Just in case anybody needs instructions, contact the NCAA and its Division I‐FCS, Division II and III football teams. They’ve had an actual playoff system for decades.
Gene Wojciechowski
Category: Tumbles
Why I Program In Ruby (And Maybe Why You Shouldn’t). Exactly! I tire of JS framework wars for the same reason I tire of language wars: you should use whatever makes you happy. You’re not trying to get your framework of choice to “win”; there’s nothing to be won. Evangelism is a good thing; you ought to share your happiness with others. Zealotry is not.
Chris wants: stability, interoperability, security, and functionality, in that order. Yet after repeated requests to provide specific, detailed, technical reasons why ES4 doesn’t address all four of those priorities (which it does, IMHO), no answer. I have yet to see a single detailed explanation of how ES4 would “break the web.” Not from Chris, Doug, or anyone else at Microsoft. Would love to see such discussion, truly. Send me links if you know of any.
The Marble of Doom. Record how long the marble/beachball/pinwheel impedes your progress, then see how much money that time would be worth if it were billable. I should do this for the time I’ve spent working around IE6.
Data breach at Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance. If you’ve ever applied to a college in Louisiana, lived in Louisiana while applying for colleges elsewhere, or used the words “Louisiana” and “college” in the same sentence, then you might be the lucky potential victim of identity theft! You can find out if your information was possibly compromised. Please excuse me; I have credit reporting agencies to contact.
And Invisible Man sayz, i can has light? and teh light wuz.
So yes, you’ve got that right. We’ve now reached what can only be called the alpha and the omega of contracting accountability breakdown ridiculousness. We’re outsourcing our investigations of Blackwater to Blackwater.
The constant calls for political candidates to prove their bona fides by condemning or denouncing something somebody else said or to renounce a person’s support or to return her tainted money are a tiresome new tic in American politics. They’re turning politics into a game of “Mother, May I?” Did you say “Here is my plan for health‐care reform”? Uh‐oh, you were supposed to say “I condemn MoveOn.org’s comments on General Petraeus, and here is my plan for health‐care reform.”
Their rookie kicker looked Kathy Ireland‐level shaky in the preseason, although he’s definitely the best left‐footed African‐American kicker in NFL history.
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Bioshock
I’m late to the review party (I was too busy playing the game), so all the superlatives have been used up, but Bioshock is the undisputed Game of the Year. The central plot is shaky at times, but the atmosphere created by the rich backstory and gorgeous scenery is the best I’ve ever experienced in a video game.