| 1. |  | How Should Software Be Built?  - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:04:04
My chief issues with the way that software is built
(not the processes around designing it, figuring out feature
sets, taking it to market, all of that -- rather, how it goes
from lines in text files to machine instructions) is that it
goes the wrong direction and the concepts are 20-30 years old.
Full article ==> How Should Software Be Built?
From: myShoggoth |
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| 2. | | Milanese Coffee - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:04:04
Quick coffee review from Milan.
Full article ==> Milanese Coffee
From: myShoggoth |
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| 3. | | Venetian Coffee - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:04:04
Quick review of the coffee in Venice.
Full article ==> Venetian Coffee
From: myShoggoth |
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| 4. | | Fun With Scripts - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:04:04
Computer usage can turn out to be an exercise in repetition, often defeating the purpose of having a machine capable of automating repetitive tasks available. When you're doing that repetitive tasks on the machine designed to get rid of them, we're talking real irony here (not the Alanis kind).
One day some friends of mine pointed out that the steps I was taking to launch Battlefield 1942 and connect to our GameVoice server were repetitive and could be scripted. When I stopped smacking myself i...
From: myShoggoth |
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| 5. | | Tsunami Relief - Captured: 2-1-2005 22:24:00
The Tsunami destruction here has been devastating. Over 140,000 people are reported dead in several countries with the toll still rising; over 95 quakes have been recorded in the last one week since the magnitude 9.0 earthquake. I encourage everyone to make a donation to help the victims of this terrible tragedy. To get more information, please visit http://pmindia.nic.in/relief.htm.
From: Arpan Shah's Blog |
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| 6. | | Marketing Eye for the Dev Guy - Captured: 25-1-2005 18:13:00
Ok, I'm taking a break from blogging about Gotdotnet today to talk about the idea for a new cable show that sprang upon me like a panther on a protein jag. It was inspired by Microsoft.com's very own snazzy lead product manager, Dave Morehouse (Microsoft.com communities team). I have to tell you that Dave is a man of substance, suave haircuts, and snazzy shirts, but it's his documentation that always makes me feel unkempt and well, like my specs just don't wash behind their ears. Every time I g...
From: Betsy Aoki's WebLog |
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| 7. | | The idiosyncrasies of America - Captured: 29-10-2004 16:36:00
Sometimes living in the States can blind you, even for the well traveled. You forget the luxuries and accommodations that this country provides and you don’t even realize the unique idiosyncrasies of the country. Tim Sneath, who recently relocated to Redmond, provides some insightful and entertaining commentary about life in the States http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2004/10/09/240208.aspx (part 1) http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2004/10/29/249392.aspx (part 2) ...
From: Brian Goldfarb's Blog |
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| 8. | | Attack of the Giant rAnts II: The Revenge of the Drama Queens - Captured: 7-2-2005 7:26:18
OK
everyone, it’s rant time again. This
one goes out to all the drama queens out there…OK wait, that’s not right. You
Drama Queens don’t know who you are, because you have your head so completely
wrapped up in your “me-verse” that you have no clue that what I’m
talking about applies to you. Never Mind…go
about your business.
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From: Anomalous Data |
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| 9. | | Now everybody do the propaganda! - Captured: 4-2-2005 14:49:31
The
February issue of The Reader’s Digest has an article entitled “
America
’s Worst Judges”.
It
begins, as many regressivist commentaries on a variety of subjects do, by asking you
to imagine that you’re the victim of a crime. Because
we all know how much that sort of imagery contributes to rational thought.
Then
it goes for the ...
From: Anomalous Data |
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| 10. | | A is for Academic Excellence - Captured: 30-1-2005 22:17:22
Like many compellingly outrageous
topics on education I’ve had brought to my attention, this one was found at Ernie’s
3-D Pancakes.
Here is an article
on the subject…and another.
The thrust of the story is, this
17-year-old kid wanted to get into an honors math course at his high school, and as
a condition of admission into this class he has to complete three very difficult calculus
problems over th...
From: Anomalous Data |
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| 11. | | Drill Sergeant Voice - Captured: 28-1-2005 20:15:11
Oh Lordy!
I had to use my drill sergeant voice today.
Now, normally, I am into the whole pro-active discipline thing. My kids are
very sensitive and spirited, so I try to minimize disruption, stick to a
schedule, keep things predictable and consistent...use reminders and
re-direction...etc.
&nb
From: Anomalous Data |
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| 12. | | Location change for MSDN Events free seminar in Los Angeles, November 4th - Captured: 15-10-2004 10:58:00
There is a lot to catch up on so let's just jump in. If you have previously registered for the MSDN Events seminars free seminar in Los Angeles scheduled for November 4th, there has been a change of location. Instead of South Gate, we will now be up in Pasadena at the United Artist Marketplace 6 at 64 W. Colorado Boulevard, box office phone - (626) 795-3923. This location change also applies to the TechNet, Connections and TS2 seminars the same day. If you haven't previously registered, per...
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| 23. | | Kill the Poor - Captured: 9-2-2005 19:10:06
It's not often we spend time on non-tech related commentary here, but once in a while we run into...
From: Developer Shed Blog |
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