Oct 232009

Posted by Brian Will
Jul 042009

Did Kristol ghostwrite Palin’s speech?:

The odds are against her pulling it off. But I wouldn’t bet against it.

That’s some shrewd betting strategy, betting on the outcome you yourself find least likely.

Posted by Brian Will
Jun 112009

Very well written post however, I would recommend that you turn the No Follow off in your comment section.

Keep up the good work.

I’m embarrassed to say this flattery worked, so I first read this as legit and puzzled why someone would suggest I turn No Follow off. But then the next comment was from the same address:

Finally someone who can write a good blog ! . This is the kind of information that is useful to those want to increase their SERP’s. I loved your post and will be telling others about it. Subscribing to your RSS feed now. Thanks

Posted by Brian Will
Mar 262009

Of all the introductions to git I’ve seen, this one is by far the clearest. It focuses on the the essential concepts while working in just the right amount of practical how-to.

Posted by Brian Will
Mar 262009

Keep your filthy mitts off Michele Bachmann’s urine jars.

Posted by Brian Will
Feb 232009

That’s how a veiled threat is usually phrased, isn’t it?

Posted by Brian Will
Jun 112008

If obnoxiously long ring tones were socially acceptable, the opening of this episode of You Look Nice Today would be mine.

Posted by Brian Will
May 252008

Charles Simonyi—the Hungarian notation guy—has been dating Martha Stewart for the past 15 years.

Posted by Brian Will
Feb 252008

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

Posted by Brian Will
Oct 262007

WinDirStat is a simple Windows program that displays the files and directories of a partition as rectangles proportional to their size, allowing you to quickly see what’s taking up the space. Among the good design decisions the authors made, the files are colored by file type and very helpfully shaded.

windirstat

Of course, the program basically has to index your partition anew each time it starts, but I was pleased to find this process doesn’t take too long (~ 2 min. for a 200 GB drive).

Posted by Brian Will