Even though I don’t use Ubuntu myself, I think nothing stops me from sharing the fun those guys have these days. Â But first, if you are anything like me, you need a little bit of context. Â Here is a wiki page that explains Ubuntu code names and lists some of the previous ones: The official … Continue reading Ubuntu naming permutations
Linus Torvalds shares some of his thoughts on software project management in this interview. I have two favorite bits in there. One is on the obsession of the code quality control: “The other thing—and it’s kind of related—that people seem to get wrong is to think that the code they write is what matters,” says … Continue reading Project management tips from Linus Torvalds
Long-time readers of this blog who are good with names will probably remember Mark Malkoff – a creative New York comedian. I’ve mentioned him once or twice before. And I’m going to do that again. You might like him or you might not, I don’t really care. I like what he does. He creates videos, … Continue reading Mark Malkoff offers New Yorkers a free cab drive. Or does he?
Plenty has been said in this blog about the social bookmarking service Delicious over the years. Â Lately, discussions of the Delicious fate were falling into the sadness. Â After the web service was bought by Yahoo, it was maintained and developed for a while and then began to slow down. Â Things got so bad in … Continue reading Delicious is dead. Long live Delicious.
SlideShare is a social network where people share presentations and other documents. Â If you ever attended any conferences, talks or group meetings, chances are the slides for that were uploaded and made available on the SlideShare. Â Until now, though, using those slides was a bit awkward, since they were always converted to Flash. Â Your browser … Continue reading SlideShare moves from Flash to HTML5