November 2009
18 posts
“Actually, in the spectrum of CAD tools, it’s quite reasonably priced; the really...”
– chumby One hardware docs « bunnie’s blog
I wonder who he’s speaking about…
merlin:
tristn:
“Brooks’s law is a principle in software development which says that “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later”. It was coined by Fred Brooks in his 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month. Brooks adds that “Nine women can’t make a baby in one month”.” —
Brooks’s law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Only thing more astounding than the immutability of this...
“Contractors and especially JSOC personnel working under a classified mandate are...”
– Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan
“I am a child of the computer age, and my generation is possibly the first to...”
– Embracing the human | trendpreneur
Jennie’s article reminded my of my own similar epiphany regarding the importance of humanity over the last year or so, which mostly came about thanks to twitter. For some reason, seeing that various famous, successful or even just...
Supernatural Women
Disclaimer: This post is about the latest episode of Supernatural (“Abandon All Hope”) and the show in general.
Ellen and Jo just got fridged by minor bad guys for no apparent reason. And for what? Nothing! It feels like they decided to write them out to pad out an otherwise brief episode that introduces Death. Perhaps it was always going to end like this though. Here’s a...
“Secretary of State Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the...”
– BREAKING: Leaked UK government plan to create “Pirate Finder General” with power to appoint militias, create laws - Boing Boing
Yeech. This is mental.
MS Paint Adventures →
It’s sort of like an oldish adventure game. Except it’s a webcomic. I have no idea what’s going on here, but I think I like it.
typewar →
This game is a bit of a perfect storm. All you do is guess which of two fonts a given character belongs to. The better you are at picking, the more points you get, and as you play more fonts and characters get unlocked. It’s casual game playing that is easy to pick up and put down, you get a steady stream of positive reinforcement and it’s about fonts. Here are my stats.
Small Worlds - rathergood.com →
Fun little flash game. You jump around and explore. Awesome. (thanks Jay and thom).
“There’s only so much time in the day, and only so many days in our lives....”
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Marco.org - I don’t even know what to say about Merlin’s post….
Make sure you check out Merlin’s post as well.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8) →
Sonic Boom Six (29)
Rage Against the Machine (11)
Lamb of God (11)
Kyuss (10)
Paramore (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) →
Sonic Boom Six (52)
Steel Panther (12)
The Sword (12)
Thunder (11)
Lamb of God (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Magic Ink: Information Software and the Graphical... →
Well explained, controversial and looooooooooooooong. Excellent article and an interesting perspective on a design tool for software.
