2008 August | Bieber Labs

Bookmarks for August 21st through August 22nd

The LEMON Parser Generator - "The Lemon program is an LALR(1) parser generator. It takes a context free grammar and converts it into a subroutine that will parse a file using that grammar."
Git merging by example - An article giving a real life example of a git merge.
Re: clarification on git, central repositories and commit access lists [LWN.net] - Linus Torvalds answers questions on Git to a member of the KDE team. Very interesting read.
Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder - ZDNet.co.uk - "I don't think a 'perfect' process exists," wrote Torvalds. "Of course, some people will be alienated, and there's no doubt that the process could probably be improved."

Things for iPhone (Time Management)

I’ve finally decided to bite the bullet and buy Things, an application on the iPhone for task management (Getting Things Done style). I’ve only started using it this morning, but I can already see the benefit of getting things out of my head and into my inbox for categorization. I’ll write more on whether I actually stick with it and find it effective later on.

All I can say is, I hope so. I’m not doing too well these days on remembering the volume of things I need to accomplish - and paper and notebooks just don’t do it for me.

Bookmarks for August 18th through August 21st

What is the deal…with Seinfeld as a pitchman for Microsoft? » VentureBeat - "I can hear it now: What is the deal with Apple? They don’t sell Apples. Why call themselves that? … Yes, ladies and gentleman, Jerry Seinfeld is Microsoft’s new pitchman."
DreamHost named as having "Democratic Workplace" - "Earlier this year DreamHost was named as one of only twenty five companies worldwide to be recognized as having a democratic workplace by the WorldBlu Organization."
Macworld | Analysis: How Jobs’ profile impacts Apple - "Even asking the question “Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?” is a testament to the strength of the perception that Apple’s fate rises and falls with Steve Jobs—and raises the question of whether Apple should begin debunking that idea."
Where Is Bob? Tales of an Absentee Manager - Blog that chronicles the adventures of a team under a manager named "Bob", who is quite, um, dysfunctional. Quite funny from what I've read so far.
[daily dose of imagery] lightning in sunset - Awesome shots of lightnight / sunset. Wow.

Bookmarks for August 18th

Why Grainger is Going Blue - "You have to assume that when a Fortune 500 company like Grainger makes a big deal about changing a font color on their website, there is a very good reason behind it. This seemingly insignificant change can probably represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra sales."
Landmark Case Upholds Open Source Licenses - O'Reilly Radar - "The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has issued a wondrously clear and unambiguous opinion (pdf) that supports the enforceability of open source and public licenses."

Bookmarks for August 13th

19 Most Essential Open Source Applications That You Probably Want To Know - Opensource, Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers - "Today, we are listing here 19 Most Essential and useful open source applications that you probably want to know to use in your daily life"
Linux.com :: Using free software for HTTP load testing - "A good way to see how your Web applications and server will behave under high load is by testing them with a simulated load. We tested several free software tools that do such testing to see which work best for what kinds of sites."
Gearheads don't get it - (37signals) - "Figure out what you have to say that’s interesting and then unleash it. Use whatever tools you’ve got already or what you can afford cheaply. Then go."

Bookmarks for August 12th

Stevey's Blog Rants: Business Requirements are Bullshit - "Self-professed experts will tell you that requirements gathering is the most critical part of the project, because if you get it wrong, then all the rest of your work goes towards building the wrong thing. This is sooooort of true, in a skewed way, but it's not the complete picture."

Japanese Beetle Trap

Photo by jonna404

It took only 4 1/2 days for this to fill up. Note the bag is about 24" long!

Jonna put a “Japanese Beetle Trap” in the back yard. After 4.5 days it was completely full. Ugh.

Kelsi At The Camper This Weekend

Photo by rbieber

I took this picture of Kelsi over the weekend and thought it turned out really well. For those who don’t hit the Flickr stream, I’m posting it here to show my complete command of light and - aw nevermind.

Bookmarks for August 12th from 05:31 to 06:00

These are my links for August 12th from 05:31 to 06:00:

The Technology Edge: Stop Hiding Behind Your Role and Get it Done - "I've noticed some changes taking place in the culture of the Information Technology industry and to be blunt, they ain't great. It seems as IT organizations mature there is more and more segregation of roles on IT projects; and although the intention is good (and arguably, necessary) in many cases, it's not working. The good news is, I have an idea on how we can fix it."
WordPress MU Domain Mapping 0.1 - Plugin to do "domain mapping" in Wordpress MU

Jonna’s “Bee on a Flower”

Photo by jonna404

Jonna got this awesome shot of the bee on a flower, which she points out is far better than my picture. Wow and DOH!

Bookmarks for August 7th through August 8th

These are my links for August 7th through August 8th:

[SOLVED] Complete solution to approve the story after being submitted - Page 4 - Pligg Forum - How to add additional link states to pligg.
Apple sued for indentured servitude > News > PC Authority - "A LAWSUIT filed Monday in California seeks class action status alleging that Apple denied technical staffers required overtime pay and meal compensation in violation of state law."
Study Finds Instant Messaging Helps Productivity - HotHardware - The results of a recently published study of workers' instant messaging (IM) use shows that IM can actually improve workplace productivity. This contradicts a widely held belief that IM in the workplace is a hindrance to productivity.
7-Ways-Your-Email-Can-Get-You-Fired: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance - "It was a couple of telling e-mails that helped bring down Bear Stearns with the subprime loan mess crashing all around. It was also another reminder that e-mail at work, including personal e-mail, can not only get you fired; it can get you prosecuted."