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The Magpie Developer
Jeff Atwood is one of the best programmer/writers around. I love reading his stuff, some I agree wholeheartedly with, other stuff we disagree, but this post is about a dead-on as they come. This idea has been floating in my head for a long time, but it is hard for me to conceptualize it in words, Atwood does a brilliant job at it. Must read for any developer. |
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Andy Olmsted's Last Blog Entry.
(Warning: Pretty rough) No matter how you feel politically about the war, this reminds you that each number people throw around as statistics is a human life. This is extremely well written, and pretty rough on your soul towards the end, but something everyone should read. Its a shitty situation all around, but there is always a human face behind the statistics and I want to make sure I never forget that. |
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Drinking stories that put yours to shame
Via Keith
To preserve his body during the voyage home, the second-in-command stored Nelson's body in the ship's vat of rum and halted all liquor rations to the crew. Not a bad idea, but when the ship reached port, officials went to retrieve Nelson's body and found the vat dry.
Disregarding good taste (in every sense), the crew had been secretly drinking from it the entire way home. After that, naval rum was referred to as Nelson's Blood. |
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making vodka pills in 24 hours
Recently, Chef Fabian was experimenting further with the Adria/Torreblanca technique of making 'vodka pills.' I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavored alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms. |
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Strategy Letter VI - joelonsoftware.com
As a programmer, thanks to plummeting memory prices, and CPU speeds doubling every year, you had a choice. You could spend six months rewriting your inner loops in Assembler, or take six months off to play drums in a rock and roll band, and in either case, your program would run faster. Assembler programmers don’t have groupies.
Entire Article is Dead On. A must read for anyone in the software biz. |
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(Wednesday, August 31)
FOX Broadcasting Company: PRISON BREAK
It takes a lot for me to sit down in front of the TV and waste time watching a show (I prefer to waste time playing computer games). Last night Lindz started watching this show called 'Prison Break' the title seemed a bit cheese, but I was intrigued because the first part of the show (which was the first 1 hour season premiere) kept jumping along the storyline (a la Pulp Fiction, etc - which always piques my interest) so I sat down to watch the show, I must say this was an awesome show. The basic premise is that a man gets himself thrown in jail to save his brother (who is on death row in the same jail for attempting to kill the Vice Pres brother). The state says he is guilty the brother says he isn't and the whole story is unfolding, the only problem is he is to be executed in 90 days and the main characters has to get his brother out before then. The prison is pretty gritty, but the main char (mike?) has this perfectly crafted plan (he was a mechanical engineer that graduated from Layola) and he helped design the jail (which he also has hidden in a large tatoo on his body). It is very good writing and acting (and my wife drools over the main character). Very good stuff. Definitely check it out, it and Lost maybe the only things I watch this season on the boob tube.
UPDATE: Looks like they are reshowing the 2 season premier shows on Thur Night.
Prison Break: Official Site
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Disclaimer
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway.
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