Code and Whatnot

Using Yahoo Pipes, I’ve combined my blog, my Google Reader ’shared’ items, and my del.icio.us ’share’ tag into a single RSS feed:
http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=0Pj34kFB3BGbj9QKJxOy0Q&_render=rss (rss | html)
I don’t always write in this blog as frequently as I’d like, but I read quite a bit each day to keep up with the latest in web development and the […]

My good friend Samantha Orme is taking a very long bike ride across the country (Virginia to Oregon, to be specific) to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Visit her site to chip in and/or subscribe to her RSS feed. Knowing Sam, there will be a ton of great photographs and top-notch commentary […]

My good buddy NoNeck is traveling around the world to investigate and report on the Seven Topics of Freedom. He’s a reasonably good writer and a reasonably fine chap, so bust out your virtual wallet and throw him $11.11 (or more).

On Monday I accepted a ‘Tech Lead’ position at HUGE, Inc. I’m very excited to be helping them expand and solidify their presence in California. The position is an incredible opportunity for me. I’ll be helping them build their team, doing a lot of actual UI work, refining their development process, meeting […]

I did it! Ok, so maybe I don’t get full credit for Starbucks eliminating trans fats, but I sure am happy about it. It’s one less reason to avoid the ever-convenient, comparatively tasty chain coffee shop.
In other news, there apparently do exist healthy healthy trans fats.
Why am I obsessed with trans fats? […]

This New York Times article says that, in an attempt to identify talent by more than college GPA, Google is adding an elaborate biographical survey to their screening process. The survey is then compared to statistics compiled within Google’s ranks in an effort to identify which candidates have the characteristics that correlate to good […]

The New York Times, aptly on my father’s birthday, had an article highlighting the so-called “anti-anti-clutter” movement. The anti-anti-clutter movement would like you to know that organization equipment is another form of mess. They would like you to know that people with messy desks and homes are intelligent and creative, are better parents, […]

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Never before have I seen a group of programmers get so much done in so little time. Being a part of it has been really awesome. Eight programmers and several other people worked straight through the weekend, putting in some ridiculously long days, in order to complete the new OnForce web site/application. […]

Dear CNN,
Please adopt a video format other than Windows Media. Why would an organization universal enough to be synonymous with the word ‘news’ use a format that only works for people using Microsoft products? The web is supposed to be a platform-neutral conduit for information, and there are formats that work equally well […]