omfg the robot future has arrived! Sh0utZ to the typists at BD

Hillarious spoof at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc

--timball

YouTube - Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Trac Ticket Number/Link Conversion
Description: Replaces #123 with a link to the ticket on Trac, and wiki:MyPage with a link to Trac's wiki page MyPage
Author: Russell Jurney
*/

function convert_ticket($text) {
$link = preg_replace('/[^&]#([0-9]+)/m', " <a href='/trac/myproject/ticket/$1'>#$1", $text);
return $link;
}

function convert_wiki($text) {
$link = preg_replace('/wiki:(\w+)/m', "$1", $text);
return $link;
}

add_filter('the_content', 'convert_ticket');
add_filter('the_content', 'convert_wiki');
?>

WordPress/Trac Integration Plugin

Technology can be sublime, but machines aren’t something that happens to us; they’re something we make. That is, they’re less like meteors that come crashing into our planet (actually, “billiard balls” appears to be the preferred metaphor) than like toddlers (O.K., that one’s mine): sure, they crash into you a lot, and change your life, but they didn’t come out of nowhere and, if you set your mind to it, you can teach them manners before they get to be bigger than you. “The story of the power revolution offers more than an interpretation of the origins of industrial America,” Klein writes. “It suggests another insight into the most elusive riddle of all: What is an American?” Klein’s answer to the question Crèvecoeur famously asked in 1782—“What then is this American, this new man?—is disheartening, to say the least. He is a man whose machines run roughshod. I don’t know about you, but I’d take the toddler over the meteor every time. Setting limits. They say it’s all about setting limits.null

Our Own Devices

I have “software architect” on my resume, and it pains me. Wikipedia has a great article on what a software architect may or may not be. But, in my world, a software architect has the knowledge, insight and responsibility to make educated decisions about the scope and direction of a team-developed software project.

That was a mouthful.

Software architects pick frameworks. They find previously existing packages for functionality just before the rest of the team realizes they need it. And, they plan and communicate how all the moving parts will come together. They’re really-really smart.

Everyone wants to be a software architect. At Seattle’s Startup Weekend, no less than a third of the developers signed up as architects. And why not?! The act of creation - from art to programming - is egotistical. If you’ve ever referred to yourself as a “software engineer” with a straight face, then you’re advertising the capability to plan non-trivial projects.

You’re a liar.

I will never be a software architect

The Defense Department has spent billions to fix its antiquated financial systems. So why does the Pentagon still have no idea where its money goes?nullnullnullnullnullnull

Pentagon's Accounting Mess

This research brief summarizes research detailing a methodology for assessing the benefits and costs of U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance employment strategies.

New Approaches to Planning, Executing, and Assessing ISR Operations

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Some Ways Are Better Than Others

Perl::Critic will let you analyze your Perl code for best practices.

Perl::Critic

Moose is an extension of the Perl 5 object system.
Another object system!?!?

Yes, I know there has been an explosion recently of new ways to build object's in Perl 5, most of them based on inside-out objects and other such things. Moose is different because it is not a new object system for Perl 5, but instead an extension of the existing object system.

Moose is built on top of Class::MOP, which is a metaclass system for Perl 5. This means that Moose not only makes building normal Perl 5 objects better, but it also provides the power of metaclass programming.

Perl 6ish objects in Perl 5.

Moose - A postmodern object system for Perl 5 - search.cpan.org

Get ready to pay atelier sneaker prices for these babies, because designer MSTRPLN (not to be confused with MSTRKRFT) and Ubiq (not to be confused with Ubiquio) teamed up to produce some straight black Nike Dunks with built-in WiFi detection. It's called A Step in the Right Direction, and we might actually agree.

Because when the internet's around, you should feel it.

Nike Dunks WiFi = A Step in the Right Direction - Engadget