April 2009
42 posts
“We doubt, to begin with, that small-town broadcasters run a heightened risk of...”
– Daily Kos: SCOTUS Issues “F**king Brilliant” Decision
Seriously? This is Scalia’s opinion: that because small-town people are more “down-home”, they don’t need to worry about the erosion of their First Amendment rights?
This absolutely boggles my mind - that a...
“At a certain point in your life, probably when too much of it has gone by, you...”
– Phoebe in Wonderland (via skyisland)
“christhelongtimelurker: I came in here looking for Cthulhu and was very...”
– Octopi | MetaFilter
I love the Internets, where hockey fans and cephalopod fans meet up on the Big Blue with fans of Lovecraftian horror, and no one blinks.
“I’m always amazed that something as great as The New Yorker can be had for...”
– Raising prices and gaining readers
But, but…
Reading is HARD.
“Lifehacker: What are you using to manage your email?
Steve Wozniak: The most...”
– Lifehacker - How Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Gets Things Done - Steve Wozniak
Matt, this one’s for you.
And yeah, Eudora is still the best mail client ever. Period. Hands-down. For me, Mail.app comes close, but it’s still not Eudora.
“ME: Would Shakespeare have tweeted?
BIZ: Brevity’s the soul of wit, right?”
– Op-Ed Columnist - To Tweet or Not to Tweet - NYTimes.com
Maureen Dowd interviews Biz Stone and Evan Williams about Twitter. Sadly, I was actually counting the characters to see if they broke 140, and they did.
Great interview, though. Via gruber.
“I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and...”
– - Vladimir Nabokov (via skyisland)
I really enjoy this site. Just fantastic little quotes, almost daily.
“We aren’t explained, you know, by a bad thing. Something terrible, when we’re...”
– (via skyisland)
“Speaking of frying, KFC says it’s taking a big risk by going against its...”
– Sluts & Salvation / Also: Mysterious chicken, drooling Facebook, maniac presidents. Can you help?
Total man-crush on Mark Morford.
And yes, I only read him for the articles.
“Griffey gave his vintage, no-doubt reaction to the solo shot: a dropped bat at...”
– Mariners 11, Angels 3 - NYTimes.com
And this, sports fans, is when the subscription to MLB.TV pays off: being able to watch Junior’s signature Home Run Stare in a Mariners uniform again.
“An agile team does release planning to avoid the same type of problems we avoid...”
– Why Do Release Planning? | Mike Cohn’s Blog - Succeeding With Agile®
Another fantastic analogy from Mike Cohn. Just a perfect analogy for where release planning plays in Agile development.
“I came to the program in 1983 with a sterling record and a recommendation from...”
– What Would Dad Say » SR-71: Now, That Was Some Airplane
Great article from a SR-71 pilot, now that more and more about the program and Area 51/Groom Lake is being declassified.
“The best part? It’s only been just over three months. These adorable...”
– Fear the rainbow! / A storm is gathering. Are you afraid, Christian? Are you afraid *enough*?
“I’m all out of midnight phone calls and flowers sent to your door. I’m out of...”
– (via skyisland)
Deadspin - Johan Santana Has A Very Good Memory -... →
Just watching this little video of Santana shaking hands with his teammates, it’s so obvious that it’s April, and we’re still having fun.
But seriously? A different handshake for every member of the team? That’s impressive, and just plain cool.
“One of the great things about iterations is that they’re timeboxed. At the...”
– James Shore: Kanban Systems
Timeboxes *should* prevent scope creep and force important trade-offs, but only if the timeboxes are enforced from both ends of the equation.
If there aren’t penalties for scope creep, if people aren’t forced to make “good enough” trade-offs,...
“While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and...”
– Meacham: The End of Christian America | Newsweek Religion | Newsweek.com
Good article, though too sensational in the headline. Yes, the number of Americans who self-identified as Christians dropped ten percentage points, but it dropped from 86% to 76%.
Not exactly a sea change in the religious...
“E-Prime, short for English-Prime, is a modified form of English. It uses very...”
– E-Prime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And, following a link from the site I referenced earlier, would this help with all the language ambiguity, Messrs. Barr?
“I hate integration tests. I hate them, and with a passion. Of course, I should...”
– J. B. Rainsberger // Integration Tests are a Scam: Part 1
“It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particularly long to learn...”
– Neil Gaiman (via skyisland)
“Language is very subjective, and everybody has his or her own unique way of...”
– Six examples of workplace rudeness - CNN.com
Life’s tough. Wear a fucking helmet.
“In my continuing hatred of LA, I will point out that any “city” that...”
– Does Your Answer Seem Right? | MetaFilter
Not only is there a fun estimating quiz on this thread from The Blue, but you also get great quotes like this.
I love MetaFilter.