Monthly Archives: August 2006

Some Jokes

Posted on 2006/08/30 by Mark Doliner

A baby seal walks into a club. On a scale of 1 to 10, how old is Michael Jackson’s new boyfriend? Communism. A Dyslexic man walks into a bra.

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Two Round Tires and a Handlebar

Posted on 2006/08/28 by Mark Doliner

I didn’t go biking this morning, but I wanted to. I didn’t go because my legs were sore from ultimate yesterday, and I wanted to get a lot of sleep, and by the time I woke up I wan’t comfortable … Continue reading →

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Heavy on the Geekery

Posted on 2006/08/28 by Mark Doliner

When developing software, any time you change a bit o’ source code you can type a paragraph or two describing the changes. This text is called a “commit message.” Sandy at work said my commit messages were good. Here’s my … Continue reading →

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I Still Don’t Like Sushi

Posted on 2006/08/27 by Mark Doliner

Well that was probably the most unique dining experience of my life. Mark Spencer (original Gaim author, original Asterisk author, and founder and president of Digium) sent out an email a few days ago asking if anyone was interested in … Continue reading →

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What is Extreme Programming?

Posted on 2006/08/20 by Mark Doliner

Extreme Programming is a stupid buzzword for a bunch of programming techniques. Some of the techniques are old and some are new. Some are common sense and some are really dumb. This weekend I saw three Ferrari’s, two BMW M5s, … Continue reading →

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Ends and Odds

Posted on 2006/08/18 by Mark Doliner

I bought one of those pilate balls at a garage sale. Ha ha ha no I didn’t. There are some pretty good climbers at the gym I go to (Planet Granite in Sunnyvale). There’s usually somebody working on some V8s … Continue reading →

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Quotes!

Posted on 2006/08/17 by Mark Doliner

Many of you know that my senior quote in my high school yearbook is, “It is better to have loved and lost than to have engaged in a land war with Russia in the winter.” What many of you DON’T … Continue reading →

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Software Release Cycle

Posted on 2006/08/14 by Mark Doliner

When developing software, the tendency is to add a bunch of new features shortly before releasing a new version. But this is exactly backwards. New features should be added immediately after a release. Or, to state it another way, a … Continue reading →

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Tidbits

Posted on 2006/08/14 by Mark Doliner

I bet people in the diamond industry love it when girls tell people they’re engaged and then they do the thing with their hand where they show everybody the ring. If eating sharp cheddar cheese is wrong then I don’t … Continue reading →

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Domo Arigato

Posted on 2006/08/13 by Mark Doliner

Napa Valley Andreas and David from Meebo and I all drove up to Napa Valley today. It was pretty fun. I’m not really sure what people are supposed to do there. We ate at IHOP, went to two wineries, walked … Continue reading →

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