"Now a few years ago, I started work on a helpdesk ticketing system called tina. In the early days of tina development, I’d didn’t use any version control. I was frequently confused by my own code. I’d look at a piece of code and wonder, “What was I trying to do here?” or “When did I change this? Wait, did I change this?”. Occasionally, I’d tar-up my code for a historical record and I’m not sure now if I ever referred to those tarballs. When I eventually put the tina code into a Subversion repository I was much happier because of it."
—Version control isn’t just good for teams, it’s good for single developer projects, too, because it allows you to undo any change, and it allows you to see the history of line of code, so you’ll always know why you made a specific change. Just remember to commit early, commit often.
Cocoa Is My Girlfriend » Why version control is important for solo developers (via lkm)
4 days agoFront cover, Bangor (Maine) Daily News, Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
There are people who celebrate keeping people who love each other apart. There are people who make it their pathetic life’s work to keep two people who belong together from being together. There are people who revel in not letting others be genuinely happy, and making them feel like second-rate citizens in their own country, for the want of “preserving tradition.”
These people are assholes.
"Remember how I wrote about all those kids who died because their ignorant parents preferred to pray for them to get better rather than call a real doctor? Well, it appears that a couple senators are trying to include a provision to the healthcare bill that would require insurers to cover Christian Science prayer as a legitimate medical expense."
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Senators try to get prayer payment plan into Health Care Bill | The Good Atheist
This isn’t a joke. How utterly ridiculous.
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5 days ago
[Microsoft COO] Kevin Turner…[called] it “a magical day for Microsoft.”
He said Microsoft stores will stand out from Apple’s stores by developing deeper customer connections.
“We’re not looking for an encounter, we’re looking for a deep-seeded relationship so we can truly connect with their needs and help illuminate the magic of software and the value of the technology,” he said.
Microsoft’s first retail store opens in Scottsdale, Associated Press, October 22, 2009
Huh? I think that Mr Turner hasn’t been in an Apple store—at least as a customer. Apple has a number of features in its stores that encourage a longer relationship—if not with an individual store, then with the Apple brand. Just looking at my local store, there’s:
If that’s not engaging at a high level, I don’t know what is. In fact, I’m not sure I like the concept of the Field Trip to the Apple Store as a concept.
Microsoft doesn’t do personal. It’s not part of their DNA, and they should stop pretending that it is.
2 weeks ago2 weeks agoI wish “nincompoop” would return to daily usage. It’s a three syllable, humiliating tour-de-force of an insult without having to offend any Christians by swearing.
"The wailing and gnashing of teeth that you hear among Republicans is 68 percent envy and 32 percent sour grapes. Here is an idealistic, articulate young president who is enormously popular everywhere in the world except in the states of the Confederacy, and here sit the 28 percent of the American people who still thought Mr. Bush was doing a heckuva job at the end, gnashing their teeth, hoping and praying for something horrible to happen such as an infestation of locusts or the disappearance of the sun, something to make the president look bad, which is not a good place for a political party to be, hoping for the country to slide into chaos. When you bet against America, you are choosing long odds."
—Op-Ed Contributor - Petulance and the Prize - NYTimes.com (via DF★)
3 weeks ago"
I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee. Let me be clear: I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations.
To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize — men and women who’ve inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.
But I also know that this prize reflects the kind of world that those men and women, and all Americans, want to build — a world that gives life to the promise of our founding documents. And I know that throughout history, the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it’s also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes. And that is why I will accept this award as a call to action — a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century.
"—The White House - Building a World that “Gives Life to the Promise of Our Founding Documents”
3 weeks ago
1 month agoStreet Art And/Or Public Display Of Aversion of the Day: Spotted by the side of Barrenjoey Road in Bigola, NSW, Australia.
According to the Telegraph, “Locals are divided over whether the signs are a joke or a love rat’s very public humiliation of Jennifer.”
