January 2010
11 posts
“If you want to be at the top of the mountain, you are going to have to hike up...”
– Max Hsu
Don’t give money to Haiti →
Because if a charity is worth supporting, then it’s worth supporting with unrestricted funds. Looking for charities worth supporting? GlobalHand has a list.
The New Cavemen Lifestyle Has Found a Home in the... →
The cavemen are happy in the modern world, they say, but simply want to regain the fortitude that they attribute to their ancient ancestors.
Where’s that wildness that allowed humans to flourish throughout history?
A fun, albeit ever so slightly tongue-in-cheek, look at hardcore Paleo devotees in New York City.
Agile Pyramids →
Snofru was, in my opinion, the first adopter of Agile principles. His “employees” trusted him enough to be able to push back when the plan needed revising. He trusted them right back not to yank his chain about things being too steep. He made his mistakes up front, which taught him lessons about his domain, and it enabled him to be successful in the long run
From the Pivotal Labs...
“Always stop while you are going good and don’t think about it or worry about it...”
– Ernest Hemingway, quoted in The Second Act: Boost your productivity with Hemingway’s hack
Alex Payne — Don't Be A Hero →
Everyone else is writing code, sure, but the hero is writing code at the office at four in the morning. That’s real, real in a way that a bunch of commits from the rest of the team aren’t, real in a way that’s particularly visible to managers. The hero is celebrated. The hero is a role model.
Here’s the thing: the hero is the most damaging person on a team.
The Best Times to Buy Anything, All Year Round →
A neat guide from LifeHacker that compiles all the best times of the year to buy various products. It even includes some good links to seasonal food information, like the Epicurious Seasonal Ingredient Map.
The NorCal Margarita
The fitness geeks at CrossFit have been turning me into something of a nutrition geek of late. Along those lines, Robb Wolf’s blog and Paleolithic Solution podcast have been hugely informative. Rather than attempt to summarize the paleo diet here, I encourage you to check out Robb’s blog and podcast if you are at all into exercise and nutrition. Good stuff.
One particular gem of a...