Archive for May, 2007

By Programmers, For Programmers

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Another cross-platform development solution hit the geek news sites recently: Lina. According to their website,
With LINA, a single executable written and compiled for Linux can be run with native look and feel on Windows, Mac OS X, and UNIX operating systems.
Native look and feel, eh? Not likely. There’s a clue right […]

Dear Travelocity Web Developers,

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

The plus character (+) is a valid character in an email address.
Stop telling me it isn’t.
Actually, Web Developers in general, please take note of that fact. Half of you are guilty of the same thing.
But much more importantly, don’t let me sign up with a ‘+’ in my email address if your “forgot your […]

Lies! All lies!

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

You must have recognized a moment in your life when you were positioned within easy reach of a compulsive lie. Not a lie for gain. Not a lie for defense. A lie for the sake of lying. A lie for the thrill. A thrill proportional to the size of the […]

Three Years

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

I just wish I knew who Jake was.

Virginia Tech Memorial Fund Raiser by Independent Mac Developers

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

FYI, if any of this software is appealing to you, today is the day to buy it:
http://www.leefalin.com/outreach/virginia-tech-memorial-fund/
My company, Figure 53, is joining them. 100% of our sales for the day will go to the fund.