February 8, 2009
Flickr: The Far side Reenactments Pool

by way of Jeff Atwood.

February 4, 2009
I LEGO N.Y. - Abstract City Blog - NYTimes.com

A few lego bricks can illustrate the world.  By way of my mom(!).

February 1, 2009
Flickr: In Numerical Order

Number-themed pictures posted in numerical order.  Something greater than or equal to 1512 is next.

January 30, 2009
Taking photos of police officers could be considered a crime in the UK

From the British Journal of Photography, by way of Paul Buchheit.

January 26, 2009
Gizmodo: Cable Action Figures

They’re not really made out of ethernet cable, it’s higher gauge stuff.  But still, cool.  My colleague thinks we shoudld attach cockroaches to them and use them as our minions.

January 14, 2009
“Of course, the biggest disappointment was Gore’s failure to handle Hurricane Katrina properly. Not only did the massive evacuation of New Orleans prove a costly and time-consuming overreaction, since the levees - fortified in 2003 - held up fine.”
A little bit of revisionist history from TA Frank at The Guardian in London, by way of Paul Buchheit at FriendFeed.
January 11, 2009
“Yes, it’s a frustrating job, where little details threaten to derail the entire project at every moment. Yes, you are surrounded by silly ass-hat clowns who don’t understand a thing about what you are trying to achieve.”
Give and Take in the Software Industry from secretgeek.net by way of Jeff Atwood
January 7, 2009
Other director's adaptations of board games

by way of Merlin Mann’s Most Days

December 3, 2008

Python syntax checking

python -m py_compile <file to test>
Yes I know I’m supposed to do unit tests. But for “quick” scripts, sometimes you just want to know that your spacing is right and you didn’t leave the colon off the end of an if statement.

November 22, 2008
Flickr: The The End Pool

Classic end title cards from old films and cartoons, by way of Laughing Squid.