“You might not know it, but you’ve already lost your job.” Thus begins the back cover of Chad Fowler’s new book, My Job Went to India (And All I Got Was This Lousy Book). Hey, it caught my attention too! I recently finished tearing through Chad’s 185-page book and have … Continue reading
“The nation’s largest telephone and cable companies are crafting an alarming set of strategies that would transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do online.” I’ve read articles like this a couple … Continue reading
My father recently had an experience which bitterly proves that minor details can have major consequences. Last week, his insurance company mistakenly reported to the DMV that the coverage on his auto had lapsed. The DMV responded by revoking his tags within the space of 48 hours (quite speedy for … Continue reading
I recently had the honor of reviewing the Pragmatic Programmers’ latest work of art, Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt’s Practices of an Agile Developer. The book doesn’t ship until March 1st, but I would certainly consider adding it to my Amazon.com wish list now, especially if I were new to … Continue reading
I enjoy RSS feeds. Nay, I adore RSS feeds. So you can understand my consternation at having to maintain three sets of subscriptions on my work computer, home computer, and personal laptop. The lists never seem to be in synch. What a pain! I discovered the solution to my problem … Continue reading
Yet another example of someone who has way too much time on his hands.
Another new Ruby e-zine is getting started. Joining Artima’s Ruby Code & Style is Red Letter: The Ruby Journal. They are currently searching for writing contributions of all types and sizes, and the most important part is that they’ll pay you for what you contribute. Column-length stories start at $350. … Continue reading
This is a cute article I thought I’d pass along. It just goes to show that even the most disagreeable of companions can get along if they really try hard! “Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one’s a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster; the other is a 120 centimeter-long rat snake. Zookeepers … Continue reading
Noticed this digg today and immediately thought of a software parallel. The saw constantly monitors its electrical state for changes and shuts down when one is detected. Isn’t this just like Continuous Integration?
A friend pointed me to Clearwire a couple of days ago. They currently offer wireless broadband for much of the West Coast and a few other areas of the United States, but what excited me was that they plan to start offering service in Greensboro sometime this year. I wonder … Continue reading