January 2009
In anticipation of seeing The Bad Plus perform at...
December 2008
marco:
It should be illegal to bring a magazine or newspaper into a multi-toilet office bathroom and sit there for a half hour, solidly defeating anyone else’s attempt to wait you out in the uncomfortable silence.
Do your business, then leave in a timely fashion. Save the bathroom reading for home.
and I thought I was the only one who thought that…
listening to "Body and Soul - Freddie Hubbard" →
Freddie Hubbard died yesterday, so here’s a clip in his honor. I’d prefer Red Clay or Little Sunflower, but @blipfm doesn’t have ‘em.
anniehinton:
If someone would buy a piano, move it and them into my apartment and play chopsticks every night while I lie on the floor, I would be a very happy girl.
If a smart, pretty girl would come over to my apartment and let me play my grand piano for them, I’d be a very happy guy.
“Israeli says its offensive, which began Saturday, is intended to neutralize the...”
– On Fourth Day of Gaza Battle, No End in Sight - NYTimes.com
Scary stuff.
“JULY
…
Barack Obama, having secured North and South America, flies...”
– Dave Barry Year in Review: Bailing out of 2008 - Dave Barry - MiamiHerald.com
“Yes
No
Not if I can get close enough”
– Possible Answers to the Poll Question: “Will You Miss President Bush?” / UNREMITTING FAILURE (via nevver)
“The two most important rules about energy innovation are: 1) Price matters —...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Win, Win, Win, Win, Win … - NYTimes.com
Top 10 dumbest moments in business 2008
After reading Fortune’s 21 Dumbest Moments in Business 2008, I had to make my own list.
TARP money to be used to buy bad debt
Auto bailout
AIG bailout
Yahoo and MS failure to spin out Microhoo company
Stimulus checks
Madoff investors
Short selling ban
TARP executive compensation limits
Wall St. Bonuses
Jerome Kerviel losing $7 Billion trading for his firm.
Chinese food
Me (in Chinese): What's that?
Grandpa: Intestines.
Me: Oh, OK. Please pass it over.
The point of dating
Me: There's a lot I can learn about myself by being single.
Mom: No, the point of being single is to date lots of women so that, when they break up with you, they can tell you all the things that are wrong with you.
Me: What?
“As of 4pm today, the Yankees have spent $423 million dollars on free agents this...”
– =Babes Love Baseball (via didyouevernotice)
In the Yankees defense, their payroll for 2009 will most likely be less than their 2008 payroll. I don’t know what “shady backroom deals” means, but I agree that asking for public money isn’t something I support.
listening to "The Dethbridge In Lethbridge - The... →
Listening to Rural Alberta Advantage after @fredwilson kept tumblogging about them. Enjoying the drumming on this track.
listening to "Maintenance Hall, 4am - Stars" →
First track off Stars’ latest album.
“2. Practice must, over time, simulate deeper understanding. Good practice, over...”
– Hard Work and Practice in Programming - O’Reilly Radar
Fantastic discussion on the role and value of practice. I definitely recommend reading the entire post.
Initial notes on the 5D Mark II
marco:
We’ve upgraded from the Rebel XTi to the 5D Mark II. We decided to skip the 20/30/40/50D series and wait until we could go to full-frame. Here’s how the transition is going on day one:
It didn’t take very long to get accustomed to the controls, which are very different from the Rebel series, but generally in good ways.
The viewfinder is much larger and brighter.
The screen is much...
13 Top Air Purifying House Plants| Apartment... →
didyouevernotice:
Who couldn’t benefit from some purer air?
I need to get me some plants.
WatchSpinning water droplets behave like black holes - video 4661268001 - physics-math - 15 December 2008 - New Scientist
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have...”
– Walt Disney (via onherway) (via radarchive)
Truer words are rarely spoken.
(via mikehudack)
“Companies who can build authentic, honest, open, collaborative relationships...”
– Umair Haque: Why (Real) Relationships Matter (via mikehudack) (via marco)
I’ve been reading Umair for 2 years now and he’s brilliant. He and Clay Shirky are the two guys who I find myself vigorously agreeing with every time they write.
WatchThe making of an Eames Chair (via 37signals blog)
Added bonus: the soundtrack to this video is awesome.
“In a famous 1960 article called “Marketing Myopia,” Theodore Levitt held up the...”
– News You Can Lose: Financial Page: The New Yorker
Wanted: proficient Rails dev for small project
kylewritescode:
Have a small Rails project that needs to get wrapped up by end of January. Ideally you are really solid in Rails and have at least basic proficiency in CSS. Email me for more info.
I just met someone who’s a Rails dev… ;-)
“Warm butter can be rechilled and refrozen, but once the butterfat gets warm, the...”
– Butter Holds the Secret to Cookies That Sing - NYTimes.com