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  • Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors and Why the List Doesn’t Work

    CWE/SANS have released a list of what they are callingĀ the 25 most dangerous programming errorsĀ and Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror gives a great overview of each error. However security consultant and author Gary McGraw gives a number of reasons why such lists don’t workĀ (via Schneier), and I must admit that a lot of his concerns…

  • Work on Stuff that Matters

    Tim O’Reilly, founder of O’Reilly Media, implores business owners (and everyone else) not to follow the money, but to ‘work on stuff that matters’ by following these three principles: Work on something that matters to you more than money Create more value than you capture Take the long view I want to make clear that…

  • Low-Tech Treatments Hold Most Hope for Cognitive Recovery After Brain Damage

    Scientific American looks at some new research being conducted to aid cognitive recovery in victims of severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI). It appears that some of the greatest benefits will come from improvements in low-tech quick-response treatments. “We’re not bad at getting people to survive [severe TBI], but we’re worse at getting good cognitive recovery.”…

  • The World in 2009

    The Economist‘s annual issue collecting predictions for the coming year has been released in the form of The World in 2009. From the introduction, by editor Daniel Franklin: Anyone hoping for a period of calm after the turbulence of the past year will be disappointed. For the economy and for business, as well as for…

  • Primer on Evolutionary Psychology

    The evolutionary psychology theories of human behaviour are fascinating, as anyone who has read Matt Ridley’s acclaimed The Red QueenĀ can attest. For those that haven’t, however, The EconomistĀ has created what may be the best primer on evolutionary psychology I’ve read. No one is suggesting Darwinism has all the answers to social questions. Indeed, with some,…

  • Articles to Understand the Financial Situation

    It may be a bit late now, but if you’re still looking for good information on the current macroeconomic situation the single-page compilationĀ The Money Meltdown is an excellent resource, even given its slight U.S. slant. via Kottke (Don’t forget this previous post of excellent links, too.)

  • That Most Precious of Metals

    We all know that goldā€”one of the most precious metals on Earthā€”is scare. However, the actual dearth of gold is surprising, as Jason Kottke points out: The estimated total amount of gold mined by humans would fill a cube that’s only 25 meters [about 82 feet] on a side. Platinum is even more rareā€¦ all…

  • Pro Poker as a Startup

    As a former professional poker player, Matt Maroon got a lot of enquiriesĀ from people asking him if they should ‘go pro’. Now an entrepreneur, he gets similar enquiries from people asking him whether they should start their own company. He discusses the similarities between pro poker and start-ups in A Little Better Advice. My goal…

  • The Benefits of Good Writing

    From chapter 8 of Getting Real, one of the best books I’ve ever read on the subject of application development; the benefits of good writing: If you are trying to decide between a few people to fill a position, always hire the better writer. [ā€¦]Ā That’s because being a good writer is about more than words.…

  • Search Flickr by Lens, Aperture, Focal Length, More

    Pixel-Peeper lets you search Flickr photos taken with a specific camera or lens (and optionally, a specific ISO, aperture, focal length and/or exposure time). An excellent resource for when you want to check the diversity ofā€”and see some sample images fromā€”that new lens you’re considering. via FlickBits (a huge list of Flickr applications)