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"Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying..."

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:48:57 +0200

“Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen. But you can save yourself a lot of time by working on the right thing. Working hard, even, if that’s what you like to do.”

- Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated

A nothing new bur nonetheless interesting analysis of consultants

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:04:22 +0200

A nothing new bur nonetheless interesting analysis of consultants:

I knew a pair of them…

"Not all code needs to be a factory, some of it can just be origami."

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:04:47 +0200

“Not all code needs to be a factory, some of
it can just be origami.”

- _why, Rack, Camping 2.0++

"If you go through life free of bad habits, you won’t live forever, but it will feel like..."

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:33:12 +0200

““If you go through life free of bad habits, you won’t live forever, but it will feel like it”.”

- 7 Vices of Very Creative People

"I’m not telling you that you should believe it. Learn the facts, and the origins behind the..."

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:07:51 +0200

“I’m not telling you that you should believe it. Learn the facts, and the origins behind the facts, and make up your own damn mind. That’s why you have one.”

- BSD For Linux Users :: Intro

"I had a guy come to me and say, ‘I’ve got $40 million. Do you think it’s..."

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:55:10 +0200

““I had a guy come to me and say, ‘I’ve got $40 million. Do you think it’s enough?’ ” White recalls. “He meant, Was it enough to be happy and safe? The correct answer is no. You won’t find [those things] with $4 billion. You’re looking for ‘enough’ in the wrong place.””

- Why Do The Rich Keep Working? - Forbes.com

"The biggest difference between time and space is that you can’t reuse time."

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:23:51 +0200

“The biggest difference between time and space is that you can’t reuse time.”

- Merrick Furst

"The problem with IT, generally, is lack of respect. Because it’s something that looks easy and..."

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:57:58 +0200

“The problem with IT, generally, is lack of respect. Because it’s something that looks easy and looks like something anyone could do, people don’t respect experience and talent. For some reason this just doesn’t work in other fields. While everyone feels they can put a sticking plaster on a cut, they go to a doctor for more serious stuff. Any fool can build a garden wall, but if they want a tower block one hires an architect and a construction company and lets them do decisions.”

- The Joel on Software Discussion Group - I’ve met very very few IT workers who are happy with their jobs

"So I have just one wish for you — the good luck to be somewhere where you are free to maintain the..."

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:22:53 +0200

““So I have just one wish for you — the good luck to be somewhere where you are free to maintain the kind of integrity I have described, and where you do not feel forced by a need to maintain your position in the organization, or financial support, or so on, to lose your integrity. May you have that freedom.””

- Richard Feynman, Cargo Cult Science

"You are right, I’m not the same person I was in 1994 (and I’m happy about that). Are..."

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:14:31 +0200

“You are right, I’m not the same person I was in 1994 (and I’m happy about that). Are you?”

- Trent Reznor

"Never attribute to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by corruption."

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:31:27 +0200

“Never attribute to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by corruption.”

- Rams’ Law Of Enterprise Software Sales

"There is something infinitely touching when an artist, in old age, takes on simplicity. The artist..."

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:26:59 +0200

““There is something infinitely touching when an artist, in old age, takes on simplicity. The artist is saying: display and bravura are tricks for the young, and yes, showing off is part of ambition; but now that we are old, let us have the confidence to speak simply.””

- Julian Barnes

Last Day Dream [HD] (via Vimeo)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:24:27 +0200

Last Day Dream [HD] (via Vimeo)

"Now class, today we will talk about what you want to be when you grow up. Isn’t that..."

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:19:49 +0200

““Now class, today we will talk about what you want to be when you grow up. Isn’t that fun?” The teacher looks around and spots the child, silent, apart from the others and deep in thought. “Jonny, why don’t you start?” she encourages him.
Jonny looks around, confused, his train of thought disrupted. He collects himself, and stares at the teacher with a steady eye. “I want to code demos,” he says, his words becoming stronger and more confidant as he speaks. “I want to write something that will change peoples perception of reality. I want them to walk away from the computer dazed, unsure of their footing and eyesight. I want to write something that will reach out of the screen and grab them, making heartbeats and breathing slow to almost a halt. I want to write something that, when it is finished, they are reluctant to leave, knowing that nothing they experience that day will be quite as real, as insightful, as good. I want to write demos.” Silence. The class and the teacher stare at Jonny, stunned. It is the teachers turn to be confused. Jonny blushes, feeling that something more is required. “Either that or I want to be a fireman”.”

- Grant Smith, 14:32, 11/21/93

Armed and Dangerous » Computer Language Trends in 2009

Sun, 31 May 2009 00:20:59 +0200

Armed and Dangerous » Computer Language Trends in 2009

ATLAS Dashboard

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:06:29 +0200

ATLAS Dashboard :

Impressive realtime list of Internet threats.

F.lux: better lighting... for your computer

Sat, 09 May 2009 17:31:41 +0200

F.lux: better lighting... for your computer:

This software adjusts your display color to the sunlight (or the lack of). It’s free, you should try it!

"2001 - Anders Hejlsberg invents C#. C# is a relatively verbose, garbage collected, class based,..."

Sat, 09 May 2009 11:43:00 +0200

“2001 - Anders Hejlsberg invents C#. C# is a relatively verbose, garbage collected, class based, statically typed, single dispatch, object oriented language with single implementation inheritance and multiple interface inheritance. Microsoft loudly heralds C#’s novelty.”

- Hilarious quote from the in itself hilarious: One Div Zero: A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages

Face Detection iPhone Source

Wed, 06 May 2009 16:20:28 +0200

beetlebug:

Picture Me was a fun little side project to experiment using face detection on the iPhone. I have a few ideas on where to take this but I don’t have time to work them now. So for now, it’s free. And as an added bonus I’m releasing the source code for it in the hope that it will be useful to the iPhone developer community.

Source code features:

OpenCV Integration

Face Detection

Using the camera preview (live)

Modifying the camera controller

Enjoy!

Source Code

iTunes Link

Nice.

staff: Tumblerette is now the official Tumblr iPhone App! (and...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:09:21 +0100

staff:

Tumblerette is now the official Tumblr iPhone App! (and it’s free!)

Tumblerette was originally developed by the insanely talented Garrett Ross and Jeff Rock at Mobelux. We had the pleasure of hanging out with them in New York last month. Not only are these guys remarkable developers, they have an incredibly inspiring vision for building consumer products, and we couldn’t wait to start working with them on the next suite of Tumblr/iPhone features.

There’s a ton we have planned for mobile devices and the iPhone, and we’re obviously thrilled to be working with Jeff and Garrett :)

If you’ve already downloaded Tumblerette, you’ll need to re-download the new Tumblr app to get the updates. This version comes with some slick new features, including the iPhone native Dashboard. Go download it!! →