October 2011
25 posts
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com →
This is a beautiful eulogy.
Richard A. Muller: The Case Against Global-Warming... →
Can we agree that the science on global warming is getting much more irrefutable? I think the initial skepticism actually helped drive scientists to dig deeper and therefore did a service to the cause. So, thank you. Now, let’s all get serious about addressing the problem and create real and effective policy change.
Off the Bike
I’m seeing a disturbing trend of people that I follow mostly because they are fellow urban cyclists being scared away from biking.
There were two posts on my Tumblr Dashboard with very similar opinions: biking in NYC has gotten more dangerous and the NYPD is doing nothing to help. In fact, they are making it worse by failing to target those who are killing cyclists, drivers.
* Bike...
Rosetta Code →
#nerdlink “Rosetta Code is a programming chrestomathy site.”
This is a great resource for software developers who want to extend their understanding of other languages.
From January 2009: Krugman's Eerily Prescient... →
I don’t like reading Krugman for the simple fact that it’s usually depressing to see how right he is and how little is actually done to correct course.
Rev3 South Carolina 70.3 - Thoughts
On Sunday, I finished my first (and probably only) Half Ironman distance triathlon. In actually, it’s called a Half Rev because Ironman is a trademarked name, and this was a Rev3 triathlon. One of those little linguist quirks… not all soda is coke, Atlantans!
I’ve already written up my specific race experience on dailymile:
* swim - 39:47
* bike - 3:08
* run - 1:57
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A game we all win: Dumping DRM can increase sales... →
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Join the Social Network for Beer Lovers →
I’ve tried Beerby and didn’t like it the design. This, however, finally feels like a great social network for beer nerds.
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