by Tom | Jul 27, 2005 | IT
Joel looks back on his quest to create a great working environment for programmers in Hitting the High Notes. It looks like there are different qualities of programmers and that putting lots of them together creates profit. We think; he doesn’t say.
by Tom | Jul 27, 2005 | Reading
Nice couple of tips sites: Tricks of the Trade (from a painter)Before resealing a can of paint, blow one deep breath into the can and close it quickly. You’ll fill it with carbon dioxide, which will keep the paint from oxidizing prevent it from developing the...
by Tom | Jul 26, 2005 | Reading
My boss, who’s Dutch, used the phrase Darby and Joan in a meeting today and I didn’t know it.
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Government
Some recent e-Government news I hadn’t picked up on:Interview with Jim Fitzpatrick (my new minister – I haven’t met him yet)Interview with Marcus Robinson of Accenture (one of my advisory group members)Launch of Together we Can
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Reading
As you might expect, we over-rate our own presentations vs ones we see others give. One of us must be wrong…
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Reading
Three explorers take Dinner and dive from a hot air balloon. Nice to know we’re still suitably eccentric over here.
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Reading
HousingMaps is a really great property application built on Google Maps.
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Reading
An interesting question: should we be concerned about Public-sector commercialization? The arguments have often been about our collective ability to ensure that a privately-run business delivers socially-acceptable outcomes. For example, it seems a generally good...
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Science
Life at Low Reynolds Number is a glorious lecture about life in a world where inertia is nearly irrelevant.
by Tom | Jun 30, 2005 | Reading
I hadn’t come across Mary Sue stories before:MARY SUE (n.): 1. A variety of story, first identified in the fan fiction community, but quickly recognized as occurring elsewhere, in which normal story values are grossly subordinated to inadequately transformed...
