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Lets create a receipe for sustainable open-source projects! 14 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
The uproar between @dhh and @ryanbigg on twitter the other day go me thinking. Where should open-source projects start and end? Or rather, to what extent should developers make, and to what extent sh...
What are you in it for? 12 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
The fame, the glory, the money, the legacy? They're all good things to aim for, but will chasing them bring them to you? Perhaps what is needed is to be the best you possibly can, in this moment - fo...
2011 in Recap 9 Jan 2012 | 05:00 am
2010 in Quick Recap Finished my degree Girlfriend flew over from Sydney Realised freelance career was going down the toilet Completed the Christopher Howard "Billionaire Bootcamp", "Rich Heart, He...
Contributor Friendly 26 Jun 2011 | 05:00 am
At the very least Use tabs instead of spaces for indentation One of the first things a contributor will do is open up your source code, because of this it's incredibly important you provide a positi...
My Life/Project Management Environment 26 May 2011 | 05:00 am
The Tools OSX, for development on my imac (2011 model, 27", 256gb SSD, 2tb HDD, 16gb ram) primary machine Windows is abysmal to develop on, due to it's crap support for UNIX and command line drive...
Thoughts on time and life. 5 Mar 2011 | 05:00 am
One trend that I have found to exist in all the best minds that I've countered is not only a overwhelming hunger that never ends for self-improvement and learning, but also the acceptance of themselve...
Flights get more Social with Social Seat Selection 19 Feb 2011 | 05:00 am
While flying on Emirates today to the Aloha Editor Hackathon, I was wondering why I always get placed next to very boring people and that surely there are some non-boring people on this airplane. For ...
PhotoSynth meets Festivals 19 Feb 2011 | 05:00 am
This is an idea that I've had for quiet some time; with me occasionally enjoying the good country, blues n roots, or trance festival. Background PhotoSynth Introduction A few years ago Microsoft ca...
SeaDragon meets the Operating System UI 19 Feb 2011 | 05:00 am
This is an idea that I've had for years (going back during the Windows XP days and speculation on the Windows Vista features). Still Current OS UIs Limited to Desktops The User Interfaces of Operat...
