December 2008
15 posts
Dec 30th
Dec 29th
Abject Learning: Quickie screencast - a... →
embed codes work so well for video, why not make all your content republishable that way?
Dec 25th
Dec 24th
Dec 22nd
Messy gift-wrapping service launched by gadget... →
they’ll wrap your present badly, so that it looks like you did it yourself. We’ve joked for years about starting a birthday-cake bakery along similar lines
Dec 18th
The Outfit: A Parker Novel →
by Richard Stark
Dec 11th
Dirty Money →
by Richard Stark The recently-published, newest entry in the series. There are definitely differences between this end of the series and the early-sixties stuff that I just finished; Parker…
Dec 11th
The Hunter: A Parker Novel →
by Richard Stark Stark’s first Parker novel, from clear the hell back in 1962. Quite an introduction to hardcase noir for anyone who has never experienced it. This has been adapted for film twice, once for the trippy 1967 “Point Blank” with Lee Marvin and once for the 1999 “Payback” with Mel Gibson. Parker is a fascinating character, the protagonist of more...
Dec 10th
Illinois governor in federal custody on corruption... →
blagojevich arrested for seeking a payoff to fill Obama’s old senate seat. ass!
Dec 9th
genetic algorithm in flash →
awesome! a toy genetic algorithm in flash, illustrated for your enjoyment. would be a good teaching tool.
Dec 9th
car update: I ended up buying a Mazda 6. I liked the 3 better, but I found an unsurpassable deal on the 6, so hey. casualty update: my deer is still there by the side of the road; its snout and one hoof rise forlorn from a snowdrift. I see it every day. It will be there months from now, perhaps to attract nearby scavengers with the wild ripeness of its thaw, offering their first taste of life...
Dec 9th
The Brass Verdict →
by Michael Connelly Very engaging, yet if I restate the plot it sounds kind of “meh”. I guess it’s a good example of the power of authorial skill and voice, then.
Dec 7th
The Man With the Golden Torc (Shaman Bond #1) →
by Simon R. Green Lightweight, and of a formula immediately familiar to anyone who has read Green before. I think he stamps these out of a mad-libs template.
Dec 7th
Alex Payne | How I Use TextMate →
Hmmn. Should probably invest an hour in updating bundlage.
Dec 6th