Screaming Penguin - Source Does Matter

The work Maarten Volders has done for his Jazoon 08 presentation is fantastic, really. Rarely do I see (or check out later) a presentation that is both really engaging and also informative, but this is just that.

At a new gig I started recently one of the tasks I have is hitting the ground running and getting familiar with (at least) a lot of code on a lot of projects.

Understanding the GWT compiler

This is such a well written and informative article that I had to give it props on the penguin! ;)

Side note, you can get chapters 4 and 6 of the book (GWT in Practice) free now on the Manning site and those have some really useful yet concise info - or at least I'd like to think so - if you want more of an idea of the overall book.

George Carlin dead at 71.

I for one recall not only a lot of his humor, which had me rolling, but also his spot on political and social commentary. He took aim not just as the silliness of "indecency" and "obscenity" but also at religion, war, poverty, and many other important topics. He also worked on many kids projects, and I "know" him from that realm too - Thomas the train, for example. His insight and genius will be missed.

File this one under edutainment, Teach the Controversy. Great swag depicting other "controversies" in science that we should also "teach" just "to be fair."

I love the turtle, and don't even ask what the turtle is standing on (which is not depicted, hmmm, amateurs).

Larry Lessig is, for lack of a better word, a hero of mine. Really. I can think of very few people alive today I have more respect for. He has, however, completely jumped the shark with this one.