June 2011
2 posts
“…how we arrange atoms is more important than what atoms we use. Same with...”
– Kevin Kelly, The Technium: Designed in California
(via Designed in California - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech)
March 2010
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February 2010
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January 2010
2 posts
“There are all different kinds of freedom, and the kind that is most precious you will not hear much talk about in the great outside world of wanting and achieving and displaying. The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad petty, unsexy ways every...
August 2009
2 posts
“To _why: Thank you for bringing your code and art to us over the past couple...”
– John Resig, Eulogy to _why
February 2009
4 posts
InfoQ: Tom Preston-Werner on Powerset, GitHub,... →
In this interview filmed at RubyFringe 2008, Tom Preston-Werner talks about how both Powerset and GitHub use Ruby and Erlang, as well as tools like Fuzed, god, and more.
The interview is very interesting especially for the discussion of GitHub’s architecture. He mentions the following Ruby and Erlang libraries:
grit / gitr (git libraries) {Ruby}
fuzed {Erlang}
egitd (git daemon)...
InfoQ: Craftsmanship and Ethics →
In this talk Robert C. Martin outlines the practices used by software craftsmen to maintain their professional ethics. He resolves the dilemma of speed vs. quality, and mess vs schedule. He provides a set of principles and simple Dos and Don’ts for teams who want to be counted as professional craftsmen.
Lecture Notes 1) Discipline 2) Short Iterations 3) Don’t wait for Definition ...
January 2009
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October 2008
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September 2008
6 posts
WatchSarah Silverman wants Jews to gets their butts down to Florida for The Great Schlep
It’s a humorous video to encourage Florida’s Jewish population to vote for Barack Obama. The Washington Post has an article with more details.
“The ultimate metric that I would like to propose for user friendliness is quite...”
– 13 Programmer Quotables (via gina)
WatchKara Luiz: I Google Myself (via gina)
“As I’m sure you guys know by now, it is extremely difficult to stay alert and...”
– David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon College (via gina)
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InfoQ: John Lam About IronRuby →
In this interview, John Lam, Program Manager on the Dynamic Language Runtime team at Microsoft, talks about IronRuby, what it means to .NET supporters and how it has been received by the Ruby community.
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InfoQ: Ruby Beyond Rails →
At RubyFringe John Lam talks about his path to dynamic languages, some of the problems of making IronRuby run fast, and how the DLR helps with implementing languages.
August 2008
1 post
WatchDavid Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 08
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the Ruby on Rails framework and Partner at 37Signals gives insight into creating a profitable startup company.
July 2008
3 posts
Days with My Father →
angad:
Beautiful.
Randy Pausch, 'Last Lecture' Professor Dies →
caseyliss:
His “Last Lecture” and “Time Management” videos were both really incredible. They’re worth spending two hours on (1hr each), if you haven’t seen them yet.
I hope when my time comes I have 1/10th the courage he did.
WatchJake and Amir: Wingman: Hos before bros, you know how it gos.
June 2008
1 post
“I’d always considered ambition a good thing, but I realize now that was...”
– Cities and Ambition (by Paul Graham)
May 2008
3 posts
WatchTED | Talks | Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them. WOW
WatchTED | Talks | Christopher deCharms: Looking inside the brain in real time Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demonstrates a new way to use fMRI to show brain activity — thoughts, emotions, pain — while it is happening. In other words, you can actually see how you feel.
WatchTED | Talks | Sherwin Nuland: My history of electroshock therapy Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression — including his own. It’s a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances.
March 2008
2 posts
WatchTED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video)
“Watching employees get transformed into founders makes it clear that the...”
– You Weren’t Meant to Have a Boss (by Paul Graham)
February 2008
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November 2007
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October 2007
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WatchTracey Sparling, 19, was killed Thursday afternoon in a collision with a cement truck at the corner of SW 14th and Burnside. Witnesses said the truck driver took a right turn, as she proceeded straight in her bike lane, killing her. The driver has not been cited. Cyclists decided to bike 14 blocks from the Burnside Bridge to the crash site in her memory. See photos from the event and hear some of...
Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet... →
“I felt like Ctrl+Alt+Deleting myself.” (via Gina Trapani)
September 2007
10 posts
“The wise use of leisure, it must be conceded, is a product of civilization and...”
– In Praise of Idleness By Bertrand Russell
A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a... →
At Carnegie Mellon, however, Dr. Pausch’s speech was more than just an academic exercise. The 46-year-old father of three has pancreatic cancer and expects to live for just a few months. His lecture, using images on a giant screen, turned out to be a rollicking and riveting journey through the lessons of his life.
Some highlights:
He talked about setbacks in his career, repeating:...
Watch60 Minutes: Alan Greenspan interview (9/16/2007)
The Power of the Marginal (Paul Graham) →
If I had to condense the power of the marginal into one sentence it would be: just try hacking something together. That phrase draws in most threads I’ve mentioned here. Hacking something together means deciding what to do as you’re doing it, not a subordinate executing the vision of his boss. It implies the result won’t be pretty, because it will be made quickly out of...
WatchThomas Barnett: The Pentagon’s new map for war and peace
Robbie's MIT Musings Blog: Ed Roberts, Author,... →
SBA says 80-90% of companies fail within 18 months, but their data showed only 16% failed after 5-7 years Successful founders’ characteristics: » Made, not born (found no birth characteristics that predict success) » Solo entrepreneurs seldom succeed, 2 are more likely to succeed, 3 are even more likely, 4 are even more likely, and 5 are even more likely (don’t have enough data after...
Rails creator on Java and other 'junk' | IDGNS |... →
IDGNS: So removing elements is to keep Rails simple and lightweight? DHH: Yes. We don’t believe that just because at one point back in the day we included an experiment, or chose to do an API, that it’s going to stay for ever. We don’t want to turn into Java, this pack rat that just keeps hold of any possession. We’re not afraid to take out stuff that’s not relevant...
Who Founded Facebook? A New Claim Emerges - New... →
Aaron J. Greenspan says that while he was a student at Harvard, he came up with the idea for Facebook, the social-networking Web site.