You’re probably going to see this post as soon as I hit publish. I’m almost certain PubSubHubbub went live today on Google Reader.
There was a period of some weird instability with Google Reader earlier today, and I think there was something more than recommendation that hit.
Well, this changes my plans a tiny bit.
Probably the first of many posts on my recent SSD upgrade, but here are some hard numbers for now.
Using Xbench, first, the 5400 RPM stock drive that came with my 17″ MacBook Pro.
Results 25.96
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3 System Version 10.6.2 (10C540) Physical RAM 4096 MB Model MacBookPro5,2 Drive Type FUJITSU MHZ2320BH FFS G1 Disk Test 25.96
Sequential 29.52
Uncached Write 31.66 19.44 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 34.00 19.24 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 24.57 7.19 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 29.57 14.86 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 23.17
Uncached Write 9.73 1.03 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 38.94 12.46 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 41.98 0.30 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 49.22 9.13 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Compared to the new OCZ Agility SSD drive.
Results 225.00
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3 System Version 10.6.2 (10C540) Physical RAM 4096 MB Model MacBookPro5,2 Drive Type OCZ-AGILITY Disk Test 225.00
Sequential 218.78
Uncached Write 288.14 176.91 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 250.35 141.65 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 121.72 35.62 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 384.23 193.11 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 231.58
Uncached Write 74.76 7.91 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 421.12 134.82 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 2764.59 19.59 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 862.34 160.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Freaking A. An order of magnitude difference. I can feel it, too.
It’s nice to see how the drive performs over the max write speed of 135 MB/s. Probably will go down as I start using the drive more. All in all, a nice investment.
The thing about being in the zone is that when you’re in the zone, you can’t be writing about being in the zone.
It’s similar situation with status messages. On Twitter proper, you are asked, “What’s Happening?” As soon as you start typing, you are no longer doing what you’re doing (which was the old question on Twitter), but tweeting instead.
In an effort to achieve as much efficiency as possible, I’ve tried time and time again to write a memoir while living it out, and that’s probably one of the largest roadblocks I’ve ran into.
This is why this post is probably going to be one of the last time I talk about the zone. I’m not here to write a top 10 list of how to stay in the zone, but instead to just bask in the zone myself.
Oh, and by the way, expect more short personal posts. If I can’t be myself on my own freaking blog, then I’ve got issues.
Indie developers, indie musicians, indie authors.
App Store, iTunes Store, Kindle Store. iPad, iPhone, Kindle.
I don’t really want to talk or read or think about this anymore. It seriously hurts my head.
All the while, nothing is getting done. I’m getting more knowledgeable on the issues, but man, it’s just a huge time vacuum.
From the Archives: A Revealing Interview With Steve Jobs
Rolling Stones interview with Steve Jobs. In 1994.
“To make step-function changes, revolutionary changes, it takes that combination of technical acumen and business and marketing — and a culture that can somehow match up the reason you developed your product and the reason people will want to buy it. I have a great respect for incremental improvement, and I’ve done that sort of thing in my life, but I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.”