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- New Thinking on the Climate Crisis
Al Gore gives an inspiring talk at the TED conference on being optimistic about solving the climate crisis.
(tags: weblog gore climate ) - How to Setup Git on OS X
For my colleague who was wondering how.
(tags: OSX git mac opensource howto weblog )
Dreaming in Code Paperback Released
Yesterday, I received my paperback copy of Dreaming in Code from Scott Rosenberg as part of a free paperbacks for bloggers promotion. I read the hard-cover edition when it was first released, but it has been a while and my original copy is now in the hands of a colleague. So, I will be re-reading this fantastic book this week and writing a more formal review as soon as I am done.
If you haven’t read it yet, you really should. The digressions into software engineering history alone are reason enough to read the book. The Chandler part of the story may strike some as a cautionary tale of what not to do when developing new software, but I found it an accurate description of the kinds of unexpected issues and challenges that crop up in any large software project.
Go out and get a copy from your local library or buy the new paperback today. It is a great read.
Step Up, Without The Moralizing, Please
I didn’t have the same reaction as Lou, of The Cost of Energy blog, did upon reading this article by Bill McKibben. In fact, I got a bit annoyed by it. It’s not that I disagree with the immensity of the problem or even some of the suggestions for tackling it. It’s that McKibben comes off as a bit self-righteous to me.
Simmons, Hirsch, and Rubin on Peak Oil
From The Cost of Energy Blog, there is an excellent Energy Roundtable discussion on the Financial Sense New Hour site that is definitely worth a listen.
The audio is available in multiple formats, including MP3, so you can download and listen to it in whatever way is convenient.
Cloverfield
I saw Cloverfield last night in a packed theater. My one word review: intense.
CodeMash 2008 Wrap Up, Part 1
CodeMash 2008 came to end on Friday. This year’s conference was even better than the inagural event; a whirlwind two days, packed with three keynotes and dozens of sessions. I talked with developers coming from a wide range of backgrounds and organizations. As one attendee remarked to me while we were getting food from the buffet, it was nice to be in a event full of geeks.
Topics at CodeMash are varied and atendees are encouraged to attend sessions outside their comfort zones. I see CodeMash as a valuable way station on the raod from journeyman to master, a place where the pragmatic meets the esoteric and the everyday programmer can be exposed to ideas and practices that illuminate the deeper nature behind and practices of software engineering. I certainly had that experience this year.
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