I just read this post about the 8 Reasons Python Sucks and the way it reads to an experienced Python developer is "8 ways I don't really understand Python and really annoy me!"
Honestly, it feels like it could've been written by Zed A. Shaw.
I'm cool with not liking …
read moreI used to be fine with recaptcha's words, translating books to help make society better. Then one day a couple of months ago all that changed. I don't remember what site I went to, but I got one of those hidious recaptchas that make you select "all the pictures that …
read moreI recently finished the book Jumper, by Steven Gould. I remember watching the movie about a decade ago and mostly enjoying it. But I learned that the book was nothing like the movie, and since I read a breif description of it (I believe it was by Howard Tayler of …
read moreUber
denoting an outstanding or supreme example of a particular kind of person or thing.
Uber, the most well-known ridesharing service, wants you to believe that it is an outstanding example of a ridesharing service. But it's kind of garbage.
Mister Money Mustache tried out driving for Uber and Lyft …
read moreI was in the mood for a treat last night after walking around Boston, so I decided to try J.P. Licks. Like most ice cream joints, this one was staffed with a younger generation. It was fairly trendy looking, which makes sense, since it's literally right around the corner …
read moreFrom the outside to my Western eyes, Shaanxi Gourmet in Natick, MA, looks like pretty much any other Asian restaurant - characters from a language that I'm not familiar with, metal-and-glass doors, some Asian statues (copies of terra cotta warriors, in this case), a clean, but not entirely well-kept front.
Walking …
read moreOh myyyyyyy! Zaftig's Delicatessen is a pretty amazing restaurant. It bills itself as "not totally kosher", but definitely traditional Jewish fare. I had some potato pancakes - they came with house-made apple sauce on one side, and sour cream on the other.
All of it was delicious.
The pancakes were a …
read moreI'm on my way from FSM to DFW this morning (and from there to BOS). I'm going to Boston for a job interview, and I figured that I'd do a little bit of active entertianment by writing, rather than passive where I'm just watching some shows that I've downloaded on …
read moreI just encountered a webinar that I wanted to add to my calendar. Fortunately
for me, there was a link: "Add this webcast to your calendar: <link>", it
said. "Fantastic!", I thought, as I clicked the link. And as I clicked through
the link they wanted to manage my Google …
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