January 2009
9 posts
Things I Learned The Hard Way →
Derek Powazek is running an excellent series of posts called Things I Learned the Hard Way. I found the series because “Programmers are Tiny Gods” has been making the internet rounds lately, but I think the rest of the series is just as good (the most recent article, “Someone’s Always Listening”, hit especially close to home).
“…It wasn’t violent, no one’s life put at risk, but it was honest and fast, and...”
– Jack Shedd, reacting to this
“The first image we see is a clock going from 8:14am to 8:15am. What follows are...”
– The Tail Section hints at the opening scene of LOST: Season 5. (via TBN)
SuggestRSS →
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“Start making it happen in the next 30 days, or forever hold your peace.”
– Sound advice from Rob Walling
“So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say,...”
– Steve Jobs, closing his letter explaining why he won’t be keynoting MWSF’09.
Resolutions are Lame: Redux
This time last year, I chose not to make New Year’s Resolutions. Instead, the idea was that rather than resolve once a year to change something, I’d start a list of things to do to improve my quality of life, regularly review this list, and make changes as necessary. No fake, forced pressure, and no lying to myself. This was the original list:
Slow down
Learn a new programming...