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I was going to suggest this book when I see I'm late to the party, so I'll just have to add my voice to the chorus. "Linux Programming Interface" is one of the best technical books…

I feel like someone isn't fully groking the beauty of decentralized / distributed version control systems...

I switched to http://typematrix.com keyboard about 5 years ago when my wrists started hurting. I've been happy with that decision. The unmarked one I purchased at first really made…

Even as a seasoned developer I think the book has value when trying to make the case to less-seasoned colleagues that they might want to think more critically about how they are st…

I wish I could vote this up more than one point. I don't believe I have any insight I can add in a short comment that would do anything but distract from the authors point.

Also increasing the cost of any ongoing maintenance and support (and the need to charge for that support and maintenance) are the "unhedged option calls" [1] made when the idea was…

When I think about how self-conscious amateur writers can be I always think of the "Professional vs Amateur" section in http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writebetter/ . I'm an ama…

The first thought that popped into my mind from reading this was when is there going to be a bachelor's equivalency exam? Perhaps a new potential market for the ETS?

I agree that the public / private option makes sense to me. However, regarding that the public option "...gives you a way to show publicly how friendly and responsive you are...", …

All kidding aside--and I was just kidding with my previous comment--while I think there is vast room for improvement in how people are moved through the education system I wouldn't…

Not only that, but he graduated . I fear it may already be too late for him: http://www.satirewire.com/news/0006/satire-ellison.shtml

I know your comment is basically part of the central premises of "Getting Things Done" but your words "This way when I let go of work for the day.." resonated with me. Perhaps toda…

It also appears from the abstract [1] that the participants were all from a single company. [1] http://www.springerlink.com/content/h2287x387r248223/

I feel dirty up voting this one.

Reminds me of Action Item Man for those who have not seen it: http://professionalsuperhero.com/

"biggest mistake is still having a tech ladder"? What specifically is this referring to? A separate career progression for techs vs managers? I thought that was desirable so you do…

Like FlemishBeeCycle said, perhaps different people have different interests. I believe the number of men and women who want equal treatment under the law is more even than the num…

Or "Abstruse Goose: How to Teach Yourself Programming" http://abstrusegoose.com/249

When I'm having trouble getting started I like to reread Joel Spolsky's "Fire and Motion" post with this quote: "Maybe this is the key to productivity: Just getting started" http:/…

If you know and like python, Faces ( http://faces.homeip.net/ ) may be worth a look. I've enjoyed using it in the past. I was already familiar with Python and appreciated that I di…

I can't resist. What was management's reasoning for not allowing source code control?

Reminds me about a story about a talk at Defcon where someone just setup a scanner and camera and collected photos of all the federal agents at the convention based on their RFID e…