March 2010
8 posts
“If testosterone were beer, a 9-year-old boy would be getting the equivalent of a...”
– Love, sex and the male brain by Louann Brizendine on CNN.com
Is it just me, or is that one of the most misleading analogies ever? There can’t literally be two gallons of the Big T flowing through male blood. I understand that it’s the ratio of one cup to two gallons that’s important here — but...
“There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and...”
– Phil Karlton (via david)
Gmail UI failure
Today I opened a Gmail window. At the top of the screen, I saw a yellow message beginning, “Hey, this is important! …” I never finished reading it because I had clicked something else (a message) and the supposedly important message disappeared, never to be seen again.
So the Gmail team either
Lied about the importance of the message, or
Totally failed to make me actually read it.
Not...
“English professors, and other troublemakers”
– Head Case
“Certainly, The Guardian was in full celebratory mode last week. “Twitter’s...”
– Link by Link - In Trafigura Case, The Guardian and Twitter Untie Gag Order - NYTimes.com
“This irrational offer lasts until pi day (3/14/2010).”
– Dada Mail hits version 4.
Julian Casablancas hasn’t made me cry yet. But damned if it hasn’t gotten close. (Also, his album is only $5 on Amazon. Yes, that’s an affiliate link. No, I’m not posting this for the 1¢ I might make off my two followers.)
“Complicated mammals on the wings of robots”
– Julian Casablancas — “11th Dimension”