Telling an inspiring story about a beautiful design feels disingenuous. Yes, we all strive for beautiful code. But that is not what a talented young programmer needs to hear. I wish someone had instead warned me that programming is a desperate losing battle against the unconquerable complexity of code, and the treachery of requirements.
— Jonathan Edwards, Beautiful Code
For those technologically astute enough to realize, Google Reader is not playing nice with the RSS feed from my blog. The issue was reported to Tumblr and Google. Google's response:
Thanks for reporting this. We've discussed the issue with the appropriate Tumblr engineers* and we hope to have a solution this week. In the mean time, a refresh (with the feed select use the "Refresh" button) should fix the problem (it's a transient issue that goes away once we're able to re-fetch the feed).Super quick reply, and an easy fix. Hopefully it gets permanently fixed soon.
Mihai Parparita
Google Reader Engineer
* actually, it was Superfeedr engineers, since they handle some feed-related functionality for Tumblr.
We're fully customized, populated, and linked. Going live!
There's a traffic jam outside my apartment because the guy who wanted to run into Hop Deli parked on the wrong side of the (1-way, 1-lane) street. True, the other side is still blocked with snow, but are you just an idiot?
Right on the money. The ad was neither inflammatory, nor outspoken. Without having known about the topic beforehand, I wouldn't have understood what it was about. Jenkins makes all the right points here.
See the ad for yourself at http://www.hulu.com/adzone/watch#50032762
Despite clearly being one of the largest snowfalls in the state's history, discrepancies in the snowfall measurements have prevented the announcement of a total.
Toyota's botched response to its escalating problems has deep roots in Japan's legal system and corporate tradition. What the company's troubles mean for the country overall.
Edit: Was sent this image in response to this article: http://i.imgur.com/UyY5v.png
How is it that I have to climb a thousand mountains to get to you, but you only have to smile to get to me?
"If you're often frustrated by the ketchup packets typically used at fast food restaurants, take heart. Heinz says it has a new version shaped like a shallow cup. You can peel off the top for dipping, or tear of the end for squeezing. But here's what may be the best part: the new cup has three times as much ketchup as the traditional packet."
Source: The Associated Press
Published before the iPad's unveiling, this article correctly predicted the iPad's UI and discusses the history and logic behind the iPhone and iPad's intuitive user interfaces.
