Monthly Archives: October 2008

Eventful Week Can’t Even Come Close…

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Karl

Call this week eventful would be an understatement. Monday was the anniversary of Mom’s death. Wednesday night the Phillies win the World Series, yesterday my friends’s 2 month old son has a successful surgery to address an intestinal issue, and … Continue reading →

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CSS for Programmers

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Karl

Two great pieces that I’ll be sure to reference in the future (expecially when I redesign this blog): Stefano’s Linotype: Why Programmers Suck at CSS Design niqos design studio: CSS for Programmers (and anyone else who appreciates clean, approachable CSS)

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The World Series Rainout and Philadelphia

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Karl

Jeff Passan at Yahoo! Sports says Baseball’s crown event is beyond repair due to the handling of the game in face of the weather. Phil Sheridan at the Inquirer, in a much linked to piece, says it’s the league’s pursuit … Continue reading →

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(Real) Programmers Use Emacs

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Karl

I didn’t say it. xkcd did The maintainer of VIM on Debian has switched to Emacs! Two Mac users switch to Emacs. Vimeo: What You Can Learn From ido.el

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A bittersweet day?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Karl

Today might be the day that Carlton, Schmidt, McGraw, Rose, get some company in Philly sports immortality. Today is that one year marker I mentioned in a previous post. Go Phillies! (Oh, and I haven’t shaved since Friday. Not going … Continue reading →

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The one pattern to rule them all

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Karl

The guitar scale version, the software engineering version. Related: Mozila Developer Center: Class-Based vs. Prototype-Based Languages. Wikipedia: Prototype pattern JavaWorld: A look at the Composite design pattern Fluffycat: Java Design Patterns

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It’s been a year since Mom passed away

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Karl

The year has gone by so fast, and it still seems like yesterday. Maybe it always will. At least now, when I dream of Mom, I end up waking with a smile and a bounce to my step. So… Hi … Continue reading →

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Shelley Powers Interview at Blogher

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Karl

As part of their Women In Tech series, Blogher’s Virginia DeBolt interviews Shelley Powers. It’s a terrific interview. Check it out.

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Hey – I’m published!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Karl

Old news on my Twitter stream, but thought I should share here: SOAWorld republished a piece of mine I wrote a while back on principals I’ve picked up from programming.

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While the government bails out the financial industry…

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Karl

More and more families are facing homelessness. According to Reuters, Wal-Mart customers are delaying buying necessities till payday, including infant’s formula. It wasn’t that long ago I can forget, where I was living payday to payday, check cash to check … Continue reading →

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