January 2012
7 posts
Reverse Iron Condor →
This is the most badass financial term I have ever seen.
“The reverse (short) iron condor is a limited risk, limited profit trading strategy that is designed to earn a profit when the underlying stock price makes a sharp move in either direction.”
Hit Up Your Congressman
dustyprogrammer:
I am not really big into supporting these things, but its going to affect my ability to find LOLcats online. We can’t have that happen. Do you part, hit up your congressman.
Share and Reblog. Keep the Internet the same.
“Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me … they live in their...”
– The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com
December 2011
6 posts
“For anyone who has ever argued over mechanical-switch and buckling-spring...”
– Status Symbols: Happy Hacking Keyboard | The Verge
The Rise of Developeronomics - Yahoo! News →
We are the new samurai.
Nothing found for Accounting →
This is the most amazing 404 I have ever seen.
November 2011
22 posts
Coyote Tracks: No, Michael Arrington, you are not... →
chipotle:
Our Kindly Uncle Mike “Uncrunched” Arrington told us recently that “startups are hard, so work more, cry less, and quit all the whining.” He quoted journal posts from former Netscape engineer Jamie “jwz” Zawinski back in 1994 to make the point that startup life has always sucked, or as…
BBC News - Parody band with millions of fans but... →
These idiots, are the end of the record industry.
Artificial pancreas could be 'holy grail' for Type... →
“While the potential benefits are enormous, an artificial pancreas system is considered a significant-risk device, meaning it presents a potential for serious risk to the health, safety or welfare of a patient. If not properly designed, use of an artificial pancreas device in an outpatient setting can place patients at significant risk, because the device controls the administration of...
“A chemist who saved the whales has not merited a Wikipedia entry. His name was...”
– shkrobius: Mobile Dick
How Does Google Make Money?
Infographic by Pulpmedia Online Marketing
“These moon-shot projects are a very Google-y thing for them to do,” said Colin...”
– Why should an an engineer have to please a third party analyst? These analysts are sucking the life from the economy.
At Google X, a Top-Secret Lab Dreaming Up the Future - NYTimes.com
“We don’t believe in credit cards. We believe in authorization and in lower...”
– Dwolla
“Asking computer nerds to design social software is a little bit like hiring a...”
– The Social Graph is Neither (Pinboard Blog)
the quiet place →
It’s as easy as d.me | AVOS →
Del.icio.us is slowly coming back from the dead. I love my zombies, qs, del.icio.us, apple.
pmetzger / growl / downloads — Bitbucket →
Don’t pay 2 dollars for OSS. Download the real version that works here.
“It would make more sense to either scrap Daylight Saving Time or turn it into...”
– Why Daylight Saving Time Should Be Abolished | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network
Xtend compiles to readable Java code
Because we all know that Java code on it’s own is decidedly unreadable.
The Ultimate Productivity Blog →
You should be working.
October 2011
23 posts
Do It Now →
Quicksilver — LoveQuicksilver Blog: Quicksilver... →
lovequicksilver:
It’s on the prowl
A new Lion-friendly version of QS boasting more than 40 additions, fixes and changes. It’s been a relatively long time coming (4 months – a catching of breath compared to the semi-conscious release cycle of QS pre–ß59), but it’s here – an officially Lion–compatible…
“In my previous post decrying the extreme redistribution of the tax burden from...”
– Yes, Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Is Regressive
“The world’s cleverest designers, said Dr. Polak, a former psychiatrist who now...”
– Design That Solves Problems for the World’s Poor - New York Times
Rethrick Construction →
In the end, the man-month as a scalable unit of work is hubris worthy of a Greek tragedy.
Watch1. Collect Underpants
2. ?
3. Profit
(via The Underpants Business (Season 2, Episode 17) - Video Clips - South Park Studios)
