Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.
So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
— Mark Twain
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is a wonderful illustration of the folly in caring what fools think. It drives home the point that it is impractical and ultimately unfulfilling to try to stop all of the people who pick at your closely-held beliefs.
In other words — sure it’s gratifying to use your fat movie check to fly around the country, beating up teenagers who rag on you on the internet. But just think of how much dope and whores that money would buy!
Most programmers gravitate towards a set of courses that can best be described as the olive-garden of computer science: the places where dumb programmers go to learn smart programmer stuff.
Ouch.
Google starts indexing Flash content – Very, very interesting. Looks like Flash is one step closer to being “just data” with all the benefits that conveys.
Here’s Our New Policy On A.P. stories: They’re Banned
Fight fire with fire. Hell yeah.
Perhaps Al Qaeda is plotting to infiltrate a cable news channel and staff it with morons. Jon Stewart at his finest.
Traditional Moldavian pig slaughter and preparation Completely natural and not remotely disturbing, though some may find the images a tad gruesome.
CSS3: A giant serving of FAIL Sadly, painfully true.
View from behind of the tail of an F18 Navy fighter jet. Saturation has been reduced and contrast enhanced.