In July, 2009 I wrote…
On Not Renewing Magazine Subscriptions
I love books. All kinds of books. Bookity book book books. Piles of books. But have only so many hours, minutes actually, in a day to read. Result: lots of unread books. Books stacked up behind me as I surf the web. Burning into the back of neck. Whispering, “Read me”. Oh, the guilt.
Apollo Is Forty
Feynman Messenger Lectures
Microsoftie have put up a Silverlight site on which Richard Feynman’s 1964 Messenger Lectures can be viewed. Watch now yes.
Unwanted Superpowers: The Condescender
The Condescender: constantly looking down his nose
Chronillogical Comic Explains Debugging
The debugging process explained in the Chronillogical Comic This is what it’s like. Oh, the rage. Don’t you wish you were a programmer?
Pavements For Pedestrians: Yongjia Jiashan
Three Things About Consumers
The three things you need to know about consumers. They’re:
Heisenbug
ChromeOS, The Mouth And The Trousers
There’s an old Northern English saying “All mouth and trousers”. Which means “Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.”