October 2007
13 posts
“Each one of us has, somewhere in his heart, the dream to make a living world, a...”
– Christopher Alexander (Viennese architect), source: Roy Fielding’s PhD dissertation about the REST architecture - CONCLUSIONS.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve done C++… but not long...”
– Ron Jeffries
The masquerade of charity
Charity is really self-interest masquerading under the form of altruism. You say that it is very difficult to accept that there may be times when you are not honest to goodness really trying to be loving or trustful. Let me simplify it - let’s make it as simple as possible - let’s even make it as blunt and extreme as possible. There are two types of selfishness. The first type is the...
“It is not true that developments in physics go ignored by professional...”
– John Updike
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Enterprises that consider developers “commodities and low level...”
– Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror)
“Creativity is when you make something everyone else knew was needed, but still...”
– DK
“Winning does not depend on a clever plan or hot concept. It depends on how...”
– Michael Hammer, re-engineering guru
“Young man, I have no idea what you’re talking about. All I can say is...”
The New Me Generation
Jake Halpern, author of Fame Junkies, explains why the members of Generation Y may hold the key to the future of innovation and entrepreneurial creativity within the U.S. economy. While members of older generations may view these up-and-comers as self-centered, brash and even narcissistic, Halpern believes that the self-confidence and willingness of Generation Y to challenge the status quo will...