Aleph Naught & the Null Set

Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (review)

alephnaught — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:13:44 +0000

Title:Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences Author:Nancy Duarte Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 28, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470632011 ISBN-13: 978-0470632017 This is a wonderful book – I follow Nancy Duarte on Twitter and often read her interesting blog posts; if you want one book that could enhance the way you [...]

Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman (review)

alephnaught — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:29:27 +0000

Title:Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman Author:Dave Hoover, Adewale Oshineye Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 1 edition (October 22, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0596518382 ISBN-13: 978-0596518387 I added an apprentice to my software development team and figured I should brush up, so I bought this book. Apprenticeship Patterns is for apprentices – [...]

I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions (review)

alephnaught — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:26:29 +0000

Title: I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions Author: Erran Carmel, J. Alberto Espinosa Paperback: 186 pages Publisher: Nedder Stream Press (January 1, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983992509 ISBN-13: 978-0983992509 I’m involved in my fourth outsourcing effort, and this book is a must-read if you plan to off-shore. There are so [...]

Photos, Palm Desert and Venice Beach

alephnaught — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:59:43 +0000

Some pictures I took over the last three weeks from Palm Desert and Venice Beach.

The Curiosity Cycle: Preparing Your Child for the Ongoing Technological Explosion

alephnaught — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:54:23 +0000

Title: The Curiosity Cycle: Preparing Your Child for the Ongoing Technological Explosion Author: Jonathan Mugan Paperback: 206 pages Publisher: Mugan Publishing (January 2, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0615574734 ISBN-13: 978-0615574738 A disclaimer: the author sent me a free copy of his book in electronic form to review. I really enjoyed reading this book. The title [...]

A couple of pics of the Moon

alephnaught — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:31:11 +0000

I just took out the garbage, looked up, and noticed we had a cloudy night in LA, which in itself is unusual. When I saw the Moon I stopped – it looked beautiful. So I ran and grabbed my camera – hope you like the results!

New monster figure! (pics)

alephnaught — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:42:15 +0000

We were shopping in Little Tokyo at Anime Jungle and we saw this figure – Aviva freaked out, loved it, so we got it. I don’t know what it is – can anyone identify this monster for me?

Photos from downtown LA

alephnaught — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:22:31 +0000

Here are some pictures I took yesterday walking around downtown and Little Tokyo.

You Are Not A Gadget (review)

alephnaught — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:21:28 +0000

Title:You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto (Vintage) Author:Jaron Lanier Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Vintage; Reprint edition (February 8, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0307389979 ISBN-13: 978-0307389978 This is a fantastic book. If you spend time thinking about the impact of technology on daily life you’ll want to read this. Jaron Lanier is an early hacker, [...]

Catapult kit, assembled

alephnaught — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:09:57 +0000

My boss got me a (very cool) wooden catapult kit – as he said before I opened it, “Something he wished he had.” I love it! I wasn’t feeling well, getting over a bout of laryngitis, and spent about an hour assembling the kit. It’s over 6 inches long and can fire a clay ball [...]