Testing as Communication: Real-World Techniques Notes (1)
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Part of my series of notes from the Professional Ruby Conference. See them all here. This talk is from Jon Larkowski from Hashrocket. Subset of Obie’s The Hashrocket Way talk. No mismatch between what the customer says and what the tests give. Hashrocket values agility & transparency. Communicate all the f***ing time, but only if the overhead is low. Two lines of communication: Client to developer Developer to developer Tools they use: Pivotal Tracker: Awesome ...
Codemasters Announces Colin McRae: DiRT 2 [Colin Mcrae] (1)
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Codemasters has revealed details of the first new game in the Colin McRae series to be released since McRae's tragic death last year, entitled Colin McRae: DiRT 2. A direct sequel to CM: DiRT, the game will focus on "the extremes of off-road motorsport". Producer Gavin Raeburn explained the thinking behin the game and the decision to continue using the Colin McRae name. "The decision was made jointly between Codemasters and the McRae family. His ...
The Return of Goonies Star Kerri Green (1)
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Do you remember Kerri Green? Me neither, but apparently she played Andy in The Goonies, Jennifer in Summer Rental, Maggie in Lucas, and was never seen again. Well apparently Green, who now looks like a slightly older version of Amy Adams, is poised for a comeback. She will be appearing in a film called Complacent, a “gripping drama” that “centers on two close sisters whose already tumultuous lives are rocked by tragedy.” Doesn’t exactly sound ...
Adobe to offer new tools for UI development (1)
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Adobe release preview versions of new tools for building UIs for Web and enterprise applicationsAdobe Systems, facing greater competition from Microsoft, is updating its Flash platform with new tools for building user interfaces for Web and enterprise applications.
Some advice from the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association… (1)
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I received an email that I might want to head over to the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association website. I did…They have advice for you: Updated: According to Fox Toledo Toledo Police Department classes for 2008 and 2009 have been cancelled and it has also been stated but not confirmed that the fire class has also been canceled.
Steven Meisel - Make Love, Not War
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How To Sell A Premium Domain Name (1)
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As you know, I have a small portfolio of premium domain names, specifically IDNs (get my free ebook here: IDN on Steroids). Now, for personal reasons, I want to sell this portfolio rather than hold it for the long term. So how do you sell premium domains, especially during the global economic crisis? Forums One way is forums. All domain forums such as DNForum and Namepros all have sales and auction sections. In my case, ...
Internet Censorship -- Whether By Gov't Or Parents -- Has Downsides (3)
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Jon sent over an opinion piece in the Boston Globe, written by Harvard professor Harry Lewis, discussing the slippery slope of dangers related to internet censorship. He notes a number of recent stories of various governments in the US and around the world that move down that slope -- having governments trying to define what sort of information is "harmful" and banning it. However, as Lewis notes: Determining which ideas are "harmful" is not the ...