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Why I’m a better software developer than you

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:12:27 GMT

clipped by: travislaborde
clipper's remarks: lot of good points in there. and I'm probably NOT as good as you are but still...

Clip Source: www.ytechie.com

Why I’m a better software developer than you

I constantly look for better ways of doing things. I subscribe to a good number of development blogs.

I read books.

I have side projects that I think are interesting

I’m not just in it for the money. I actually enjoy what I do.

I don’t think Microsoft is evil

When I’m asked to solve a problem, I think above the problem, and determine if it’s a problem that even needs solved.

Tags: programming

Terrell Owens Not Sure About This 'Pac-Man Jones' Character

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:57:40 GMT

clipped by: travislaborde
clipper's remarks: this brought tears to my eyes

Clip Source: www.theonion.com

Terrell Owens Not Sure About This 'Pac-Man Jones' Character

Terrell Owens held a press conference to discuss his personal misgivings over acquiring a troubled player whose me-first personality and history of off-the-field issues could potentially damage the team.

"I think my character speaks for itself," Owens told reporters after arriving late to the press conference in his custom Hummer, which he parked on the sidewalk directly in front of the Texas Stadium press entrance.

And now he's a Dallas Cowboy? It doesn't make any sense. I'm just glad that Michael Irvin isn't around to see this."

Tags: humor

OUT OF 'CONTEXT' OR OUT OF HIS MIND?

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:53:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.anncoulter.com

In the famous B. Hussein Obama speech that sent a tingle down Chris Matthews' leg, Obama dismissed the clips of Rev. Wright being played on TV as mere "snippets."

as if repetition were the problem with the statement: "GOD DAMN AMERICA!"

described America as a country of "segregation, Jim Crow, lynching and the separate-but-equal fantasy."

Why did Rev. Wright's supporters think it would be helpful to hear longer versions of the "snippets"?

If it takes Obama 20 years to notice that his pastor is a traitorous, racist nut-job, it will probably take him his full term of office to realize that the U.S. has been invaded and subdued by al-Qaida. Let's just hope President Obama pays closer attention during national security briefings than he did during 20 years of the Rev. Wright's church services.

Tags: ann coulter

IMDB Pirated Version - Add Torrent Links to IMDB Pages

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:31:12 GMT

clipped by: travislaborde
clipper's remarks: LOL! - Probably you'll end up in jail if you use this so DON"T

Clip Source: userscripts.org

IMDB Pirated Version

Tags: firefox, bittorrent

Xobni

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:09:30 GMT

clipped by: travislaborde
clipper's remarks: OK, I clipped it mostly because it looks cool and if I did it right I might get moved up on the beta list

Clip Source: www.xobni.com

Xobni is the Outlook plug-in that helps you organize your flooded inbox.

"Bill Gates called Xobni the next generation of
social networking."

Xobni is the Outlook plug-in that helps you organize your flooded inbox.

"Bill Gates called Xobni the next generation of
social networking."

Clip Source: www.xobni.com

Tags: utilities

Delivering useful software

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:57:51 GMT

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Clip Source: gojko.net

Delivering useful software

One of central agile programming ideas is to deliver frequently and get feedback early.

Here is a situation I have seen a few times more than I would have wanted: the team and the clients split the whole project into several phases that will be shipped every few weeks; early deliverables mostly provide the plumbing for the later ones, and have only enough user-interfacing functions for the plumbing to be tested functionally. The clients set up and play with each new release. They dutifully give their feedback and participate in testing each time. When the whole thing comes together on the end, it turns out that the system still requires a lot of changes to solve the problem that it was intended for — the iterations and customer feedback failed to provide the directions.

Unless the software is really being used, we cannot expect authoritative feedback.

So how do we avoid this problem?

Tags: programming

The Benefits of Test-Driven Development

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:53:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: To me, this is the lure. It's true - I have no doubt about that. But I'm not giving up my Intellisense just yet.

Clip Source: geekswithblogs.net

The Benefits of Test-Driven Development

It forces you to view your code in the way it will be used, rather than how to get it to do something. This will inevitably improve your design.

Tags: programming

Redskins Cheerleaders Too Sexy for Cricket in India

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:42:24 GMT

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Clip Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

At cricket event, U.S. cheerleaders shake India's conservative values

NEW DELHI (AP) -- The Washington Redskins cheerleaders were brought in to show India's cricket fans how to shake their pompoms -- but not everyone was impressed.

Cricket in its purest form is a serene game that lasts five days and is played by men in white who take breaks for tea.

For a brief moment all was good. They whirled and bounced and cheered. Miniskirts flared and pompoms shook as cricket players batted balls out of the park.

"See the pictures of these girls in the newspapers? This is not something you can allow inside your house, or something that you can look at in the presence of your sister or daughter,"

The New Delhi team said Wednesday it was switching its cheerleaders for a band of drummers.

Tags: misc