Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML, Page-Jones. Non-fiction. More professional development. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2009
These are the people I serve
You don’t have to read the article, because the story is quite sad. A few excerpts, however, from the 14 year old girls who are the subject of the article:
“We were like wicked tired and we didn’t really mean to,”
“‘Cause you’re sleeping and then you wake up under the train and you’re like, ‘What?'”
“When your bones that have never touched the air touch the air, it’s like putting a Popsicle on your bottom teeth,” Rachel says.
“Except for times a million,” Destiny says.
“I was like, ‘Whatever, I lost a leg, it will grow back.’ And then I was like, ‘Wait a minute. No, it won’t.'”
“It’s like I lost a part of myself. … It feels like a part of me is dead, because it’s gone.”
King George: What Was His Problem? Review
King George: What Was His Problem? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn’t Tell You About the American Revolution, Sheinkin. Non-fiction. This was a very quick read that I picked up on the recommendation of my librarian. Sheinkin has apparently contributed to several textbooks, and textbook editors weren’t interested in what he considered the most interesting quotes and anecdotes he found while researching, so he’s making them available in a series of non-text history books. It reads a little younger than middle school to me, but that may be an effort to broaden its appeal to more than just the readers (i.e., those who read for pleasure). I now know far more about the War of American Independence than I ever have. It won’t last long, but it was pleasant to get there.
August Reading
Design Patterns in C# Review
Design Patterns in C#, Metsker. Non-fiction. Not merely non-fiction, but professional development, so even less interesting than the customary non-fiction reviews.
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Unless they were edible tablets, maybe
Now I am sorry that it never occurred to me to make commemorative tablets for those especially “hard working” patrons.
For no good reason
Lifehacker yesterday posted an item about yourfonts.com, where you can make a TrueType font out of your handwriting. Here‘s what mine looks like
The yourfonts site was overwhelmed yesterday, but is probably settling down somewhat now. One font aspect that they don’t let you build is ligatures, which is a bummer for me because I’m terribly fond of my “th” ligature.
