2008 came to an end more quickly than I thought, leaving me in the middle of three books and cementing my total for the year at 69 books.
For the full list of books, see here.
I’m afraid I lack the time…
Archive for December, 2008
Dec 21 2008
FLAC compile benchmarks
FLAC is a cross-platform codec, but when it comes to Windows, one has a pretty wide range of compiles. Some are more optimized than others.
I first got the idea for this benchmark when I stumbled upon a native 64-bit FLAC executable…
Dec 19 2008
GNOME Audio Player Shootout Revisited
It’s been close to two years since I wrote GNOME Audio Player Shootout, a visual and textual comparison of some the best available audio players for the GNOME desktop.
As is usually the case in the world of free software, a…
Dec 19 2008
Friday Random Ten CLXXVII
The “semester’s over” edition.
- Nine Inch Nails - [With Teeth #12] Beside You In Time
- Stars - [Heart #11] Don’t Be Afraid To Sing
- Beirut - [Elephant Gun #02] Transatlantique
- Nine Inch Nails - [The Slip #08] Corona Radiata
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong -…
Dec 18 2008
Unhappy Birthday
Today is my dad’s birthday—would be, if he hadn’t died this year.
I happen to be backing up some computer data and came across a large archive of documents that I took from his computer in the days after he…
Dec 16 2008
Starbucks: commercialized coffee and the magic of price differentiation
Last revised 6 December 2008; get the PDF
Though its origins wend all the way back to 1971, it was not until the 1990s, after a successfully IPO, that Starbucks became the household name. One can trace both its precipitous proliferation…
Dec 15 2008
Now Reading for Wordpress 2.7
Like many of you, I’m a fan of Rob Miller’s Now Reading plugin. But Rob’s been busy lately, and the plugin, while functional, doesn’t look too great on Wordpress 2.7.
In an entirely selfish effort, I cleaned up some of the code…
Dec 12 2008
Friday Random Ten CLXXVI
The “week of maladies” edition.
- miaou - [happiness #07] half
- Silverchair - [Neon Ballroom #10] Satin Sheets
- King Crimson - [Lizard #05] Lizard
- Regina Spektor - [Begin To Hope #02] Better
- The Dillinger Escape Plan - [Ire Works #07] When Acting As A Wave
- Maudlin of…