Facebook Integration, Ho!

A view clear sky and beautiful cloud formations from my seat on my flight to PDX from LAX, after a trip from Jakarta

So, I finally set up a blog. I'm so happy I finally get to use my www.purapurasibuk.com domain! In case you're wondering: "pura pura sibuk" is Indonesian for "pretending (pura pura) to be busy (sibuk)." Eventually, it'll turn into something else other than this blog, but for now the blog will do.

I did run into a couple of snags setting up my blog subscription into Facebook. When I googled (yes, it's officially an English verb: "googled") for a how-to of it, the top results tell something like this: "Under Notes... bla bla ... Import a Blog link .. bla bla" - don't follow this. These are based on 2009 Facebook interface, and if you're a Facebook user, you know how much different it is now for better or worse. Instead of simply googling for "blogger post to facebook" (I'm using Blogger, hence...), search for something in the lines of: "blogger post to facebook 2011" (without quotes). This will give you results for help with the latest version of Facebook. The solution I used was from connectwww.com.

Study/Research
Ok, Brzozowski's Derivatives of Regular Expression is one tough paper for me. While I understand the general idea of its use, I'm yet to understand his formalization, and moreover how to precisely articulate the idea. His formalization used a heavy dose of advanced set theory - a subject I'm not familiar with. I will need to consult with some 'experts' soon.

Headlines
Good lord, the new Nokia Lumia 800 is pretty and seems very capable. I would be 100% for it if it's using Google Maps instead of Nokia Maps. To be fair, I have not used Nokia Maps - but since I've been using Android for a while, I'm just more comfortable with Google Maps (although that Google Navigation voice needs to be improved - GladOS voice?). Now, Richard Kerris and Peter Skillman, both formerly worked at HP on WebOS as VP of Worldwide Developer Relations and Designer, respectively have moved to their new positions at Nokia. Skillman worked on the designs of the new Nokia Windows Phone ... er, phones N9/Lumia 800, and the work and attention they put in the design really shows. Here's a great interview with Skillman by Engadget. Finally, a real challenger to Apple's designs. I hope this will give Windows Phone 7 a fighting chance.