I suppose it’s played like a game though the urgency suggests that the threats are real. But how can a half-dozen people locked in a 15’×30′ room really qualify as a civilization? No matter. When we detect the interlopers down the hall, we get the door slammed and barred before they can see us. But […]
To my A.: glad I spent it with you. (And H., of course.) (Original photo at Flickr.)
36 steps to success as technical lead (tags: dev leadership management tech essay productivity projects work todo) Senate Joins House in Caving to White House Immunity Demands via EFF (via /.): makes you wonder if maybe now isn’t a good time to consider open revolt? or maybe just make the signal-to-noise so bad that wiretapping […]
…is doing great. And more ridiculous every day. (Original of above at Flickr)
Cornerstone vs. Versions via DF :: compare/contrast of 2 SVN clients (yes, I know everyone is all a-flutter about Git but…) (tags: Mac OSX software subversion UI dev essay todo) The Writer’s Center (tags: Vermont workshop writing todo) 50 Ways to Help the Planet (tags: economy energy environment green fun health lifehacks recycle sustainability todo) […]
With the mind a-racin’, a few random thoughts:
CSS Tips via mefogus :: good list of best practices and alternatives (w/ use cases) (tags: css webdev typography)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames is a solid ★★★★ 1 and damn near close to ★★★★★ that we’ll settle for ★★★★½. But then again, I’m a serious Sedaris fiend. Granted, if you’re reading this, it’s probably because you were curious what I thought of the collection. By now, you (dear reader) have already made […]
To get there on time we need to leave on time. But how can we leave into that dark cold winter night without being properly equipped. Everyone else rushed to the door, cavalierly donning whatever barely warm-enough coats they could find. I took my time, plowing through the closet to find my warmest coat. The […]
It’s a party? Since when did B.S. have a house by a … lake? It’s like Robert Downey Jr.’s house from Iron Man but crossed with a rustic cabin. There’s about a dozen people here. Everyone seems to be waking up, slightly hung over. It is too early for this group of alcoholics to be […]