Author Archives: Mark Doliner

Students: Apply to Pidgin Google Summer of Code now!

Posted on 2013/04/24 by Mark Doliner

The application period for applying to Google Summer of Code opened on Monday and we’ve already received a number of applications. The application period closes next Friday, May 3rd. Just 8 days left—don’t wait, submit your application soon!

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Pidgin in Google Summer of Code 2013

Posted on 2013/04/09 by Mark Doliner

Google has accepted Pidgin into Google Summer of Code 2013. Woo-hoo! We’re looking forward to mentoring a few lucky students again this year. For more information, read Google’s announcement, peruse our application template, and see our list of project ideas. … Continue reading →

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The Computer History Museum

Posted on 2013/04/07 by Mark Doliner

The museum, in Mountain View, California, is a short 10 minute drive from us. We’ve lived in the Bay Area for 6 years and hadn’t been yet, so we decided it was time. It was a great way to spend … Continue reading →

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Review of Android Devices

Posted on 2013/03/02 by Mark Doliner

Edit: The first version of this post said the Nexus S battery life was bad. This was inaccurate. The battery life was only bad when an Exchange-based email account was added. Edit 2: Added disclaimer to bottom, and examples of … Continue reading →

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Silly Journalism

Posted on 2013/02/24 by Mark Doliner

I winced when I read parts of this article. Jumping into bed with Apple was a mistake for the mobile operators … because operators gave away all their apps revenue to Cupertino, and that cash would have come in handy … Continue reading →

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My Experience with FasTrak

Posted on 2013/01/26 by Mark Doliner

It wasn’t good. Incompetence borderline fraud? Around Dec. 18 someone drove through a FasTrak toll lane on the Dumbarton Bridge and didn’t have a FasTrak tag. An automated system took a picture of the front grill and license plate of … Continue reading →

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Flickr Backup Script

Posted on 2013/01/01 by Mark Doliner

I wrote a basic python script that grabs most of my data from Flickr and saves it to my local hard drive, so I have a local backup. It takes a while to fetch all your photos the first time … Continue reading →

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Japan, Bali, and Seoul, part 2: Bali and Seoul

Posted on 2012/12/25 by Mark Doliner

Indonesia The next stop on our trip was Bali, Indonesia. You can see all 195 pictures or the best 22 (mixed in with pictures from Japan). We stayed at a beach-side resort for two nights, then moved inland and stayed … Continue reading →

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