tail -f carlo.log

Post It #24

Jedi Stamps. Apparently the “Jedi Shipping and Mailing Master” wants the collective opinion about the stamp you want to reign above all others. Really. [via Darth Vader]

Late to the party. ADS kids, listen up! What can I say, yes, me too. I still don’t fully get Twitter — I still don’t understand the total awesomeness everyone is so excited about; or the working business model behind it, for that matter.

We gots mail! We have unleashed a new beast — the Yahoo! Mail Web Service. On a scale from 1 to 10, this is so damn cool.

Musical Mind

I am amazed how on some days a song can make you grin like an idiot and even boost your confidence, while on other days the same song doesn’t do anything.

The human mind contains strange mechanics and some weird code.

By the way, the song triggering this musing was Captain Sensual by Groove Armada.

Post It #23

Quote of the day. Today by Beryl. Wise words, for those of you who don’t know or may have forgotten:

Do not pour your heart, soul, and life into your job. When the job goes sour, you may have nothing left.

That said, I really like my job. But it’s not my life — and that isn’t a contradiction.

Schöne Worte. Dana über das, was ich tue — programmieren, gern auch kreativ.

Es ist irgendwie Handwerk, ja. Du arbeitest schon mit Deinen Händen, aber Dein Werkstoff sind Ideen.

How to beat Google. Rich Skrenta lists some thoughts on how to do it.. I like this little nugget of wisdom, because it’s well said. (Emphasis mine.)

You cannot build something new and different with a big team. Big teams are only capable of duplicating existing technology. The sum of 20 sets of vision is mud.

Realization

Last night, while looking around our living room, seeing all the furniture, the floor I put in, the wonderfully big windows, and my wife sleeping on the couch, I realized that I’ll probably never find a finer place in the world.

Post It #22

Ever played flOw? Then you might be able to relate.

Clown car. Seriously, it’s not. (The image is safe for work, the type of humor might not be.) Haven’t laughed that much in a while.

The Daily Show. My favourite TV show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is part of the program of the new German Comedy Central. Now here’s the kicker — you can watch every new episode on their website. Let me sum that up, because it’s so fantastic: Daily Show – most recent ep – streamed – legally – free. Awesome!