Well the Kindle 2 came out today so I preordered it. This morning two people IM’d me about it so I decided to give the first my Amazon referral bucks. I give Amazon bucks semi-randomly to various friends and he asked me how I do it. I use a “Buy from Amazon” bookmarklet I wrote […]
One of the most enjoying things is reading the comments to the columnist Tom Friedman in the Times. As many of you, that one-man libertarian junket is a pet peeve of mine. But recently he’s been taking a lashing on the blogs and not an column goes by where the top rated comments mention his […]
As an afterthought someone decided at the last minute, that maybe the architect (me) should be on the architectural review of a product. Normally for social networking web development, I allow for a little short term inconsistency. This is because only one user has access to modify a thing and that user isn’t likely to […]
Even though it’s been a month, I still have yet to write down my New Year’s resolutions. I think that’s because last year I only completed one of four, after being three for three in 2007, I’m demoralized. If I were to write one, the resolution would center around becoming a person more honest with […]
This iPhone application is amazing: I remember growing up with Rubik’s cubes in grade school. In college, a friend showed me how he came up with his solution at my age simply by inventing algorithms to transpose any two corners or sides. I never managed to get past two rows myself—a shame to my alma […]
I like this article the best.
Because it is the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh, there is twitter meme going on where you talk about your first mac. Reading the headlines on Microsoft, Sony, and Nokia, I’m struck with just how impressive Apple’s quarterly’s are. Yesterday, I noticed that Apple’s front page was bragging that they have had over 300 million […]
Lunch and dinner are brought in every day at work. It is a wasteful affair in both cost and utility that, because of its quotidian nature, breeds laziness to a high order at the price of spontaneity and camaraderie that is often associated with eating meals. Every week, a different group of three employees is […]
Quality Assurance has been delaying a release for a month and a half. As a consumer facing website, we normally have two code pushes a week. It’s a major rewrite, sure, but at this point we’re at about 20x the bug count of any previous release. The bugs are no longer: “You do this and […]
This is part one of a seven part Seven Things post. (I’ll explain later.) This first one was inspired by Andrei’s affinity for languages. #1. I once peed in the women’s bathroom. At work, a blue trash can reads “SAVE. Recycleable cans and bottles. Custodians do not throw out.” Then, it “helpfully” adds: “NOT BASURA.” […]