August 2007
59 posts
“n many companies developer career progression is deceptively straight-forward;...”
– Architecting Architects
“They tried to make me go to rehab I said, no, no, no”
– Amy Winehouse :: Rehab
“As with a lot of innovation, not every decision - nor product name, blog or line...”
– Jonathan Schwartz’s Weblog: Different Isn’t Always Better, But Better’s Always Different
“Thus far, my favorite (good natured) rants have come from a few individuals...”
– Jonathan Schwartz’s Weblog: Different Isn’t Always Better, But Better’s Always Different
“Black Jettas were issued to all mid-level web people in the late 90s. We keep...”
– The Pope Spot™ on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
“Proximity is an invitation to interrupt somebody. And interruption is the...”
– Jason Fried: Working closely together ain’t productive at LifeClever ;-) Tips for Design and Life
“A couple of programmers I know who worked at a frenetic office used to schedule...”
– Geek to Live: Firewall your attention at the office - Lifehacker
Colin Henry: On the hunt for gelato while running errands before practice
“If environment shapes our learning, what has the last decade done to...”
– Simon Morris: The Lost Generation
BioShock →
“You guys know who Philo Farnsworth was? He invented television. I don’t...”
– Sports Night, Cliff Gardner
I think this is a great management style
Colin Henry: Making himself cry … With onions
Holding a Program in One's Head →
Colin Henry: At the last cupcake ever
Engadget: iPhone unlocked →
The Rise of JAVA - The Retirement of SUNW →
“For Opsware, spending $60m for iConclude last spring to add its own form of BPM...”
– Opswares core products swallow iConclude - Computer Business Review
“Sam : Oratory should raise your heart rate. Oratory should blow the doors...”
– The West Wing - The Portland Trip
Colin Henry: Picking up the car from the shop
Do Frameworks and APIs Limit Developers'... →
Colin Henry: waiting for the 12 baskets to open
Vox Pop: What default settings would you change?
As I am wont to do, I was thinking out loud on Twitter this morning.
I’m convinced that, for better or worse, a lot of computer-related habits come straight out of using the default settings. For example a stock Mail.app install checks your email every 5 minutes (I reset mine to ‘Manual‘) and, without interdiction, Apple’s mail program will also create all your new messages as “Rich Text”...
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“He has enough critical mass in his pants!”
– Weekend America » Saturday, August 18, 2007 » My Bar Mitzvah Year
Colin Henry: is on a really bad john mayer kick
“Once upon a time, 32 people from one manufacturing company had gathered in a...”
– Friday Reflections: A Desk is a Dangerous Place to View the World …
DIY: Build your own underwater camcorder housing -... →
“Juan Valdez is my pimp, and I’m his whore.”
– Me, in a conversation about coffee.
“You think states should do the governing wall-to-wall. That’s a perfectly...”
– Josiah Bartlet in the debate of his second campaign for president.
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capped and submitted by: Goseph Gerbils
“Like a rock, like a planet, Like a fucking atom bomb, Ill remain unperturbed by...”
– Bad Religion - Generator
AT&T Goes On a Rampage: Will Destroy 74,535 Trees...
AT&T is sending out phone bills that average 50 pages in length. With 10 million iPhones expected to be sold by the end of 2008, that means 10 million AT&T customers that can expect to get 50-page bills, 12 times a year, totaling 6 billion sheets of paper wasted.
Colin Henry: Congrats zechariahs
“I wear a skirt on national tv and now my masculinity is in question?”
– Patrick Norton on This Week in Tech
How To: Go old school with a notebook
In an age where everything can be done digitally, DIY Planner attests that the pen is mightier than the computer by demonstrating how the timeless paper notebook and pen can still be the only two companions necessary for a productive lifestyle.
I’ve tried keeping all kinds of electronic journals. I’ve kept journals on minicomputers, microcomputers, portable keyboards and every...
you know you go to Bloomsburg if.... →