Monthly Archives: June 2008

Back Surgery Research – New England Journal of Medicine

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Karl

There’s a wealth of information in the peer reviewed papers at nejm.org that I plan to read over the following few days. Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis – May 2007 Back Surgery — Who Needs It? – … Continue reading →

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Four Emacs links for today

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Karl

Stevey’s Home Page – Effective Emacs Top ten essential Emacs tips Bash Emacs Editing Mode Cheat Sheet – good coders code, great reuse And I’ve switched from Aquamacs to Carbon Emacs Package for the time being.

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Technorealism? Social Software thought of the week

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Karl

I had a GED, was struggling with homelessness, and was a telemarketer at Sears Product Services selling maintenance agreements. But I had access to Compuserve, AOL, and Usenet via dialup accounts work and at home. For me, the Net was … Continue reading →

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Tough article in MIT Technology Review

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Karl

Bryant Urstadt, in MIT Technology Review, challenges the conventional wisdom about Social Networking and profit.

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George Carlin gets the last word

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Karl

His family and friends share his funeral wishes.

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Four music links for today

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Karl

LATimes: Sunset Strip Music Fest Photo Essay, Night One via tony pierce. WNEW.com: Founding Father: Howlin’ Wolf Mirror.co.uk: Interview: Iron Maiden: “That’s one of the reasons we’re now bigger than ever,” smiles Bruce, “whereas a lot of bands and people … Continue reading →

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Three Scalability related links for today

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Karl

Dare Obasanjo: Dark Launches, Gradual Ramps and Isolation: Testing the Scalability of New Features on your Web Site “Esoteric Curio”, the blog of Theo Schlossnagle, author of “Scalable Internet Architectures”. b-list: Media and performance: There’s simply no way around this.

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Cremation and Catholic Faith – Research

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Karl

Ever have “that talk” with your family or loved ones? The one where you discuss how you want your funeral to be? Yeah, it’s a morbid topic to be sure, but following are some links I want to read when … Continue reading →

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Writing a simple proxy in Python: Some related links

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Karl

Tiny HTTP Proxy in Python Twisted-Examples – PythonInfo Wiki ASPN : Python Cookbook : urrlib2 opener for SSL proxy (CONNECT method) ASPN : Python Cookbook : simplest useful HTTPS with basic proxy authentication ASPN : Python Cookbook : Proxy Example … Continue reading →

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Programming and Development links for today

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Karl

PIBlog: Building a Python Web Application, Part 1 A Student’s Guide to Software Engineering Projects – Free eBook for Students Raible Designs: Building high-content web applications (I wonder what we can share from work? I need to ask…) Raible Designs: … Continue reading →

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