Red Echo http://www.redecho.org my life, reflected and filtered Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:43:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 21, 2008 When I got home from work last Monday, the key had fallen out of my bike's ignition. I turned it off with a screwdriver and spent the week moping. This morning the locksmith showed up, and $175 later I have a new key (and two spares). Vroom. Happy. The speedometer no ... http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/21/494/ July 20, 2008 It is a sunny afternoon. I had nothing particular going on, so I went to City People's and bought some plants. I trimmed back the big rhododendron next to the driveway and put in another clump of ninebark. A couple pots of miniature daisies will help fill in, if they ... http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/20/492/ July 17, 2008 Mez is in SF. Lesley is in China. Alexis is in Oregon. It is 8:30 in the morning and I am playing Psycraft, loud. http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/17/491/ July 14, 2008 I rode my bike to work today. I sailed by the line of cars inching up the freeway on-ramp, worked my way across to the carpool lane, cranked the throttle, and roared down the highway with a great big grin. So much fun was this ride that I sailed right ... http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/14/490/ IMG_4886.JPG I bought a 1985 Yamaha FJ600 yesterday. This one runs. http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/13/img_4886jpg/ July 11, 2008 Interesting commentary on software testing: it's titled "Testing is overrated", but the message is actually more like "testing is complicated and no one strategy will solve all of your problems". http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/11/488/ July 3, 2008 When designing a sorting API, the comparison function should always be a parameter. The default case is less useful than a casual glance might suggest. http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/03/487/ July 2, 2008 Netsukuku: a self-organizing mesh network, with a decentralized, distributed name binding system. It's about time... http://www.redecho.org/2008/07/02/486/ June 30, 2008 Flexibility is bad design. Indeed. Make it work and ship it. Your users will tell you what you need to improve. http://www.redecho.org/2008/06/30/485/ June 30, 2008 We threw a big party this weekend. It was "Heden High": Stuart U. set up a yearbook photo studio in the basement, a team of cheerleaders did a "happy birthday Lesley" routine, and almost all of the guests came in costume. I was an English teacher, with pipe, tie, and ... http://www.redecho.org/2008/06/30/484/