Byte Converter is nice for us lazy folks who cannot be arsed to do these conversions (or close approximations) in our heads. I’ve used this twice now in the past 18 hours so it probably warrants some link-love.
Proud to be a Developer
June 26th, 2008
When your PO is more like your lead you get a boss that writes a blog like this: Proud to be a Developer
Yeah, he’s a Microsoftie, but he’s a really frickin’ fantastic Microsoftie who does some pretty cool stuff that could be ported to other environments with relative ease. Anyway, it’s a good read and I hope he does more with it.
Betty Butterfield Is H*A*W*T
May 25th, 2008
A simple playlist to get you started. Use the fancy-pants YouTube related navigation thinger in full-screen view to see more.
Jokes
May 13th, 2008
I took a great deal more satisfaction from this thread on MeFi than I probably should have. High comedy is found in the lowest places.
Big Ball of Mud
May 7th, 2008
Big Ball of Mud is a great essay on crappy software architecture. Both in how it comes to be and how to pull yourself out of it. Academic enough to be informative and witty enough to keep you reading.
Awesome New Game!
April 30th, 2008
I cannot wait until I get my hands on Outside. MeFi rates it 7/10 but I think it sounds way better than that.
The Ethical Vegan’s Answer to Steak
March 17th, 2008
Is it ethical to eat meat that comes from someone who can voluntarily assent to being eaten? I think that with one of these the question is now officially in play.
Philosophers, start your inference engines!
Lossy Verses Lossless Discussion
March 17th, 2008
Having mostly read from the tech/algorithm point of view, it was cool to read something from the audiophile crowd. A co-worker who I’ve been talking digital radio with for a while sent this along. It’s a nice summation of the benefits and drawbacks of lossy audio file formats with just enough disdain tossed in to give off that nice glow of smug superiority that us audiophiles love to bask in. So, without further ado, here’s the link:
Stereophile: MP3 vs AAC vs FLAC vs CD
Oh, and for the record, I use Apple’s lossless compression for my archival digital files. The tagging and album art capabilities along with (more importantly) the seamless experience with iPod/iPhone outweigh the technical benefits of FLAC.
