January 2012
8 posts
December 2011
7 posts
How to Gamble If You're In a Hurry →
“We employ a deterministic fixed fractional betting strategy, namely, the Kelly strategy”
November 2011
6 posts
WatchKindle Fire review: Yes, it’s that good
tumblrbot asked: ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?
October 2011
11 posts
“What I found most striking about his post is that I am apparently a fucking...”
– Quote about Steve Yegge post. Steve was really talking about how Google needed to follow Amazons example of creating a service oriented platforms rather than standalone products… I still think he’s a smart guy.
September 2011
22 posts
What a Terrible Failure: Report an exception that... →
static int
wtf(String tag, String msg) What a Terrible Failure: Report a condition that should never happen.
Android has a hilarious exception to handle failures that should never occur.
What Goes Around Comes Around - MIT Press [PDF] →
Good paper on the history of Databases. Which all started because this guy said we should go here.
What are the best TED talks?
First off, I didn’t build this list, I found it here, and I really like it, so I thought I’d share it.
But this is also an awesome TED Talks Spreadsheet Google spread-sheet with ranked TEDTalks
Let’s break this up a bit.
In the mood to see demographic data come to life in front of you?
Hans Rosling
It’s the talk I send people to introduce them to TED. A classic.
In...
