johncowie

Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives

Posted by johncowie on Thursday May 26, 2022 @03:53AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/may/26/measurement-why-we-cant-stop-quantifying-our-lives

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Ask HN: What are prime examples of quality code in open-source projects?

Posted by johncowie on Friday December 23, 2016 @03:51PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I read something recently on HN recommending that reading code is one of the most effective ways of improving your programming skills.In light of that (and with a new year's resolution in mind), which are the open-source projects or libraries that you consider to be at the pinnacle of coding style for the particular language that they're written in?

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15 signs you’re doing agile wrong

Posted by johncowie on Monday June 06, 2016 @03:58AM
from the infoworld.com dept.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3074332/agile-development/15-signs-youre-doing-agile-wrong.html

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An Open Letter to Tim Cook, CEO, Apple, Inc

Posted by johncowie on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @03:09PM
from the thoughtworks.com dept.

https://www.thoughtworks.com/news/open-letter

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#NotAllVegans

Posted by johncowie on Thursday December 03, 2015 @10:35AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@CamFenton/notallvegans-af89826d821f#.lmpn6sjdq

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100 Years of Computer Science

Posted by johncowie on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @04:38AM
from the thoughtworks.com dept.

http://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/100-years-computer-science

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And That’s How You Paint Something Amazing When You Have No Drawing Skills

Posted by johncowie on Saturday May 10, 2014 @07:07PM
from the realfarmacy.com dept.

http://www.realfarmacy.com/and-thats-how-you-paint-something-amazing-when-you-have-no-drawing-skills/#Y9MBjWqzwOd8t0tm.01

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Gendered Language: Feature or Bug in Software Documentation?

Posted by johncowie on Monday May 05, 2014 @09:09AM
from the modelviewculture.com dept.

http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/gendered-language-feature-or-bug-in-software-documentation

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Busting the myth of France’s 35-hour workweek

Posted by johncowie on Thursday March 13, 2014 @07:27AM
from the bbc.com dept.

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140312-frances-mythic-35-hour-week

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The slow death of Silicon Roundabout

Posted by johncowie on Monday March 10, 2014 @03:16AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/mar/10/slow-death-of-silicon-roundabout

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I tried the hardest puzzle on the Internet and failed

Posted by johncowie on Friday January 10, 2014 @08:25AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/10/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and-failed-spectacularly

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Amazon Drone vs The Taxman

Posted by johncowie on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @01:47PM
from the toys.usvsth3m.com dept.

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/amazon-drone-vs-the-taxman/

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Guardian Person of the Year

Posted by johncowie on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @01:41PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/03/person-of-year-2013-who-gets-your-vote

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Re:Show HN: London flat-finding tool that shows commute times on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @05:32AM (#5818447)

Really like the integration with TFL - commute times are a really handy bit of info.