ongoingongoing fragmented essay by Tim BrayTurning- August 31, 2008 We left summery August Vancouver for a week on the prairies, where blazing heat and lashing storms alternated, thunder often in the distance.http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/31/Corners Dangerous Gems- August 31, 2008 Maybe Im just being paranoid here, but Im starting to get a little worried that RubyGems could be a nasty attack vector, given certain combinations of malice and stupidity.http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/31/Gem-Paranoia Western Wear- August 30, 2008 Ive always had a weakness for cowboy fashion, and when we visit Saskatchewan, we always drop by the big Cowtown store in Regina to do our bit for the Prairie economy, not that it needs it what with grains and potash and petroleum all booming.http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/30/Cowtown-Western-Wear Tab Sweep The World- August 28, 2008 I was writing that Tech Tab Sweep and regretting the absence here of all the nifty non-tech links Ive been twittering. I think its lame to gateway your Twitter feed into your blog, but I decided itd be worthwhile to go back and pull a few out for those who might be entertained but dont read Twitter. Some of these are superultrajuicy.http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/28/Twitter-Sweep Five Living Skies- August 28, 2008 Thats what it says on the Saskatchewan license plates: Land of Living Skies. We spent a few days out there earlier this month and the plates pretty well have it. if youre a photographer, youll find yourself pointing the camera up.http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/28/Five-Living-Skies Tab Sweep Technology- August 28, 2008 Id kind of gotten out of the habit of doing tab sweeps, largely because my Twitter feed is such a seductive place to drop interesting links. But as of now there are around 30 tabs open on my browser, each representing something I thought was important enough to think about and maybe write about. Some are over a month old. Some of them have been well-covered elsewhere. All I assert is that after I read each one of these, I didnt want to hit command-W to make that window go away. Unifying...http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/28/Tab-Sweep Build One to Throw Away- August 22, 2008 This is a maxim from Fred Brooks The Mythical Man-Month. These days Im thinking its the single most important lesson there is about software. Its been brought rudely home to me by my recent work on mod_atom, whose design is terribly simple; but I still got the first cut wrong in important ways.http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/22/Build-One-to-Throw-Away Cottage- August 15, 2008 If theres anyone reading this whos felt some empathy with the recent flurry of Cottage Life posts, and whos from around here: theres another waterfront property just around the corner from ours for sale; near the north point of Keats Island (Wikipedia, map, keatsisland.net). Serviced, a couple of hours from downtown Vancouver (boat only). Not perfect, has issues, needs work. But pretty unique, I think. The reason Im plugging this is Im hoping someone with kids gets the place; ours could...http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/08/15/Cottage-for-sSale |