meej

32 ms·

241.
by meej 14y ago
"The meme is being pushed by parties (non-profit or not) looking to gain from teaching people to program (after convincing them that they absolutely should)." I believe Douglas Rushkoff was pushing it at least a year before any such parties
242.
by meej 14y ago
Similarly, I first learned it as "Hot Cock Sauce".
243.
by meej 14y ago
"The lesson I took away from that day is that when I’m stuck I ask an outsider." Interesting, there's a very similar lesson in this post from James Bach's blog yesterday about programmer pairing with a tester: http://www.satisfice.com/blog
244.
by meej 14y ago
I obtained my MSLIS via UIUC-GSLIS's online program, known as "LEEP". http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/leep It is somewhat unique among online education programs in that lectures are streamed live on a schedule, instead of consisti
245.
by meej 14y ago
"Grocery-shopping normally takes hours and is a pretty redundant activity." Really? I offer that "hours" may be an exaggeration here. It doesn't match my experience, anyway.
246.
by meej 14y ago
That could alleviate their shortage problem.
247.
by meej 14y ago
Neat! My place of work has a surprisingly attractive IP address palette. It would be cool if you could specify an IP address; I'd like to see what the IP for my hosted VM looks like. (I suppose I could set up an SSH tunnel if I am really c
248.
by meej 14y ago
Thank you for the links to the census figures. Having read recent buzz about "rehoming" offshore operations, I might have been too credulous about the plausibility of Anderson's hypothesis; plus I was so focused on the possibility that he
249.
by meej 14y ago
I was surprised that this article seemed devoid of historical context. Surely I am not the only person who remembers that twelve years ago, it was a big deal that the Xbox was being assembled in Mexico by Flextronics -- heck, Wired even pub
250.
by meej 14y ago
Bad tools also completely confound beginners and can make them think they aren't suited to or do not enjoy an activity that they might otherwise enjoy if they had better tools. For example, I used to hate cooking, because I hated the prep w
251.
by meej 14y ago
Upvoted because this drives me crazy. It's especially bad when I'm viewing links from in-app browsers that don't use the full screen width.
252.
by meej 14y ago
It's not the email shitstorm of all time until someone makes t-shirts. Any Bedlam DL3 references in those replies? =) http://garykac.blogspot.com/2007/11/bedlam-dl3-10-years-and-...
253.
by meej 14y ago
How do you feel about the idea of universal child care?
254.
by meej 14y ago
Two of the top five jobs for women are nursing and nurse's aid, which are jobs that also involve unpleasantness, high risk of workplace injury, and long hours.
255.
by meej 14y ago
I was all "NOOOOOOOOOO!" until I got to the "Seriously?" part, hahaha.
256.
by meej 14y ago
It is affecting housing stock, though. The Tenant's Union says they've discovered thousands of apartments and some whole buildings have been taken off the rental market to be used by tourists.
257.
by meej 14y ago
The Psychedelic Crisis FAQ is also a worthwhile read. http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/faqs/psychedelic_crisis_...
258.
by meej 14y ago
SF is surprisingly hostile to late night music for a city of its size. The DNA Lounge blog is a good window into what it's like to own a club in SF. Here's a classic post where jwz compares SF to Austin after attending SXSW for the first
259.
by meej 14y ago
I don't think it's pedantic. Libraries are full of things that have yet to be digitized, and much of the digitized content they do provide access to requires a subscription and may not be indexed by search engines. I don't think most peop
260.
by meej 14y ago
The footer at seldo.com refers to Laurie as 'he'.
261.
by meej 14y ago
Mark Forster's time management systems are interesting. Did you see Autofocus version 4? Of all the ones I've tried, it's the one I like best, though his "Final Version" system has been growing on me the more I try it. http://markforster
262.
by meej 14y ago
Slackware
263.
by meej 14y ago
australia, apparently. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/1224/Could-...
264.
by meej 14y ago
Identify your talents, develop them into strengths, and then seek roles that will allow you to play to those strengths. If you're not sure how to name your talents (many people are much better at identifying their weaknesses), a good way to
265.
by meej 14y ago
Bike to Work day is not about being cool, it's about promoting healthy commuting alternatives.
266.
by meej 14y ago
> "Grandma bike" is a pretty derisive term for a practical utility bicycle. It's like a guy in a two-seat sportster with a tiny trunk calling a four-seat sedan a "grandma car." Thank you.
267.
by meej 14y ago
Allow me to introduce you to Portland's Emily Finch. http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/28/with-six-kids-and-no-car-... Also of possible interest is the lead story in this month's issue of Portland Afoot, which is about making a $200 grocery
268.
by meej 14y ago
There's been a similar trend in the US. The Electra Bicycle Company, in particular, makes several lines of sit-up-and-beg styles of bikes, influenced by both old-style beach cruisers (which are considered retro cool) and the city bikes you
269.
by meej 14y ago
I'm currently working my way through a book called Emotional Intelligence 2.0. http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-2-0-Travis-Brad... It breaks down emotional skills into personal competence skills -- self-awareness and self-mana
270.
by meej 14y ago
About a decade ago, I had a QA job that I hated and that made me hate my life. Like you, I also didn't have any good ideas about what I could do instead. In fact, I felt kind of trapped, because I wasn't sure I was capable of doing anythi

More ›