True love isn't only found in dating. It's found in being a reliable and empowering presence in someone's life.
— Nathan Zacharias, Boundless
Irony →
Me, using my iPad to watch a video from the WSJ of Adobe's CEO talking about how essential Flash is to publications like the WSJ.
- John Gruber
Free Software Foundation Responds to Steve Jobs →
I don't agree with everything he's advocating, but this is a superbly written criticism of Apple's criticism of Adobe's Flash. Adobe's initial response is here, and their better one is here. Microsoft also joined in on the criticism, repeating concerns over stability and security in Flash Player.
Steve Jobs' Thoughts on Flash, in Flash. Big improvement.
(Better: Adobe Flash CS4 crashed twice while I threw this together.)
The Windows Live Wave 4 Preview has a application error, a server error, and no additional elements. Coming soon!
39. Beauty has absolutely nothing to do with appearance.
Advice for Computer Science College Students →
Joel Spolsky is rapidly becoming one of my favorite people to read:
1. Learn how to write before graduating.
2. Learn C before graduating.
3. Learn microeconomics before graduating.
4. Don't blow off non-CS classes just because they're boring.
5. Take programming-intensive courses.
6. Stop worrying about all the jobs going to India.
7. No matter what you do, get a good summer internship.
The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line...unless you create a wormhole and transcend space and time.
— Jeff Owen, Tenth Avenue North
Texas Advanced Computing Center: Resources →
These are clearly the best names for supercomputers in the world. Currently in the lineup we have Ranger, Lonestar, Stampede, and Champion, backed by data storage on Corral and Ranch, with visualization provided by Spur. I might be just a bit biased, though.