Tue Jun 30
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Cat Ladies
Mon Jun 29
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“ The proper study of Mankind is Man. ”
Alexander Pope
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Chopin – Nocturne, opus 27 #2, with intervals visualized
Fri Jun 26
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“ A poet always has too many words in his vocabulary, a painter too many colors on his palette, a musician too many notes on his keyboard. ”
Jean Cocteau
Thu Jun 25
Wed Jun 24
Sat Jun 20
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It’s A Man’s World (1966)
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di•crot•ic
[dahy-krot-ik]
— adjective
Denoting a pulse in which a double beat is detectable for each beat of the heart.
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“ For sale: Baby shoes, never worn. ”
Hemingway short story
Fri Jun 19
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Andy Warhol paints Debbie Harry on an Amiga
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“ As long as you are rigorous and precise you can be as sloppy as you want. ”
Prof. Charles Leiserson
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String#interpolate
class String def interpolate(assigns = {}) interpolation_context = Struct.new( *assigns.keys ).new(*assigns.values) gsub(/\{([^}]+)\}/) do interpolation_context.instance_eval do eval($1, binding) end end end end s = "Avg: {total/count}, C: {count}, T: {total}" s.interpolate :count => 20, :total => 4556 # => "Avg: 227, C: 20, T: 4556"
Tue Jun 16
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“ Take it or leave it. ”
Hobson’s choice
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ec•bol•ic
[ek-bol-ik]
— adjective
Inducing contractions of the uterus leading to expulsion of a fetus.
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“ Happiness is love. Full stop. ”
Dr. George Vaillant
Sun Jun 14
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dan•dle
[dan-dl]
— verb
1. Move (a baby or young child) up and down in a playful or affectionate way.
2. Move (something) lightly up and down.
2. Move (something) lightly up and down.
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“ Love is so short, forgetting is so long. ”
Pablo Neruda
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Vissi d’arte – Maria Callas, Paris 1958
Wed Jun 10
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“ Read a fucking newspaper. Please. ”
The Economist
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Buggin’ Out ’09 – Consequence
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in•ure
[in-yoor]
— verb
To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection.
Tue Jun 9
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“ My experience is what I agree to attend to. ”
William James
Thu Jun 4
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“ The sky is falling, but here we are—millions of us—sitting around trying to invent new ways to talk to one another. ”
Steven Johnson
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Making a Softer World
Tue Jun 2
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“ Abstract
The Paxos algorithm, when presented in plain English, is very simple. ”
Abstract from Paxos Made Simple