Monthly Archive: February 2006

One of Those Days…

One of Those Days…

I feel like I have ADD today. Focus! (as if that helps) My mind has pretty much been in cruise control mode the last few days…can’t think about technical things.  Perhaps it’s just too much excitement and anticipation. I’m changing...

The Workspace

The Workspace

This was from about a week ago. There’s an extra computer now, an old AMD based machine that I’m using as a source control server. Way too cramped now. Priority #1 when I get a new house: office.

What is Terrorism?

What is Terrorism?

Came across an incredibly deep editorial by Devin Faraci on why “V for Vendetta is the most dangerous film of 2006“. What’s happened in the world in the last few years is that we’ve had our dialogue taken away. Remember...

Of Creativity, Skill, and…Television?

Of Creativity, Skill, and…Television?

I’ve never been much of a television guy, except for news and sports, especially “reality TV” shows.  But two shows have really caught my attention recently: Dancing with the Stars and Project Runway. I think what catches my attention about...

Random DevTools Entry: #005

Random DevTools Entry: #005

I’m feeling a mighty JavaScript kick lately. What’s interesting is that the more C# evolves, the more it starts to resemble JavaScript.  What with anonymous methods, type inference (it even uses var), and the LINQ syntax, my JavaScript juices are...

Deep.

Deep.

From my coworker, Igor: It is too late for me. I had my formula. Man who clean cow’s crap all his life afraid mostly that cow will die. This was his reaction to Paul Graham’s essay, How to Do What...

Letter to a Colleague

Letter to a Colleague

I don’t know if you’re familiar with this book, but it is the definitive catalogue on the most common design patterns that are in use in object oriented systems.  You will often hear these four authors referred to as “Gang...

Nate Robinson is my Hero

Nate Robinson is my Hero

For those that aren’t familiar, Nate is the “vertically challenged” rookie point gaurd on the New York Knicks basketball team. Yesterday, this 5 foot, 7 inch human spring won the slam dunk contest in the unlikeliest twist of events.  Just...