Archive for October, 2007

LINK: Cache-Control Header for Amazon S3

Cache-Control Header for Amazon S3
Amazon provides an option for specifying the Cache-Control header, but we use the AWS::S3 gem and the attachment_fu plugin for uploading our files to S3. The gem and plugin don’t provide a convenient way to set the Cache-Control header. My solution is to enhance the behavior of the store() method within the AWS::S3 gem so that it always specifies a Cache-Control header of 10 years if another value is not specified.

A 5 year plan is just an extrapolation added to wishful thinking. Have you ever seen a business plan that says, “I’m going to go up 5% and then down -14% and then -22% and then I’m going to recuperate a little bit and then it’s going to go to hell?”

A design and usability blog: Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)

LINK: One Week Job - 52 jobs in 52 weeks

One Week Job - 52 jobs in 52 weeks

Sean Aiken tries a new job every week for a year, donating proceeds to charity. So far he's been a rock climbing instructor, a dairy farmer, an ad executive, and more!

WDITOT?! (why didn't I think of that?!)

LINK: Ajaxian » Preventing spam with drag and drop

Ajaxian » Preventing spam with drag and drop

According to a source close to the band, In Rainbows has “sold” approximately 1.2 million copies as of October 12th. In comparison, that’s more albums sold in the first week than Radioheads’ last three releases combined. According to an Internet poll of 3,000 people, the average price paid for In Rainbows was $8. If these numbers are accurate, Radiohead has made close to $10 million in one week on this album alone.

So, One Week Later, Is The Album Dead Yet? — The Seminal :: Independent Media and Politics