January 2008
73 posts
Wil Wheaton endorses Barack Obama →
“I believe that Barack Obama is the best candidate running for president who can begin to repair the damage inflicted on my country by George W. Bush. I miss my country, and Barack Obama gives me hope that I can get it back.”
SFO hates nerds [Road Warrior] →
Our days of carting around our entire gadget collection (Wii, PSP, digital camera, iPhone, external hard drive, portable Wi-Fi router, and so on — what? Like you don’t take all that stuff with you?) are coming to an end. Laughing Squid’s Scott Beale reports SFO now demands all electronic gear be removed from your carry-on. Word of advice: If flying out of San Francisco, limit...
Cartoon Characters Skeletons →
Politics: Obama #1 In Gates and Jobs Households,... →
Amazon.com, Facebook join grandparents in... →
How Sledding Became an Extreme Sport →
“Have some guts. Just say it’s late.”
– Joel Spolsky
The Complete Guide to iPhone Car Integration →
“Peet’s Coffee should be included in a SF Welcome Bag. Alongside a KQED...”
– Merlin Mann
“They say that politics is show business for ugly people,and if that’s...”
– Michael Waldman
GelaSkins →
Of Fonts and Java2D →
“Wait, Palm had retail stores?”
– Valleywag
Kosovo's independence 'in days' →
sounds like russia’s stance is old school cold war posturing
WatchTED | Talks | Jonathan Harris: The Web’s secret stories (video)
“Are “steampunk fans” like the sasquatch? I mean, has anyone ever...”
– Merlin Mann
What if Steve Jobs were a girl? [Lisa... →
It’s long been known that Apple CEO Steve Jobs fathered a daughter, Lisa, out of wedlock, and did not acknowledge her until later in life. (Apple’s ill-fated Lisa is apocryphally said to be named after her.) Now, Lisa Brennan-Jobs is an accomplished magazine writer. Her latest assignment: a story in February’s Vogue. But my eyes stopped on the magazine’s contributors page,...
“Yes, the whole thing.”
– Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book - The Onion
WatchLiveLeak.com - McCain: Vladimir Putin is the President of Germany?
Clean Like a Maid for Better Results →
Followup On Java As "Damaging" To... →
hedley writes “A prior article on the damage Java does to CS education was discussed here recently. There was substantial feedback and the mailbox of one of the authors, Prof Dewar, also has been filled with mainly positive responses. In this followup to the article, Prof. Dewar clarifies his position on Java. In his view the core of the problem is universities ‘dumbing down programs,...
“A man’s past is more important to him than his future.”
– Dan Rydel, Sports Night
“All you bull shit are automated by us.”
– Serban Tatu
“So I apparently suck”
– Matt Sousley
Whats interesting to me....
is that Randy Newman was the special musical guest. Randy is most notable for being the composer for several Pixar films. In short, I think he was a last minute fill in becuase a product (dare I say, “One More Thing”) wasnt ready for prime time. *sigh*
“Dont kick the robot!”
– Patrick Norton, Tekzilla
“Currently, we are no longer a rowing crew but a construction crew!”
– Bill Kalenius, Vancouver Lake Crew
“Well of course “Last Sync Failed.” That’s iDisk’s way of...”
– Merlin Mann
WatchHow to Play Chess in West Baltimore
SnūzNLūz - Wifi Donation Alarm Clock →
How do I answer the question: What is Java? →
“If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you, and you’ll never learn.”
– Ray Bradbury
Jay-Z, HP's star endorser, uses a Mac →
….and so do some of its engineers
“I think the solution would be to create a programming-intensive BFA in Software...”
– Undergraduate programming - Joel on Software