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When I was in high school and college I worked for a local construction supply company unloading railroad cars of bulk and bagged stone 'by hand.' It was back breaking work to put …

Hey, RB. Haven't been there since Amanda threw herself to the floor kicking and screaming. ABC wasn't it?

Opened the manual and taught myself BASIC on a PDP 11/44 running RSTS/E. Then Pascal and C. I still enjoy writing code.

I'm at the point where I need to implement login capability on my main page. What method do you use? php with a database? cgi against a protected file? Clickpass.com like HN. Or di…

I agree with the statement on water. Other than that, thanks, but I have to get back to work.

Not everyone wants to be an entrepreneur or take the risks necessary to create wealth beyond that of a full-time job. There are as many reasons for this as there are people but to …

"One of the country’s most popular television programmes, currently being recycled as a film, features the USS Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before." Actually, two …

Tom Gootee's article is worth reading. He did a lot of the heavy lifting summarized in this article. I've tried this and it works -- but... You must be very, very careful with the …

Exercise + Cognitive Restructuring Therapy helps a lot. It's hard not to feel anxiety and depression in today's world and some events can't be controlled. But how we perceive those…

When I read this article all I could think about was Raffi singing 'Banana Phone.' Now I can't get it out of my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-LbvFPLpeo&feature=playe...

Let's all run to that side of the boat because that's where the fish are biting.

I read the full article, understand the point, and get its relevance to today's circumstances. That said, I have to admit (and I'm sorry for being way off topic here) I found mysel…

I'm in Chicago. Here the politicians sell the voids.

Firefox froze when this page loaded. Default behavior for fieldset is different under IE, FF and Opera. IE rounds the corners where FF and OP do not. Not critical but if you're aft…

Buffering. . .

I'd rather be bankrupt of money and have the idea than be bankrupt of ideas and have the money. Thank you Mark. But no.

Reading...okay, reading...okay, reading...what? Aw c'mon. What about...meh. Back to less alarming development.

Why is it a good idea to charge the 2B+ people around the world earning $2 a day the equivalent of a week's wages to enroll in a class and the equivalent of a month's wages to take…

Agree. "First who, then what" is still my favorite from the book. I think the "who's" changed at CC and that is "what."

Blue SnowBall (usb mic) + Audacity + Camtasia. Start with the written dialogue, record it meticulously then do the visual. The Blue Snowball referral came from Scott Chacon at GitC…

Circuit City was one of the companies featured in Jim Collins' book "Good to Great." So was Fannie Mae. He got Wells Fargo and Walgreens right tho'.

I'm a 'late boomer' and teach high school CS to the so-called 'entitled.' I can say from personal experience that while there is indeed a percentage who follow that modus operandi,…

Born: 10-23-1942. Died: 11-04-2008 Let him rest in peace.

FYI: Douglas Crockford is a contributor to Yahoo UI Theater. His lectures on js can be found there. http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/theater/

The list is from 2006. It would be interesting to see the current numbers for Brazil and Russia given their supposed ascendancy. Plus, half the world's population live in China and…