Long Live Closed-Source Software!
But a politically correct dogma holds that open source is automatically the best path to creativity and innovation, and that claim is not borne out by the facts.
(tags: opensource business software)
John Edwards Vows To End All Bad Things By 2011
“Imagine a world free of procrastination, class disparity, and itchiness,” Edwards said. “It [...]
Woman doesn’t want dog in bathroom during couple’s shower | KOMO 1000 News Radio - News, Weather and Sports - Seattle, WA Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional
He replied that maybe his next girlfriend would appreciate the dog more, and called her a name.
(tags: dogs awesome)
The Page - by Mark Halperin - TIME
(tags: boring)
Dianetics, The [...]
The Death of High Fidelity : Rolling Stone
I was talking to a session drummer, and I said, ‘When’s the last time you could tell who the drummer is?’ You can tell Keith Moon or John Bonham, but now they all sound the same.
(tags: audio compression hifi)
Champagne Beyond the Big Names - New York Times
(tags: wine [...]
Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses. - By Taylor Clark - Slate Magazine
Strange as it sounds, the best way to boost sales at your independently owned coffeehouse may just be to have Starbucks move in next-door.
(tags: business coffee)
Skin Deep-New Year’s resolutions - New York Times
These eight skin-care resolutions for 2008 are simple and inexpensive. Research in medical journals supports some of them.
(tags: skin grooming health)
‘Let’s Talk About Love,’ by Carl Wilson — New York Magazine Book Review
As Wilson puts it, “It’s hard to imagine an audience that could confer less cool on [...]
The best nonvintage champagnes. - By Mike Steinberger
Louis Roederer Brut Premier ($53) is the finest nonvintage champagne on the market—a consistently complex, elegant bottling with a refreshing mineral austerity.
(tags: wine champagne)
A Tempest in a Champagne Flute - New York Times
But as global demand for Champagne soars, pressure is mounting to expand Champagne country.
(tags: champagne)
Making Light: How to wrap a package
This is for everyone who’s wondered why their packages don’t come out looking as nice as their sister-in-law’s.
(tags: gifts howto)
Gladwell: Theory of Disqualifying Statements
the Theory of Disqualifying Statements was born: For every romantic possibility, no matter how robust, there exists at least one equal and opposite sentence, phrase, or word (Brown!) capable of extinguishing it.
(tags: genius)
Medical myths — Vreeman and Carroll 335 (7633): 1288 — BMJ
Sometimes even doctors are duped, say Rachel C Vreeman [...]
the Tite-Tie, the easiest to use tie down system.
This is brilliant.
(tags: genius tobuy)
Attorney General Memorandum on Intelligence Sharing Procedures
(tags: fisa)
Get That Gold Fringe Off My Flag!
The flags displayed in State courts and courts of the United States have gold or yellow fringes. That is your WARNING that you are entering into a foreign enclave and you will be under the jurisdiction of that flag.
(tags: crazy)