All posts by ajohnson

Links: 6-4-2012

HeapAudit – JVM Memory Profiler for the Real World | Foursquare Engineering Blog
Very interesting.. will try out.
(categories: jvm memory performance profiling java )
Change the Screen Shot Save File Location in Mac OS X
Saving for posterity: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/screenshots and then: killall SystemUIServer
(categories: osx screenshots hack preferences )

The Perfected Self
Great article for anyone looking to lose a couple lb’s, props out to Mr. Teague for the mention of LoseIt!
(categories: psychology skinner goals motivation )
Joe Kraus Blog
Quote: "We’re radically over-developing the parts of quick thinking, distractable brain and letting the long-form-thinking, creative, contemplative, solitude-seeking, thought-consolidating pieces of our brain atrophy by not using them. And, to me, that’s both sad and dangerous."
(categories: attention twitter thinking culture )
New 30 day challenge: No news
Fun list of 30 day challenges, ie: small, attainable goals for enriching your life.
(categories: life culture attention news )
Nada Surf – Full Performance (Live on KEXP) – YouTube
Big fan.
(categories: music videos youtube nadasurf concerts )
"I Want Some Nasty"
Quote: "… one uncommon, vivid adjective can carry an entire thought."
(categories: quotes dfw motivation management )

methodology – Method for finding memory leak in large Java heap dumps – Stack Overflow
Turns out this is relatively helpful: jmap -histo:live <pid> > dump.out and the advice around sampling this over time and then comparing diffs. WAY better than analzying heap dumps.
(categories: memory java performance ops histogram jmap )

java – How to dump Permgen? – Stack Overflow
jmap -permstat <pid> Could be an interesting tool for us on the cloud since we’re going small on the ol’ permgen settings.
(categories: memory monitoring jvm java )

Facebook and Instagram: When Your Favorite App Sells Out — Daily Intel
Quote: "This is, after all, the way of our new product-based civilization — in order to participate as a citizen of the social web, you must yourself manufacture content. Progress requires that forms must be filled. Thus it is a critical choice of any adult as to where they will perform their free labor."
(categories: business facebook instagram )