I just wrote up a huge post reacting to something I saw that I think is kinda dumb. And critiquing something that people put a lot of work into. And you know what conclusion I came to as I wrote? I’m not a nice guy, not when I write on this blog. I’m kinda mean. […]
I remember when I first started to write code, and I was struggling with basic stuff, as all new programmers do, I was told a story about some old programmer at Apple. The gist of the story was that this guy would just sit in his office for hours, staring at the ceiling, thinking about […]
Github is just a code repository, but programmers frequently use it as the default “home page” for a project when sharing it around the web. The problem with this is that the default Github UI is to first take up your entire screen with the folder/file structure of the code. While this makes a ton […]
I have always really liked the idea of Kickstarter. REALLY liked it. But I do not like how it has actually come to fruition in reality. It seems like people are now tossing half-hearted ideas out there, with an attitude that they might do something, if people pay them for it. Or that kickstarter is […]
In response to: https://medium.com/on-coding/b108eee5aeee Where they conclude: I think we should all have a rudimentary understanding of our pervasive technology and how it works, so that we can make more intelligent decisions. While I agree with that statement, I wonder what makes people think that coding is the most obvious way to apply that thought… How […]
At one point, I had some choice rants on this blog. I started being more cautious about my tone when I left my job 2 years ago, and thereby could also lose my anonymity. For better or worse, it is easier to go on a rant when people do not know who you are. But […]
My main problem with the “startup” world is the huge blinders they wear around themselves. They think everything they do is new and innovative, while they proceed to create minimal variations on existing technology, with minimal positive impact to the world around them. This morning I saw the latest example of this: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-10/silicon-valley-goes-hollywood-top-coders-can-now-get-agents They […]
