ArcFun: Smile Server

Technical Debt

Ruth — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:40:23 +0000

From geek&poke:

How many developers?

Ruth — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:55:41 +0000

Q: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
A1: None. It’s a hardware problem.
A2: Two. One always leaves in the middle of the project.

Q: How many hardware engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A1: None. Any changes will have to be implemented in software.
A2: None. They always work in the dark.

– The World’s Most Complete Collection of Lightbulb Jokes

Chappatte’s Power of Cartoons

Ruth — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:52:40 +0000

This TED talk — “Patrick Chappatte: The Power of Cartoons” — is great:

Great points about technology! “This is your life” — indeed! “Father I have sinned”… Google knows… It is awesome! Including the message at the end — we can, and should, choose not to do the things that increase hate.

Astonishing what can be done in 12.33 minutes with a few cartoons and a lot of heart and head!!

Enthusiasm

Ruth — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:12:18 +0000

A phd comic just for me: Enthusiasm is highly contagious!

We wouldn’t want to get any of that on us, now would we?

Separation of Concerns

Ruth — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:42:53 +0000

When you get half way through and see ”the system in action,” you’ll see why the ”separation of concerns” in the first half is so useful: Learning Shosholoza (video of the Drakensberg Boys Choir)

Well, it makes me smile!

Software Visualization Visualized!

Ruth — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:52:55 +0000

“The most exciting frontier is charting what is already here”:

xkcd: Desert island

Maps and Signs

Ruth — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:53:43 +0000

Many of us use roadmaps and signs as metaphors in architecture presentations. Here are some for fun:

Maps:

My Way, Christoph Niemann, NYT

Signs:

ahead stop, xkcd
the 8 most insanely obvious signs of all time, Huffington

Serving You Smiles

Ruth — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:40:08 +0000

My intention with this blog is to serve smiles — to share pointers to things that made me smile, or outright laugh.

“People who like this sort of thing, will find this the sort of thing they like.” — Abraham Lincoln