When writers purport to educate readers about complex matters, and they are arguably wrong, I think The Times cannot label it opinion and let it go at that.
Gabe essentially began anti‐anxiety medication and planned a trip for Paris in the same week, possibly even in the same moment, and as an observer — it is literally my job to observe — this was an intriguing process. He wasn’t yet ensorcelled by the chemical, and yet with full awareness of his own agony he went through the previously unthinkable process of putting all this together. It must have been something like jumping from a plane with a strange backpack and a pamphlet entitled “Your Parachute.”
It’s never an encouraging sign when a film about the murder of John Lennon has audiences rooting for the climactic shooting, just so a dreary, sordid, worthless film will come to a merciful end.
While I don’t agree with the central premise, I think this exploration of Ruby’s flaws is mosly fair and accurate. Individual developers may decide whether it’s worth it to use Ruby in spite of these problems. But the claims made in this section are plainly ridiculous. As ridiculous as asserting,…
This is the show I’d hoped 24 would be — a high‐concept, smart, solve‐the‐mystery serial with an ass‐kicking protagonist. This is the show that pre‐empted Lost one winter and never got a fair shake. It lasted only 13 episodes, but that’s the perfect length for a story like this. I love this…
I’ve begun to suspect that Mike Gravel’s run at the presidency is just a cleverly disguised experiment in conceptual art.
I really was going to let this slide. But something pushed me over the edge today. I’m not the first to complain about this; Matt Haughey said it a year ago. But since then things have only gotten worse. Blogging is a trade far more respectable than its silly name…
“Secrets of JavaScript Libraries” audience Thanks to the SXSW crowd for filling the ballroom. I hope it was worth it to witness us point at slides filled with code.
The panel yesterday went very well. Thanks to the code‐hungry attendees for filling a ballroom for the most technical panel of the conference! John has posted the slides from the talk. Audio will be released eventually, but I don’t know when.