The following is a bit in the realm of pointless mind games and Devil’s Advocate, so grain of salt applies. It struck me that America’s currently abhorrent state of education may, in an odd, counterproductive way actually be helping to … Continue reading
I’ve been struggling to put into words just how upsetting the GOP’s debt ceiling strategy really is and I think it has to be broken down into three categories: 1. It’s insanely greedy. Refusing to raise taxes on the rich … Continue reading
I’m not sure how I missed this post by Jacob Kaplan-Moss, where he’s throwing the kind of REST question out there that has, in the past kept me thinking for hours: It seems like URIs like /people/{my-uid}/photos and /people/{my-uid}/photos/{photo-id} are more “pure.” … Continue reading
tl;dr: Fix bugs quickly, write features and core slowly, use github. Or just scroll through the graphs. We’re either at, or past, my 30 year anniversary (I was a kid, can’t remember okay?) of either using, writing or managing software. … Continue reading
This is how “Spring” actually breaks down in NYC, weather-wise: Days 1-20: WTF? It’s still freezing. And it snowed. Again. Days 21-40: Yay, it’s a little warmer and the days are longer! But man, it’s raining a lot. And it’s … Continue reading
I witnessed an interaction at the pharmacy today: Pharmacist: Did your insurance change? Patient: Yes. Pharmacist: Can I have the card? Patient: I’ve been coming here for 20 years, you can’t look it up? Pharmacist: Nope, sorry At first glance, … Continue reading
A long overdue return to technical stuff… If you use Google Analytics and actually look at your visitor data, you will be familiar with this phenomenon, which is the reported Safari browser version in GA: Those are in fact, not … Continue reading
Okay, one other thought, via al Jazeera’s compilation of reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden. What struck me was Hamas vs. the PLA. Hamas: We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior. We ask … Continue reading
While I don’t think killing Osama bin Laden is actually going to change much at this point for fighting terror, he and what he represented clearly occupied a good chunk of American and my own attention, to varying degrees, over … Continue reading
I don’t usually repost (I use Twitter for links), but this is such an utterly fascinating post that it was worth calling out further. Nate Silver proposes making the 7-16 seeds in the NCAA tournament random. I completely agree with … Continue reading