“But even factoring in their annoying eccentricities, the disobedient attitude of hackers is a net win. I wish its advantages were better understood.” — Paul Graham, The Word “Hacker”
I made this little toy forever ago and didn’t bother putting it on the interweb because, well, it’s totally useless. But I just realized there is NO PENALTY FOR USELESS TOYS ON THE INTERNET.
“Critical opinion on my films has always been salvaged by what I would call subsequent critical opinion.” — Stanley Kubrick, 1987 (No Kubrick Movie is Just a Movie)
I have the occasional hobby of hollowing books, filling them with things and giving them to people; it’s a nice, relaxing AFK activity for when I want to listen to podcasts and keep my hands occupied. One time I took pictures of the process to share some pitfalls and techniques I’ve picked up or developed, in case you would like to try it sometime. Here they are!
How to Hollow a Book in 80 Easy Steps
| Dresscode | Geek version | The rest of the world |
|---|---|---|
| None | Dressing gown; underwear; nothing; |
Trackpants, tshirt, and sneakers |
| Casual | Trackpants, tshirt | Jeans, tshirt or collared shirt |
| Business casual | Jeans, tshirt | Chinos, collared shirt |
| Business | Chinos, collared shirt | Suit and tie |
| Semi-formal | Nice pants, nice shirt | Dark suit and tie |
| Formal | Suit and tie | Tux (”black tie”) or tails (”white tie”) |
“One or two generations from now, the impossibility of scrubbing every private utterance for the demands of permanent public presentation will lead to a society much more accepting of occasional flubs, faults, and flaws. Behold, the triumph of context.” — Anil Dash, Privacy Through Identity Control via @grantbarrett (This is what I’ve been banking on all this time with my incurable oversharing.)
I’d post this picture every time I was reminded of it, but I would end up posting it several times a day, and that might get as old for you as it is for me. I hate that I have to go by “Bill” or “Jeff” to be taken seriously in coder communities. Troglodytes.
“Well, what goes around comes around, Repellent Californian Hatebags. Sooner or later your bags will pop like fermented bottles of Odwalla Superfood, and you will die of something, but not before your kid comes out in a big pile of rainbow bumperstickers, birkenstocks, and mustachioed girlfriends who are all going to Michigan together in a Subaru.” — Twisty, spinster aunt extraordinaire
hrivers: go see Modern Wing while you’re stil here (via uicukie)
Funny, I’m moving to SF too! Thanks for the Modern Wing tip — I agree.
Hot.
“Basically … I spend my time trying to make software that will take over your job, whatever it is. It’s rewarding work.” — Delightful summary of computational linguistics from Michael Reimer
This is only one frame of three, but it works so well on its own.
“Live every week like it’s shark week.” — Tracy Jordan of 30 Rock (Grant’s favorite TJ quote, which says a lot)
