The Iron Yuppie

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Thursday, January 19, 2006

 

Remember Zork?

I'm not really in the mood for political commentary, I dunno, I just feel like I'm in a funk today. However, my friend passed this on and I couldn't ignore it:

defective yeti: Xyzzy

Man this is priceless... it's so perfectly reminiscent of Zork.

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

 

Classic Fallacies

Classic Fallacies via Digg

Just a bunch of math fun. See if you can identify where the proofs go wrong.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

 

I TOTALLY CALLED THIS

Stores paint rooftop logos for Google Maps

And here's my link of 6 months ago.

Vertical Sightseeing

I so rarely get to say that I'm right, I'm taking advantage of it now. I rock.

 

Smart Elevators

Fujitec eases bottlenecks via Slashdot

Why has this taken so long to invent? This seems like the most straight forward thing in the world to do. Actually, even easier, why can't I just unselect a button that I've accidentally selected? Or how about when I get in the elevator if there is no one in it and nothing is selected and it says "going up", when I select something, could you just go that way instead of closing the door and reopening it for ... no one? Thanks.

 

Why, Fox, Why??

Arrested Development via Chris Pirillo

#1, if you're not watching Arrested Development. START NOW.

#2, see #1.

#3, if you have, in any way, the power to convince Fox, Showtime or ABC to pick it up, please do so. I'll be glad to pay, and I know there are many many other people who would like to as well.

#4, if you work at Fox, please re-evaluate your bar for what gets renewed/funded, and what doesn't. As a guideline, please use this list:

Man, look at that hit and miss list. That is so bad I can't even fathom it. Not to mention the endless littany of reality TV that they put on that is beyond unwatchable... Going back to that post earlier in the day, what do you think they're solving for? Because it's clearly not quality television or ratings.


 

The Root Cause

James Gosling has a wonderful post today that lots of people could get a lot of value from reading. From the text, James Gosling: on the Java Road:
" Back when I was a grad student I was spinning out of control trying to come up with a thesis topic. My advisor took me out to lunch one day and asked me a simple question: 'What is a PhD thesis?' I yattered on for a while and he listened patiently. Eventually he said 'No: It's just a stack of 100 pages with 4 signatures on top'. "


What do you need to solve? If your goal is to solve the world's problems, identify what the solution looks like and go do the things necessary to archieve that. But most people don't need that at all. I'll use a personal example... my fiancee and I are planning a wedding (the process of removing weeds from ones yard). There seem to be a THOUSAND requirements on the day, but there aren't. There's realistically only one. Get a ring on her finger in a legally binding way. Ok, so that's a bit naive... there are actually two, get a ring on her finger in a legally binding way, and have an unbelievably fun time doing it. That's basically it. Who comes, where they sit, what they eat... those are all incidental. I love this way of thinking.

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