But a Whimper
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Programming is the sort of thing where you can lift your head and find that days or weeks have gone by. It’s hard to believe it’s been two months since I slunk off to my little work hole. The archive will look really weird if there’s not at least one more entry for 2008, so I might as well give an
Butterflies
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
There’s a theory that the very act of living generates toxic waste that builds up in the body until specific measures are taken to flush the system. Indeed, there’s a whole industry around supposed detox solutions.
Personally, I think this is crap. In normal conditions, the body is perfectly
Everything illuminated
Friday, October 17, 2008
I don’t think anyone out there quite understands everything about United Lemur’s launch, Puzzllotto, and Fundware. I readily admit that this is entirely my fault. I took an already insane release schedule and scooped half of it out to dedicate our time to Obama ‘08. I felt this was more important
Mea Culpa
Thursday, October 2, 2008
No matter how mature you are, no matter how much you value feedback, no matter who you are or how much you know, nobody likes to accept blame.
This is what made the Bush years so revolutionary — when the state of the world got so daft people started crashing airplanes into buildings, the only
Mary Ann, Motives, and Madness
Thursday, September 11, 2008
On October 9, I will be introducing my best app ever. This is my masterpiece, my game-changer, my coup d’état. This is my theory of relativity, my 747, my Macintosh. Of course, every bit of hype comes with a price — one more person to laugh at you when you realize your ass is hanging out. I am