Random Musings from Randal

How the real world really works… my commencement speech to...

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:31:07 -0700

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How the real world really works… my commencement speech to the students of Santa Clara University’s Masters in IT Management program.

‘Iron Man’ Trailer to be made into a feature length...

Sun, 04 May 2008 13:36:19 -0700

‘Iron Man’ Trailer to be made into a feature length film!

Seaside Smalltalk Web Application Framework: the short...

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:05:47 -0700

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Seaside Smalltalk Web Application Framework: the short presentation.

"We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. On one side, you..."

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:30:21 -0700

“We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. On one side, you have a bitch who is a lawyer, married to a lawyer, and a lawyer who is married to a bitch who is a lawyer. On the other side, you have a true war hero married to a woman with a huge chest who owns a beer distributorship. Is there a contest here?”

- The 2008 Presidential Candidates [rec.humor.funny]

"Randal L. Schwartz, the widely known computer programmer and programming consultant, is our featured..."

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:39:05 -0700

“Randal L. Schwartz, the widely known computer programmer and programming consultant, is our featured guest today.”

- The Future And You

Robert Preston sings "Go You Chicken Fat Go"

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:59:00 -0700

Robert Preston sings "Go You Chicken Fat Go" : Just found this gem… if you’re a boomer, you’ll recognize this piece immediately. NSFW = Not Safe For Waist. :)

Randal Schwartz as Kermit the Frog singing The Rainbow...

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:40:00 -0700

Randal Schwartz as Kermit the Frog singing The Rainbow Connection from the Muppet Movie.

"FLOSS Weekly 27: Ward Cunningham is, in my opinion, the best episode of FLOSS Weekly so far."

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:54:00 -0700

“FLOSS Weekly 27: Ward Cunningham is, in my opinion, the best episode of FLOSS Weekly so far.”

- snüppet spöt » FLOSS Weekly #27: Ward Cunningham

"To offer a third analogy, a folk definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again..."

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:52:00 -0800

“To offer a third analogy, a folk definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and to expect the results to be different. By this definition, we in fact require that programmers of multithreaded systems be insane. Were they sane, they could not understand their programs.”

- The Problem With Threads

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early | The...

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:02:24 -0800

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source

"The vibe at the [Apple] stores is conducive to man meeting too: You can check your email among..."

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:43 -0800

“The vibe at the [Apple] stores is conducive to man meeting too: You can check your email among cuties, take a free workshop on anything from Photoshop to podcasting (a great opportunity to strike up a conversation), or just survey the, ahem, good-looking merchandise.”

- Best Places to Meet a Guy - Apple Store - Gym - Cosmopolitan.com

Gringo Tax

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:28:15 -0800

Gringo Tax

Official Google Docs Blog: Stop sharing spreadsheets, start collecting information

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:55:38 -0800

Official Google Docs Blog: Stop sharing spreadsheets, start collecting information

"I did a test at Apple where I mounted one monitor on top of another, with the menu bar at the top of..."

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:36:26 -0800

“I did a test at Apple where I mounted one monitor on top of another, with the menu bar at the top of the lower display. The only way the user could get to the top monitor way by passing through the menu bar enroute. I then gave users the task of repeatedly accessing menu bar items. When they first started out, they penetrated into the upper screen by around nine inches on average, just because their mouse velocity was so high. Then they learned they had to slow down and really aim for the menu. By the time they adjusted, their menu-access times became so ponderously slow, they took around the same time as the average Windows user.”

- AskTog: A Quiz Designed to Give You Fitts

The Airport Security Follies

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:41:25 -0800

The Airport Security Follies: An elegant description of the absurd Security Theatre at airports. Must read.

Skype for Interviews - A How-To Video

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:37:00 -0800

Skype for Interviews - A How-To Video: Excellent - well done - covered everything I’ve learned over the past couple of years doing podcasts, plus a few things I didn’t know!

Why ORMs will never catch on. What you really want is a ODB,...

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:13:28 -0800

Why ORMs will never catch on. What you really want is a ODB, not an ORM onto an RDB.

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Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:15:12 -0800

For the win!

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:19:32 -0800

Next time someone screams “I’m ready to rock!”, I’ll pick paper. For the win.

The “Beatles” do “Stairway to Heaven”

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:03:03 -0800

The “Beatles” do “Stairway to Heaven”