Designer’s Perfection
“A designer knows that he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” — Antoine de St-Expurey, from folklore.org
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CS Majors Go Abroad
The only time I have seen US CS majors gain immediate value is when they go abroad. There are plenty of companies in China, India, HK, Canada, Australia that would love to get their hands on top CS majors from the US. (slashdot comment)
Six pairs of socks
I went through six pairs of socks yesterday because it was raining. Every time I stepped outside, my socks got wet, and every time I was indoors with wet socks, I changed them. I need to get some proper rain shoes.
The Submarine: What’s Wrong With the Media
You can’t see the fingerprints of PR firms all over the articles, as you can in so many print publications– which is one of the reasons, though they may not consciously realize it, that readers trust bloggers more than Business Week. Fascinating article about The Submarine.
Mark Study Adventure
Instead of Mark Study tonight, we had to go and do something to love other people. We thought long and hard, and finally decided to go out and talk with people, and then pray for them. We assigned into random pairs, but there were no mixed gender pairs. I wonder what the chances of that…Continue Reading…
Travel to the Andromeda Galaxy
In Physics today, Bickers lectured on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. He ended class with this thought. Suppose you wanted to visit the Andromeda galaxy, and let’s say it’s 20 million light years away. You would say, no way, it’s impossible. Anything that has mass must always move at a speed less than that of the…Continue Reading…