November 23, 2009
November 20, 2009

somnambulism - an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed

November 19, 2009

“ Another aspect of the Facebook engineering team is how large the ratio of active user to developer is. Currently it stands at 1.1 million users per developer. This is an attractive recruiting figure since every new Facebook engineer knows that they will have huge impact (positive or negative) quickly and thus this should keep the adrenaline high when pushing new features. ”

Extreme Agility at Facebook | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM

November 18, 2009
November 16, 2009

“ He reported to work, was asked to write a short piece on a racehorse that had jumped over a fence and tried to run away. Kurt stared at the blank piece of paper all morning and then typed, “The horse jumped over the fucking fence,” and walked out, self-employed again. ”

Excerpt: ‘Armageddon in Retrospect’ : NPR via (Wikipedia - Kurt Vonnegut)

November 15, 2009
November 13, 2009

“ Poverty is uncomfortable, but regret is excruciating. ”

Hacker News | HN Help: I’m lost

November 9, 2009
November 2, 2009
October 30, 2009

“ I realized the trucking logistics business isn’t the beacon of progress or congregation of forward thinking individuals I had envisioned. ”

Chris Wanstrath gist: 6443 - GitHub