Although quite technical and rooted in a discussion about programming in particular, I think Rich Hickey’s view about how we conflate “simple” and “easy” is worthwhile for practitioners of a variety of disciplines. Check it out.
At the office, we particularly like the “knitted castle.”
One of the best games I have ever played. I still have vivid memories of playing it in 9th grade on my high school buddy’s C64. Yay retro!
…basics of a resource system are resource collection and production…
…macromanagement (or “macro” for short) is closely related to strategy, so when designing the macro part of a game you will strongly influence the strategies which will be available to the players…
…limits such as how much resources or how many units you may have…
Marc Andreessen thinks that the clock is ticking on Oracle and other old-line software and infrastructure companies.
His evidence: not a single one of Andreessen-Horowitz’s startup investments use Oracle software. They all use cloud-based alternatives instead.
Lifehacker Jumps the Shark…. Errr…. I mean… How to Survive a Gunshot Wound
Usually only soldiers, law enforcement officers, and some hunters worry about being shot, but random shootings take place every day.
From time to time, someone asks me what I see as a technology trend - maybe one that would be interesting to take advantage of in a startup. I’m always flattered.
This - the “Internet of Thing”, is one that I have my eye on now.
Yet another doomed startup in the travel-by-social-recommendation space. I am amazed how many new companies try to do this, year after year, none seeming to be aware of the trail of failed predecessors. None seem to realize that there the density of reviews in any one person’s social graph will never be high enough to support this model. Pity.
