Was there ever a more accurate description?
This cartoon does an amusingly spot-on job of showing the tensions that seem to inhere in the software development process. A tire swing indeed. Via
View ArticleOK, it’s a clever idea, I wonder if it’ll find developers…
The OpenStomp Coyote-1 is now shipping. It’s a clever idea–most guitar pedals are just software these days, why not have one where you can blow new programs onto it when you want. Especially when it’s...
View ArticleI can’t remember the last PowerPoint presentation I saw
Nor have I worked in an office for years. This is why I probably hadn’t heard of PowerPoint Karaoke. I would have to have an awful lot to drink beforehand. Still, sounds a hell of a lot more fun than...
View Article2008 Elections Survey
So, I’m not sure I buy it just being a 15-minute survey, but NYU is doing a comprehensive survey concerning the election. I think the survey itself was pretty well balanced, though shoehorning my...
View ArticleI suspect dancing will never be my thing
Anne and I, and several other of our friends from yoga, went to salsa lessons last night. The good news is that many things were easier than when we did swing lessons, since I already had some good...
View ArticleButtermilk Pancakes
The best buttermilk pancake recipe we know of is in the August 2009 issue of Cook’s Illustrated. They even call it that.
View ArticleThe Disappearing Spoon
There are, broadly, two categories of science books; those that focus on one thing, with only enough digression to perhaps explain background or competing theories (I’m thinking of The Elegant...
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John Scalzi does not have to die
When I finished reading the ultimate chapter of The Human Division this morning, I was…upset. Not that I hadn’t enjoyed the ride so far—it made Tuesdays quite a fun thing to look forward to, in fact....
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