JPod, Coupland. No. While I didn’t hate this book, and indeed by and large enjoyed reading it, it’s ultimately so masturbatory that I don’t believe I gained anything from the reading. I should note that my librarian insisted I read it, despite suspecting I would not want to have read it. Turns out my librarian […]
The Washington Employment Security Department has a handy list of layoffs (past and future) in the state (involving companies with 100 or more employees).
If you follow this link, you’ll see a control panel (you can also get to it by right-clicking on the Flash player (when you’re visiting a site with a Flash component) and selecting “Settings…”). You will likely be surprised at how many sites are listed there, and you may be somewhat alarmed to find them […]
Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML, Page-Jones. Non-fiction. More professional development.
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, […]
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 […]
Design Patterns in C#, Metsker. Non-fiction. Not merely non-fiction, but professional development, so even less interesting than the customary non-fiction reviews.
The Man with the Strange Head and Other Early Science Fiction Stories, Breuer ed. Page. Yes. When I first put a hold on this, I missed that all the works were by the same writer. I don’t know whether that would have changed my decision to read it, but I’m glad it turned out as […]