March 14, 2009
I just came across this awesome video, and thought I'd share it.
Richard Buckland, a UNSW professor, discusses problem solving, craftsmanship, and what it means to be a good programmer. If you enjoy this video, you can watch his entire COMP-1971 course here.
Programming, Video December 6, 2008 I just wanted to spew out a quick little rant here.
Digg's comment system: Sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. For those that don't know, Digg's comment system allows users to digg and bury comments (much like the stories posted on the site). So basically what happens is someone posts a comment, and if you like what they said you can digg it (+1 vote) or bury it (-1 vote). If the comment gets buried too much, then it will be hidden.
Here's the thing. When I'm actively digging or burying comments, I love it. When I'm just casually reading through a thread of comments, I hate it. On websites that don't have this feature, I sometimes feel the urge to digg or bury a comment and not being able to annoys me. But I also love not being distracted by it when I'm simply reading a thread.
So sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. But ultimately, I find myself disliking it more than liking it.
November 12, 2008 I have the sudden urge to buy one of the new MacBook Pros. I don't think I've ever owned an Apple product in my life (I don't even own an iPod), but for some reason I just have to have one of these! Maybe staring at Kevin's MacBook on Diggnation every week has finally triggered something in my brain (I was actually watching Diggnation while typing this).
Apple, Mac, Technology, Video, iPhone 
