Ryan Tomayko

Sayre's Law —

More general version of Parkinson’s Law of Triviality (AKA “bike shedding”):

“In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the stakes at issue.”

Via this HN comment thread discussing the tendency of both Ruby and Python hackers tend to favor their chosen language with vehemence.

Gin, Television, and Social Surplus —

“Here’s something four-year-olds know: A screen that ships without a mouse ships broken.”

All Wikipedia Links Are Now NOFOLLOW —

Boo – links are made to be followed.

Proof that 0.999... equals 1 —

It boggles the mind…

Nikola Tesla (Wikipedia) —

Tesla’s wikipedia entry. I’ve been wanting to read up on him for some time now.

The New York Times : Letter to the Editor : Are Google's New Libraries a Good Thing? —

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