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Month: July, 2009

managers and makers

Paul Graham has written another fine essay titled Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule. I highly encourage you to read it, Right Now. First paragraph?

One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they’re on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more.

My only “complaint” is this paragraph:

For someone on the maker’s schedule, [...]

sweet haul

One of my best thrift store book hauls ever.

the scenic route

View taking the long way in in a larger map
Not a bad ride today. 1:20, 18.5mph moving average.

ultimate summer time

I don’t regret my decision to retire from ultimate frisbee (to reduce the necessity of future shoulder surgeries) but there is something special about playing under the lights on a beautiful midsummer night’s eve while bathed by an ethereal glow in the foothills of the Rockies.

gimp

Summer is off to a rollicking start and I must say, is much nicer without a sling on. Simple pleasures like riding my bike and sleeping without discomfort have made life pleasant again.
Physical therapy is mostly stretching at this point. On my own, the stretches aren’t too bad, but when the PT gets his crank [...]