April 2009
17 posts
“
I joined Tumblr just a week after it launched, on February 28th 2007.
”
– topherchris on being hired by Tumblr
Oh, snap. February 23, 2007. I was here 5 days before topherchris:
Why hasn’t Tumblr hired me?
“Tan skin? Blond hair? Flat tummy? Yeah, whatever. Dime a dozen.
Can you write...”
– Tony Delgrosso (via toldorknown)
How to tie an "Ian Knot" →
Been tying my shoes like this for years. After learning this, you’ll never tie the old “bunny ear” knot again. Also, for particularly slippery laces, I resort to the secure knot
In Warrantless Wiretapping Case, Obama DOJ's New... →
Again, the gulf between Candidate Obama and President Obama is striking. As a candidate, Obama ran promising a new era of government transparency and accountability, an end to the Bush DOJ’s radical theories of executive power, and reform of the PATRIOT Act. But, this week, Obama’s own Department Of Justice has argued that, under the PATRIOT Act, the government shall be entirely...
“For Microsoft, the other good news is the early reaction to its new operating...”
– Daniel Lyons’ How Microsoft Razzes Apple Over Its Prices
Like the one in Vista? Or maybe the one in XP. Hmm, maybe he’s referring to taskbar that’s been there since fucking Windows 95!
Inconsistent Return Types in Rails
WHY?!
obj.errors.on(:foo) #=> nil
obj.errors.on(:bar) #=> String
obj.errors.on(:baz) #=> Array
This kind of stuff is everywhere. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Wrong Tomorrow →
gruber:
Fantastic new site from Maciej Ceglowski: it lists and tracks predictions of the future made by public figures and purported experts.
I predict Wrong Tomorrow is going to be one of my very favorite web sites.
EDIT: Gruber’s prediction is now on the site.
