Monthly Archives: December 2006

I do believe in the power of the markets to maximize efficiency. From an engineering perspective I respect all processes which seek to create a more optimal solution via continual refinement. There are two common pitfalls which keep us from … Continue reading →

This sunday morning NPR was close to perfect. No Iraq war just Jonathan Coulton and Alton Brown back to back. It possible that Code Monkey is no longer my fav JC song. I think its been replaced by Shop Vac. … Continue reading →

I have nothing much to add to this. So I’ll just quote it alot. Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. – Chuang-Tzu (350 B.C.) Openly agitating against the very pursuit of happiness was considered a sedition of … Continue reading →

Pretty neat little blog experiment. For the month of November, I’m only spending $30 on food. The only exception will be things that are freely available to the average person (salt taken from restaurants, sauce packets from Taco Bell, free … Continue reading →

I hope that the Legacy Code post doesn’t imply that I am any kind of fan of the Intelligent Design movement. As someone who finds value in both faith and science, a movement which so horribly distorts the things I … Continue reading →