18aug2013
- The Art of Lisp and Writing
- Reprint of the forward to "Successful Lisp: How to Understand and
Use Common Lisp." Two ideas: engineering precedes science in most
cases, and programming is both discovery and refinement at the same
time. Gabriel draws parallels to writing to make the latter point.
- Why Founders Fail: The Product CEO Paradox
- Advice not just for founders but anybody who started out but is no
longer directly responsible for product. This is also more grist for
the definition of product-oriented leaders versus bean counters.
- Licensing in a Post Copyright World
- The current state of open source software licensing. Frankly, I had
not realized that the GPL was in such a mess. Worth a read if using
open source components in commercial work.
- Eisenhower, Snowden and the military industrial complex
- Cyberwarfare is the new frontier for the military industrial
complex. It’ll consume trillions in funding over the rest of my
life. I’m still trying to figure out what good will come of it for
computer science and software engineering.
- 20 Years Later: Remembering the Murat
- 2003 was a breakout year for Phish with the evolution of the Type 2
jam. The August 13 show at the
Murat Theater in Indianapolis was a highlight from that tour.
Bathtub Gin gets all the comments, but the whole show is great.
- Mating Habits of the North American Hipster
- Just perfect. Poor audio, so read along during the performance.
