Blog archive: November 2008
... it takes a lot less time to read through all my RSS feed subscriptions. I reckon there has been about a fifth of the usual volume of posts today.
I like the idea of Thanksgiving - a family holiday with no stress over gifts, no dogma and no jingly music.
28 November 2008
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Culture
It took me two visits - maybe this list can save someone else the hassle of multiple trips:
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27 November 2008
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Apple,
Business
"When you blow something up by a factor of one hundred, it gets weaker by a factor of one hundred. If you try to build a cathedral that way, it just collapses into a pile of rubble." - Alan Kay
Having spent time as both a "Software Engineer" and a Structural Engineer, I am always interested when key industry figures start comparing the two disciplines. Alan Kay's insight into one of the fundamental problems with software reminded me of the arguments over the use of the word "Engineering" for software.
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18 November 2008
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Technology & applications