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August 31, 2010
Better brick
Fun little F# project...
The 99% Rule (nsfw)
This is a privacy and freedom rant. You've been warned. I was watching a CNN video this morning about the Feds releasing satellite time to local law enforcement. The spokesman was saying how proud we should be that we've spent...
August 26, 2010
The Magic Brick
(Note that I've got about half a dozen site aggregation profiles created, of which only 2 were demonstrated)...
August 25, 2010
Pop Music Hacking
When Mel Brooks was preparing "The Producers", he did a lot of humming. His 2001 musical did very well. It won a Tony for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and a Grammy for Best Musical...
August 23, 2010
Putting the fun in functional programming
A funny thing happened to me over the past two years of playing around with F#. Programming became fun again....
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August 15, 2010
My week
As I write this, I have a vague pounding in my head -- a low-level migraine. I feel tired and lackadaisical. Big celebration last night? Nope, I've felt this way for a week. All over something simple....
August 11, 2010
Do we really need HTML?
My thesis is that at some point in the last 10-15 years, the HTML web has crossed the line from being an information structure and became an entertainment medium. That's cool, and I wouldn't want to take away the goodness of the net for anything. I'm simply asking if using an entertainment medium to do your job is such a good idea
August 9, 2010
Markham Panels
I propose a user interface standard for an Executive Information Service (EIS) for modern humans. Let's call them Markham Panels. The interface abides by these rules: Only one screen. No setup screens, configuration Only three things are allowed on the...
Retro Techno
This is all bullshit. It's a false choice. An important system can be infinitely complex and configurable, yet still be able to be operated by 3-year-old. And I don't have to give up any of my data to have it that way.
August 4, 2010
The Big Mother Honking Monster Survey of Time and Space
How much study would you do to understand a problem better in order to help solve it? Would you spend years gathering data? Is there any situation where a 3-year study of the problem would make sense? After taking a...
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Digital Drugs: Meet the Users
"It's too much. It's hard to just stop using the net or something. Like right now I'm filling out this form when I should be concentrating on a different task." "I am so used to brevity now as a product...
August 3, 2010
So long, Johnny Part 3
John Fullerton was one my best friends in the world. He will never be replaced....
August 2, 2010
So long, Johnny Part 2
Up until I was 21, I never wanted to punch an old person in the nose. Until I met John Fullerton...
So long, Johnny Part 1
My step-father John Fullerton passed away Sunday. I will miss him immensely. Johnny grew up in the 1930s in the middle of coal-country, West Virginia. Everybody worked in the coal mines. His dad was a good man but drank too...