October 2011
7 posts
Oct 25th
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“It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to...”
–  Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance | OccupyWriters.com
Oct 20th
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How to bring good design to a platform – Marco.org →
HELL. YES. When I’ve had gripes about an employer or a client, it’s almost always been due to their not enforcing the values in this list.
Oct 20th
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Oct 12th
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I don't have a story
It’s been fascinating to read all the remembrances of Steve Jobs over the past couple of days, and all the inspiring eulogies written by those whose lives he had profoundly affected in some way. As much as I’d love to, however, I don’t really have any stories like that. Obviously my career would likely not be anything like it is now, and I almost certainly wouldn’t have...
Oct 7th
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The Spark
I got into computers at an early age. I suppose it was only natural— my father had been involved with computers and programming since university in the mid 60’s, and by the time I was about 6 or 7 he was working with programming enough that he had a computer at home, on which I wrote my first BASIC program at the age of 8 or 9. My first real exposure to the whole world of computers, however,...
Oct 6th
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Oct 4th
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