Contemplating the brave new present
I am keen to try out Amazon’s new AWS Toolkit for Eclipse which adds EC2 instance management and direct deployment into the Eclipse IDE.
However, I have just wasted my afternoon trying to upgrade to a new version of Eclipse that:
Is version 3.3 or later, to be compatible with Amazon’s toolkit
Includes the Web Tools Platform, ditto
Actually [...]
Posted in Other on Feb 24th, 2009
Premise
Financial wizard on Wall St:
By doing my job well, I secured a big deal worth millions of dollars. I therefore deserve a bonus that gives me a share of the profits.
Conclusion
Cook:
By doing my job well, I kept the financial wizard well-fed while he was working on the deal. I therefore deserve a bonus that gives [...]
Posted in Other on Mar 31st, 2008
Paul Graham has written a short yet striking article, How to Disagree, which could help us all improve the tone and content of debates we pursue online. He classifies comments expressing disagreement into a Disagreement Hierarchy with seven levels, from insults and ad hominem attacks at the bottom through to counterarguments and reasoned refutation of [...]
262,992 hours.
10,958 days.
1,565 weeks.
1 lifetime.
But who’s counting…
Posted in Other on Mar 5th, 2008
In my time at University I was fortunate enough to be able to study Philosophy. And I mean properly study it; I finished a major, completed and enjoyed an honours year, and considered doing a PhD. Ultimately I decided against a career in academia (or whatever it is one does with a philosophy doctorate) and [...]