October 2009
20 posts
“When switching to agile processes there is a temptation to not “start from...”
– Chris’s TechBlog: “I wouldn’t start from here”
“For example, when I tap on something, I don’t have to hover for five seconds...”
– stevenf.com - A couple people have asked me to post an update… Oh come now, sure you do. The iPhone UI may be more responsive than the competition, but there are plenty of times it lags for me, even on a new 3GS, even using the built-in apps.
ExpanDrivel » Apple releases new 27″ LED Cinema... →
Given that Apple’s Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter is faulty by design, and hasn’t been redesigned in the year it’s been available, I just might get one of these new Cinema Displays with free Mac to replace my current 30” display.
“The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also...”
– ZFS Project Shutdown. FMH.
“The first move we have to make is simply give up the idea that the best...”
– “Open Core” Is the New Shareware - Bradley M. Kuhn ( Brad ) ( bkuhn )
“Part of the problem is educational: apparently some schools, textbooks, etc....”
– The parity of zero - Educated Guesswork. Oh great, I can’t wait for Lotte to be old enough for school and for it to be necessary to argue with teachers again.
“We find that DRAM error behavior in the field differs in many key aspects from...”
– DRAM Errors in the Wild: A Large-Scale Field Study at Google, by Bianca Schroeder, Eduardo Pinheiro, and Wolf-Dietrich Weber (via Trivium)
“Every year that the Yankees buy their way into the post-season — meaning every...”
– An Entirely Other Day. A very useful userscript.
Amazon.com Introduces Same-Day Delivery - Bits... →
I’m a sucker for instant gratification. If I still lived in either Washington or Boston, I’d use this service an awful lot.
“excuse me, mr. cent”. he said “please, call me fitty”
– Virtual Crowdsurfing « amanda palmer
“IF you really want to know why the financial system nearly collapsed in the fall...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - Wall Street Smarts - NYTimes.com
Echo1USA - Video Challenge Winners →
All three are amusing, but I think it’s pretty clear that the winner of “Most Entertaining” should’ve taken the Grand Prize. Not sure what happened there…
“Unix is not one of the “perlisms” Ruby should be trying to distance itself from....”
– I like Unicorn because it’s Unix. Good stuff in here.
“…the console is still king among American teenagers. Fully 65% of those surveyed...”
– Survey: 22% of U.S. teens want an iPhone; 15% already own one - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Brainstorm Tech. I agree with the teens that cellphone games are crap, but I can’t believe that they want PC games even less. WTF is wrong with kids these days?!? Have they never actually compared PC games to...
“…to store as much energy as you have in a 12-gallon gasoline tank, you need...”
– Toyota Europe Unplugs the EV Hype Machine - Car and Driver Blog. Food for thought. Clearly the source is biased, but interesting stuff nonetheless.