsy):
Simple logs analysis and trending
Building resilient user experience

Estelle Weyl (Standardista):
Mobile Web Performances

Bryan McQuade (Google):
Understanding and Optimizing Web Performance Metrics

Luke Kanies (Puppets Lab):
11 Ways to Hack Puppet For Fun and Productivity

Hooman Beheshti (Strangeloop Networks):
The 90-Minute Mobile Optimization Life Cycle

Jay Parikh (Facebook):
Building for a Billion Users

John Rauser (Amazon):
Investigating anomalies

Richard Cook (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm):
How complex systems fail

Vik Chaudhary (Keynote Systems, Inc.):
Broadening the User Perspective – From Network Latency to User Experience Timings

Matthew Steele (Google), Roberto Peon (Google):
SPDYing Up Your Site

Raffi Krikorian (Twitter), Arya Asemanfar (Twitter, Inc.):
Real-time systems at Twitter

James Turnbull (Puppet Labs):
Roll Back: The Impossible Dream

Tom Hughes-Croucher (Jetpacks for Dinosaurs):
Using Node.js to improve the performance of Mobile apps and Mobile web

Matt Atterbury (Google Inc), Mustafa Tikir (Google):
Using Google Sitespeed and PageSpeed Products to Debug, Improve, Measure, and Iterate.

Dan Webb (Twitter Inc), Rob Sayre (Twitter):
Time To First Tweet

Mike Christian (Yahoo!):
Frying Squirrels and Unspun Gyros (Video)

Ben Galbraith (Walmart.com), Dion Almaer (Walmart.com):
The Performance of Web vs. Apps

Albert Wenger (Union Square Ventures):
Political and Commercial Threats and Opportunities for a Faster and Stronger Web

Jesse Robbins (Opscode):
Changing Culture & Being a force for Awesome… (Video) (Slides) (Interview)

Kate Matsudaira (Decide):
Leveling Up – Taking Your Operations and Engineering Role to the Next Level.

Tim Lossen (wooga – world of gaming):
Dashboard Mania

Mandi Walls (Opscode):
Challenges to Cultural Change (Slides) (Interview)

Stoyan Stefanov (Facebook):
Social Button BFFs

Nicole Sullivan (Stubbornella):
5 Essential Tools for UI Performance

Nathan Yergler (Eventbrite):
Living With Technical Debt

How to extract audio from a youtube video

alessandro — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:16:24 +0000

I was looking for the song Also Sprach Zarathustra.
But I could only easily found it as video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuW-GBaJ8k.
After a quick search I found out how rip the audio from a youtube video (via linux/fedora):
1) Download a video from youtube
- yum install youtube-dl
- youtube-dl
2) Extract the audio track
- ffmpeg -i nodame_theme.flv -ab 128 -ar 44100 nodame_theme.mp3 (thanks to http://linux.byexamples.com/archives/229/extract-audio-from-video-or-online-stream/)

3) verify and play your file

That’s it folks!

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-07

alessandro — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:05:00 +0000

The Legend of Polybius, The Haunted Arcade Game http://bit.ly/a6PL5c #
At least they spared the Gravity RT @alleyinsider: things Tea Party candidates believe http://read.bi/9hi3j7 #
How Italian Prime minister "supports" Gay People … ashamed http://bit.ly/9tb0rL #
Amen – RT @slashdot: W3C Says IE9 Is Currently the Most HTML5 Compatible Browser http://bit.ly/biXK4a #
Infinity and Beyond: NASA's '100 Year Starship' In Works http://post.ly/19YOE #
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Microsoft’s Kinect http://bit.ly/bvRz2m #kinect #xbox360 #
Snooki for president! http://bit.ly/aotmjH #
Etacs is reminding me that I have to get in touch with … myself – big #failure #
Simple Rules for Jaywalking in Manhattan http://bit.ly/bB3Sp4 #
Good stuff! Free eBook: Unobtrusive Ajax – http://bit.ly/bVwa0m /via @smashingmag #
How not to open a lunch bar in midtown. the soup shop on 38 and 6ave: big failure! #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24

alessandro — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:05:00 +0000

@loriabys thanks for sharing…it's gonna be my new religion in reply to loriabys #
NYT on Eataly (not all good)… http://nyti.ms/anM8ZP #
RT @venturehacks Don't expect 2pay yesterday's prices for exceptional talent when Facebook and Google have to buy whole companies 2recruit. #
The history of HTML: Why do we have an IMG element? http://post.ly/165HP #
Google: How to save billions in Tax! http://bit.ly/9mKrLu #
Wow, I just upgraded to firefox 3.6 and asked to upgrade flash. What a terrible user experience… #
Why CEOs Shouldn’t Mess with Engineers http://bit.ly/98HuRy #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-17

alessandro — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:05:00 +0000

Nerdish? RT @wired: Hey — deja vu! Happy Binary Day 101110 #
Just in case … Needed: Crew for Zombie movie (unpaid job) http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/tfr/1998196243.html #
Don't Post Pictures of an FBI Tracking Device You Find on a Car to the Internet http://bit.ly/aNp3fc #
There you go again … Pope on technology http://bit.ly/bsn5S6 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-03

alessandro — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:05:00 +0000

Wow… I guess I'm the last on the planet to get the new twitter! Thanks folks So….this is it? #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19

alessandro — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 07:05:00 +0000

@palbi us opens and nfl (on a couch) … The most popular indoor activities here in this country eheh in reply to palbi #
Rip Rt @nytimes: French Filmmaker Chabrol Dies at 80 http://nyti.ms/9IqStn #
Video: Khalid Askri – The Most Stupid Goalkeeper Ever http://post.ly/x92h #
When you become a New Yorker http://nyti.ms/9HRAyJ #
LOL RT @davechappelle Dear, Kanye West, Roses are red, Violets are blue, If Justin Bieber DOES WIN, you know what to do. #
Tempted to get one…. #DLinkBoxeeBox http://bit.ly/csz6so #
Here's Why Mobile Social Networks Will Be The Money-Makers http://bit.ly/c5DCqD #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

alessandro — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:05:00 +0000

Silicon Valley’s Dark Secret: It’s All About Age http://tcrn.ch/aAcBhz #
Zipcar's True Economics http://bit.ly/9T0Wy3 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

alessandro — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:05:00 +0000

The foursquare gaming code challenge http://bit.ly/aGq7A6 #perl #
Brilliant! RT @davemcclure RT @msuster Simple Hack to Make You (& Your Boss) More Productive http://bothsid.es/7De #
Buzz Kill / via @LeoLaporte http://bit.ly/92nfiM #
Watching Purple rain (the movie) again … When Prince was the coolest artist!! #purplerain #prince #
@palbi vh1, but it just finished… But they're airing it 3/4 times a week in reply to palbi #
W3C on mobile web vs mobile apps http://bit.ly/dy2h8j #
Dear NYC, thanks for the rain. My car is clean once again! #
The dirty little secret about Google Android http://bit.ly/acu82f #
We, blackberry users, are the real social media hero! Each post is an act of faith and courage #crapberry #
Are u happy? RT @ptershankman: Please observe this flowchart and follow it to the letter. Thank you. http://is.gd/eBnIa #
@Mona ipad events? in reply to Mona #
Who wants to be aquamated? RT @wired: Science says liquifying a corpse is more eco-friendly then burial or cremation http://3.ly/b38V #
Chilean chardonnay and japanese seaweed seem to be a good match! #food #
Richest Planetary System Discovered http://bit.ly/cQiBge #
Agree! RT @gracesmith: Why you shouldn't be proud of working long hours – http://bit.ly/cP79fQ (via @boagworld) #
@palbi u just gave a live example of working less, more meaningfully, lol in reply to palbi #
Blackberry evolution since 2006!? A smaller keyboard, and a shorter life battery… But my fingers are not getting any smaller #crapberry #
Burning man HOW TO! http://bit.ly/a8f4Ny /via @wired #
Aug. 25, 1989: Voyager 2, Meet Neptune http://bit.ly/d9lgNa #
Beautiful – Zero 7 – Distractions http://t.co/4DjFThl via @youtube #
I hate MS Outlook! All the versions, just to be clear! #
Supermassive Black Holes Formed by Colliding Primordial Galaxies http://post.ly/trs4 #
Launching soon: Diaspora http://bit.ly/bUXHz2 #
[Video] Art Attack parody http://post.ly/u5bJ #
Music as it should be: I'm listening to "Sympathy For The Devil (Live 1969)" by The Rolling Stones (http://bit.ly/aRuRAy) #pandora #
@gracesmith lol, good stuff in reply to gracesmith #
Welcome to NYC: Baby Tiger Found In Traveler's Suitcase! http://bit.ly/aKg7wU #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22

alessandro — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:05:00 +0000

@Percival lol, ur gonna love it! in reply to Percival #
Genius: Patenting The Geophysical Center Of Europe? http://bit.ly/cWP8Ux #
Companies Most Likely To Deploy Mobile Sites, Not Apps, Adobe Finds http://bit.ly/aouMu3 #
Wanted: Jr Product Manager (NYC, Midtown) http://bit.ly/aaMXoh – Great growth opportunity in the Mobile Space. Please RT #
@ScepticGeek actually they did it many months ago Recently they added Pandora too! in reply to ScepticGeek #
@ScepticGeek ops, you're right. It came on my viera just at the beginning of the month (http://twitter.com/apistilli/statuses/20184294955) in reply to ScepticGeek #
@ScepticGeek I think twitter on a TV is kind of lame, but Pandora is awesome in reply to ScepticGeek #
YES! Far-vey. Again: http://ffd.me/aQ9jcP #brettfavre #vikings /via @fanfeedr #
@mediajorge miss Sweden looks too happy to be true! in reply to mediajorge #
Mars Farming Gets Green Thumbs-Up http://bit.ly/an3zG9 /via @wired #
Should I buy an iPod nano? #AppleIPodNano http://bit.ly/bPAY2r #
RT @rww: Facebook to Announce New Location Features – Watch it Live Here at 5pm PST http://rww.tw/a4aVs4 cc @palbi #
http://twitpic.com/2g0lrn – Yes! A beer with friends, finally! #
@bencasnocha No in reply to bencasnocha #
Toro salta al tendido en Tafalla http://post.ly/sd6t #
Facebook Places can be the boost HTML5 needs! http://bit.ly/dDuzsE #
Dear #pandora please fix your twitter button! #
I'm listening to "If I Can't Have You" by Zero 7 (http://bit.ly/ct9TYB) #pandora (manually twitted) cc @pandora_radio #
[Video] : Free fall to earth (2001 Space odyssey style) http://post.ly/sgRw #
I'm listening to "Sunspot" by Moby (http://bit.ly/9RjFVq) #pandora #
http://twitpic.com/2gg64o – Good morning NYC! #
I'm listening to "Salt Water Sound" by Zero 7 (http://bit.ly/9Z9dxF) #pandora #
JOB Opening in mobile space: Jr Product Manager (NYC) http://bit.ly/aaMXoh – #job #NYC Please RT #
I'm listening to "Wednesday's Child" by Emiliana Torrini (http://bit.ly/bSi4yO) #pandora (manual post) cc @pandora_radio #fixit #
http://twitpic.com/2gmzy6 – /mode cheesy on – Congrats to Ann and Paul, just married! /mode cheesy off #
http://twitpic.com/2gnaj2 – First course was ravioli… #weddingdinner #
Surprise! RT @MMFlint: 1 in 5 Americans believe that President Obama is a car that can talk, according to a survey: http://mmflint.me/a4oWa8 #