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thedrunkenmoogle: Phoenix Down (Final Fantasy...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:08:16 +0200

Phoenix Down (Final Fantasy Cocktail)

Ingredients:
1/2 shot Absinthe
1/2 shot Zwack (Jagermeister will work too)
2 tsp. Simple Syrup
1 Splash Grenadine
Fill rest of the glass with Club Soda

Directions: Mix the absinthe, syrup, and soda water in a smaller glass (a perigord absinthe glass is used in the picture) until the drink becomes opalescent. Add ice if you prefer the drink really cold. Before serving, add the Zwack and grenadine. Both will settle nicely, leaving a nice orange on the top and a deep crimson below.

Unfortunately, Phoenix Downs may not be 100% effective when raising the dead, as I’m sure some spiky-headed ex-SOLDIERs know.

(Drink created and photographed by Danielle C. Thanks for the submission!)

The Word of Notch: Coding skill and the decline of stagnation

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:41:37 +0200

The Word of Notch: Coding skill and the decline of stagnation:

notch:

I am a decent programmer. I know a decent amount of computer science theory, I can type correct code fairly easy. I don’t let my classes expand too much. But I still struggle some with math, and I have a tendency to have too many cross-dependencies in my code.

I used to think I was an awesome…

Toot Toot Sonic Warrior

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:11:42 +0200

dumbrunningsonic:

‘Cause if you try, you can do anything.

rickwebb: God. I am getting so fed up with Google. This is this...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:31:15 +0200

rickwebb:

God. I am getting so fed up with Google. This is this morning’s comparison. I experience this at least once a day now for a variety of things.

I may not be done with Google yet, but I can see the day I will be on the horizon, and I am looking forward to it.

yongfook: Design is Horseshit!

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:09:58 +0200

yongfook: Design is Horseshit!:

yongfook:

In direct response to: http://designerfund.com/infographic

I’ve created products / services in the past that have garnered praise for their design. I love good design in all forms - copywriting in particular fascinates me. I’ve never called myself a designer.

Here’s my pitch. This…

daniel sinker: I'm starting to think Lego is evil

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:53:32 +0200

daniel sinker: I'm starting to think Lego is evil:

sinker:

Well, maybe not evil, but “highly problematic.”

First, let’s remove what we all *think* Lego is (i.e. our own nostalgic memories, our aspirational beliefs, or $250 robot sets), and instead concentrate on what Lego today is, for the most part: It’s movie-tie-in model sets marketed pretty much…

Strong Opinions @marksbirch: Stop Telling Cats to Do Startups

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:07:09 +0200

Strong Opinions @marksbirch: Stop Telling Cats to Do Startups:

marksbirch:

Editor’s note: Penelocat Trunk, writer and founder of Brazen Cattist, wrote a post yesterday that was published with a number of obvious errors. We regret the errors and have posted the following version with corrections.

We need to get more dogs who are running tech startups instead decide to…

Vivek Haldar: GUI vs CLI: Operation vs Expression

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:41:45 +0200

Vivek Haldar: GUI vs CLI: Operation vs Expression :

vivekhaldar:

Consider this user interface for a car:

The goal of these interfaces is to make you operate something, and operate it efficiently and safely. The grooves and clicks and limits constrain the range of motion and the number of choices. The visual look heavily hints at how to actively use it….

Gods in the chrysalis (from Elbert Hubbard)

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:17:00 +0200

Whenever you go out-of-doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in the sunshine; greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every handclasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and do not waste a minute thinking about your enemies. Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do; and then, without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal. Keep your mind on the great and splendid things you would like to do, and then, as the days go gliding away, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunities that are required for the fulfillment of your desire, just as the coral insect takes from the running tide the element it needs. Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual. Thought is supreme. Preserve a right mental attitude - the attitude of courage, frankness, and good cheer. To think rightly is to create. All things come through desire and every sincere prayer is answered. We become like that on which our hearts are fixed.

Carry your chin in and the crown of your head high. We are gods in the chrysalis.

fuckyeahperfectdolls: Submitted by...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:13:00 +0200

fuckyeahperfectdolls:

Submitted by Beatastic

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ronin-Tattoo-Cottesloe/127732007306049

Lord Palmerston on Programming

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:49:12 +0200

Lord Palmerston on Programming

Aaron White: Developers: You are not a Language

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:45:22 +0200

Aaron White: Developers: You are not a Language:

aaronwhite:

Despite what recruiters think, despite what you might think, you are not a language.

Years of hacking have sharpened your mind, your instinct, your reasoning, until you no longer even see the code: you see the answer. You are a problem-crushing warrior, an architect of logic.

So why filter…

jimakos: Even Sheldon has a girlfriend now

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:12:27 +0200

jimakos:

Even Sheldon has a girlfriend now

input[type="bullshit"]

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:36:42 +0200

wnas:

I hear by declare a new input type:

input[type=”bullshit”]
You can use it NOW. try it and use it in your projects :). Copy & paste below…
 input
	type="bullshit"
	required>

Vivek Haldar: The abstraction-optimization tradeoff

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:01:28 +0200

Vivek Haldar: The abstraction-optimization tradeoff:

vivekhaldar:

There are several well-known tradeoffs in computer science. For example, the time-space tradeoff, where often you can use more memory to compute an answer faster. Or the time-accuracy tradeoff, where you can compute an approximate answer quickly, and a precise one given more time.

But one…

X

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:40:14 +0200

parislemon:

When I left my full time gig at TechCrunch last month, there were a few things on my plate that I was still looking into. One of those was “Google X”.

I first started hearing about Google X in March. I was told it was the codename of the group Sergey Brin took charge of after he handed off control of Google+ — then-called “Emerald Sea” — to Vic Gundotra and Bradley Horowitz. The way it was described to me at the time was “Google’s version of Brickhouse” — referring, of course, to the now defunct Yahoo Brickhouse.

I asked around, but couldn’t get much. Someone else told me it was the place that some of Google’s best talent was going rather than leaving the company to go start their own thing or go to Facebook like everyone else.

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Google ads of the future

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:57:20 +0200

Google ads of the future

coƒƒee &. circuitry: KEEP IT CLASSY, BRITAIN

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:23:44 +0200

coƒƒee &. circuitry: KEEP IT CLASSY, BRITAIN:

mdotcarey:

It has come to my attention that there is a British reality show called Greek For a Week, which would be cool if it was some Anthony Bourdainesque “cultural immersion” program. Instead, it looks like it’s intended to mock or insult Greek people and their “fiscal problems,” stereotyping them as…

Twitter vs Facebook vs Google+

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:10:33 +0200

andressilvaa:

angelelectra: No jobs! (κλαίω)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:38:35 +0300

angelelectra:

No jobs! (κλαίω)