vali petcu

real-time web

vali — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:47:14 +0000

The problem is not how fast is the search, but rather how relevant is. But Google started it and everybody follows. Uuu, let’s index twitter. Why? Who cares about twitter? That is right, nobody. Is twitter relevant? No, not really.

So, Google chooses one more time the easy road. Rather than fixing his search results (don’t bother using Google spamreport or emailing Matt Cutts with some relevant problems, he has no time, he is busy twittering) and cutting into those seo practices, they choose more noise. More noise=more Google use. I can’t find what i am looking for! More Google!

Money or Love

vali — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:27:31 +0000

Last week a had a lovely job offer. Twice the money i make now, plus benefits. I had to move back to Bucharest and work in a big company. I had to say no, but the man asked me to think about it.

On the drive back home i started thinking. The money are never enough. But will they ever compensate for the environment? Bucharest, one of the ugliest and crowded cities ever? Let’s say this is where the money comes in. But how about working in an office with a lot of people you don’t want to work with, for various reasons, most common being dumbness? Would that be extra?

lack of practice

vali — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:33:43 +0000

Last night i’ve met Marcin Grodzicki, a polish antrepreneur who has an automated banner selling solution, adtaily, that would be very helpful to bloggers. Talking to him made me realize that i lack practice of speaking english. That must be fixed.

Twenty years of Photoshop

vali — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:02:39 +0000

Wow! Time goes by so fast. I remember I picked up Photoshop in 2001, at 5.5 version and struggled with it for about 2 years. Back then there was little information, few tutorials and a couple of forums.

Right now i still use CS version, because it’s perfect for my needs and loads up faster than the new versions.

Got snow tires?

vali — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:35:46 +0000

This is one of the coldest winters in the last 5 years, i think. With temperatures reaching -30°C, snow set in and cars had a really hard time staying steady on some roads. It’s also the first winter I have driven outside the city in the snow. The Megane handled very well, mostly because of the snow tires and the ESP.

I did not use snow tires before. But now i am all for it.