2007/06/19
- 19-Jun-2007Daily Links
Coding Horror: Escaping From Gilligan’s Island (tags: programming technology management) A Case Study in Classic Mistakes Software is hard. (tags: programming technology management) LAFlashapaloozastock 2 | LA Flash (tags: flash event losangeles) The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | Official Movie Site | Picturehouse This looks awesome. (tags: movie games gaming history) Voice…
- 19-Jun-2007Dear Mice, GET OFF MY PROPERTY
…specifically, get out of my living room. Score today alone: Heck, I have a pre-made icon to denote kills. This should demonstrate my readiness. First contact was a week and a half ago. We thought you were a lizard. That was sort of fun. I remembered lizards on the wall in the Philippines and that…
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Entropy
Another reflection from my Sunday bike ride: Entropy is a constant. How long it takes to do its business is the variable. The various structures put up along the arroyo to tame its course are all in states of disrepair, gradually succumbing to the elements. Word is my mother’s struggle with entropy, or rather with…
- 19-Jun-2007Freedom trails economic freedom
I love how concise Thomas Barnett can be: Watch Vietnam’s rerun of China’s relationship with U.S.: Vietnam will face all the same pushback China has and continues to receive: yes, you’re turning capitalistic but not democratic at the same time. What should Triet do? Exact same game plan: He will also respond to criticism of…