Tag: Books
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101 things I would tell my self from 10 years ago – “You are high in neuroticism, a trait that correlates with worse social relationships and an unhappier life. Sorry; there’s not much you can do about it other than be aware of it. Its saving grace is that it means you are attuned to…
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Untranslatable – “We’ll let him do a trial run for a week first, to see what kind of meat we have in the tub.”
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The Works of Mars, 1671 – Fortification engineering.
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Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-Bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird – Looks like fun, right?
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Books Recommended With Uncommon Wisdom and Tender Care – “Over and over, Aoyama demonstrates how it’s done. In her Hatori ward, good fortune is not arbitrary or unearned; it is never a gauzy gift from the universe. It arises instead from action, experience and wisdom. Her characters appreciate each other; they are grateful to each…
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Man, Myth & Magic The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Mythology 21 Volumes In 1 – This is the kind of stuff I’d pursue and spend hours looking through in the 80’s.
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Pair Programming is a great fit for large organizations because of this one unexpected benefit. CLICK NOW.
I have another video today. You’ve heard of pair programming and you probably think it’s bonkers. Not many people benefit from this practice. Here, I go over how teams in the US military have been using pair programming to improve how they do software and spread that change to other teams. Some real DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION!…
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Free Lunch – Some strong Amsterdam type vibes here. // “Free Lunch is an all-caps display font that would look comfortable in a butcher shop window. Or a lunch counter menu in 1955. Or printed on the waxed paper that wraps a half-pound of Swiss cheese from your neighborhood deli. A little playful, great for…
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A4 Issue 1 July 2022 – Notes from the Drawing Board – This kind of thing is fantastic.
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Island Series: 6 Pack – These look like more amazing notebooks from a boutique shop.
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Scratch Pad: Fireworks, Bootlegs, Spock – “I remain convinced that most categories of online services are akin either to hair salons, to grocery stores, or to movie theaters.” Also, the Spock picture.
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Old School FRP
In the library of Castanamir the Mad (Jeff Easley, AD&D module C3: The Lost Island of Castanamir by Ken Rolston, TSR, 1984) <figure>
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What I did this summer, the PowerPoint – You should probably cut the first five slides of your deck
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“The Dead Silence of Goods”: Annie Ernaux and the Superstore – The culture of big box stores as seen through French eyes.
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The 90s Obsession With Transparent Technology – Clearly a good read.
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Jeffrey Bernard put it when I went to interview him: “As if there was something romantic and glamorous about hard work . . . if there was something romantic about it, the Duke of Westminster would be digging his own fucking garden, wouldn’t he?” How to Be Idle: A Loafer’s Manifesto by Tom Hodgkinson 📚
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The Polaroids of Andrei Tarkovsky : The Mystery of Everyday Life –
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