Paul Stamatiou

I'm not using one in a production web environment, but my Macbook Pro has one in it now and it's phenomenal. Photoshop boots up in quite literally 3 seconds or less (cold startup) and every other action imaginable is noticeably quicker. I used to feel like browsing files in the Finder was slower than it was for me on my old Windows XP machines but eventually I got used to it. I use keyboard navigation as well, so it felt even slower. (For anyone interested, arrow keys, and command+downarrow to open a folder, command+uparrow to go to the parent folder).

Now that I've got an SSD as a boot drive, navigating the Finder is significantly faster. It feels so quick. Folders open instantly. When I got my development environment up and running (nginx, uwsgi, django, mysql, etc...) I noticed that code compiles wayyy quicker too.

Love it! For the record... I've got the Intel X-25M, second generation. It's only 80GB (they're pricey!) so I also picked up an MCE Optibay which is basically a hollowed out superdrive that lets you mount an additional HD where your DVD drive sits. It also includes an external enclosure so that you can put your otherwise useless SATA DVD drive to use via USB. So now my MBP has two drives in it, an 80gb ssd to boot off of and a 320gb regular drive for bulk storage (media, photos, etc..)

Gotta give credit where credit is due... Paul Stamatiou's blog came in handy a few times with aiming me in the right direction with this. Here is a nifty article from his…

> Black text on a white background can cause eye strain because of too much contrast. I use dark greys for my content. Then, there is still a lot of contrast, but not as much as there would be with black text.

Is there such thing as having too much contrast, in the context of text relative to its background color? I still feel that this blog's text needs more contrast, not less. Perhaps it's only me, but the gray text used here is not contrasty enough for my eyes, at least on my monitor, and I find myself straining to read.

My favorite blog design is https://paulstamatiou.com/. It has just the right balance in contrast, and the text's spacing is perfect. I can read comfortably. I wish I could explain how it is more readable, but it just feels right.

EDIT: It's probably just my personal preference. I do notice #333333 (gray) is probably the lightest gray that's acceptable for me. The blog is using #4a4a4a, which feels a little too light. Also, I find HN to be very readable (which uses absolute black text), and I'd rather have a black text with light background than a gray text on a white background.

Seems the author is suffering from fanboyism induced blindness.
The main points made about Android that make it great have little to do with Google: the ability to set default apps, intent sharing between apps, notifications, customised launchers, etc. Also in the referenced post the Android user describes rolling his own solutions with Bittorrent Sync: http://paulstamatiou.com/android-is-better

Somehow OP glossed all over that and shifted the discussion to a troll baiting exercise. The truth is that whether you're wed to Google's services or to Apple's you're make certain tradeoffs, but one key difference remains is that you can be a Google user on the iPhone which puts them ahead in my opinion.

Also I don't buy the disingenuous argument that since Apple is less adequate at services they are somehow better at privacy - more data makes better apps.

https://c82.net/ a designers website with impressive visualizations and artwork

https://fabiensanglard.net/ a personal website with interesting side projects and lots of technical details

https://paulstamatiou.com/ photography, technology and design with in-depth articles and detailed travel photosets

https://www.arun.is/ a visually-rich blog that dives deep into how design and technology shape our lives

https://ciechanow.ski/ detailed explanations and illustrations of technology

https://simone.computer/ a personal website designed like an old computer

https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/ The world's biggest collection of classic text mode fonts, system fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era IBM PCs and compatibles

Co-founder of Mailgun here. One of the triggers behind this kind of analytics came from the excellent blog post by Paul Stamatiou (http://paulstamatiou.com/startup-user-retention-lifecycle-email) which highlighted the importance of detailed analytics for all types of emails you do, not just "weekly newsletters".

Additionally, we discovered that most of our users also use traditional email marketing companies, so we decided to kill two birds with one stone.

This new product we've launched basically allows you, the developer, to become your own Mailchimp over the weekend at a fraction of the cost. And slice/dice your email traffic with arbitrary granularity, down to individual message level.

The moment I saw the domain name I remembered having visited it more than once after reading the initial piece "Simplify". I visited that particular post many times, but also really, really enjoyed your photos and the way you presented them.

Was nice to revisit your site after quite some hiatus again. And thanks again for "Simplify".

Edit:
Just the speed your image galleries load and the way you scroll trigger the video in Amsterdam [0] to start and stop. I am really impressed and hope to some day achieve this level of development.

[0]: https://paulstamatiou.com/photos/amsterdam/