February 2012
17 posts
Less Stupid Than Yesterday: A Touch of Class... →
filial:
simonpitt:
filial:
lessstupidthanyesterday:
I think I suddenly understood classes and objects today.
I get this quite a bit with coding concepts. Or maybe concepts in general. I leave them mulling over in my head, and then suddenly, one day, I get them,
I think no one has ever really explained objects very well, and I think a key part of…
This is… really bad. Classes are not...
Less Stupid Than Yesterday: A Touch of Class... →
filial:
lessstupidthanyesterday:
I think I suddenly understood classes and objects today.
I get this quite a bit with coding concepts. Or maybe concepts in general. I leave them mulling over in my head, and then suddenly, one day, I get them,
I think no one has ever really explained objects very well, and I think a key part of…
This is… really bad. Classes are not method-bags.
Okay, have...
“There are very few thoughts or concepts that can’t be put into plain English,...”
– E. B. White, Why Brevity Is Not the Gold Standard for Style (via nevver)
January 2012
45 posts
Less Work, More Living →
wespeakfortheearth:
Here’s a perfect article for the back-to-work-week doldrums:
Millions of Americans have lost control over the basic rhythm of their daily lives. They work too much, eat too quickly, socialize too little, drive and sit in traffic for too many hours, don’t get enough sleep, and feel harried too much of the time. It’s a way of life that undermines basic sources of wealth...
“Informationally, we are becoming lard-asses. In the pageview and ratings driven...”
– Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic | The Wirecutter
Later: “Clicking the like button 1 billion times will never give you an orgasm or a hug or a high five.”
(via meganwest)
I’m in the process of changing the way I approach this kind of thing, and judging by the recent gawker experiment and similar...
I can't believe it's a law blog!: The Lie of... →
racismschool:
One of the greatest tricks anyone can use against you is language. If you don’t talk the way they think you should or if you use words they think you shouldn’t, suddenly your point is null and void. This is a trick. This trick is so deep and has been perpetrated for so long…
nickthejam:
Where the Tetris blocks come from.
