http://thoughthaus.net/blog The blog of Kyle Dyer Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:35:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’d rather eat wild cod once a month and sardines once a week than farm-raised salmon, ever Mark Bittman, A Seafood Snob Ponders the Future of Fish http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=162 I like to ask developers who do not do TDD whether or not they ever write programs to test their software at all. They always say: well. yes. a little. Then I’d argue that they should start to invest just enough effort to make those one-off transient ... http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=159 I was at a party tonight and looked at the hosts’ book shelf. Not sure if that’s courteous or not. Anyway the guy had a bunch of these Very Short Introductions. Each book is a brief overview on an interesting topic. Topics are mainly philosophical or ... http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=158 Committee on Certifiably Dependable Software Systems of the National Research Council published a book last year called “Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence?“. A free pdf download is available. Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence? Read this FREE online!PDF Summary http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=157 I rode my bike to work on heavily salted, ice-free roads this morning. It was perfectly clear at 15 degrees Fahrenheit. I wore my new goggles. It was exhilarating. http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=156 I got a MacBook a while ago. Ironic but the most fun thing I’ve done with it is setup Windows XP with Parallels. It went pretty slick after I polished up my scrated windows XP home upgrade cd with some toothpaste. steps: 1. install demo version of parallels (downloaded from their ... http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=155 My wife got me this great board game, Ticket to Ride, from this cool site that specializes in “gateway” games. These are proven games that get people hooked on designer board games. http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=154 Need to get some stuff for the bike. here is a site: http://www.nashbar.com Ice biking: http://www.icebike.org http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=152 The Checklist, another one to read. This one is about how stupid little checklists are saving lives in ICUs across MI. http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=151 Need to read this: “Business Rules Process Management” http://thoughthaus.net/blog/?p=150