IT Jobs and Working ConditionsIT Jobs and Working Conditions
Mark Glossop has written about the best designs for offices to increase productivity and attract qualified staff [1]. He makes a lot of really good points and cites the Joel[...]
Month: June 2009
The Millennium Seed BankThe Millennium Seed Bank
Jonathan Drori gave an interesting TED talk about the Millenium Seed Bank [1]. The potential for discovering new uses of plants for food, medicine, and construction is obvious, so it[...]
Actually You Do CareActually You Do Care
A reasonably common feature in Internet debates is that of one party claiming to not care about the issue. Statements such as “I haven’t got time to debate this” or[...]
Linux Rate-Limiting of an ADSL LinkLinux Rate-Limiting of an ADSL Link
After great pain I’ve got tc working on some Linux routers. The difficulty with limiting an ADSL link is that the ADSL modem has significant buffers and the link between[...]
How not to write the way dumb people think smart people writeHow not to write the way dumb people think smart people write
Don Marti has written an amusing and informative little post about the way that ill-educated people use phrases in print [1]. The one example that didn’t fit with the tone[...]
Expectations and FandomExpectations and Fandom
Russ Allbery has written about the hostile reactions of sci-fi fans toward the delay of a book release [1]. Russ makes some good points regarding the issue of whether paying[...]