alexch's almanac
RT @offbytwo: Things you (probably) didn’t know about xargs http://t.co/hvMKs6B
June 2011
“That Mr. Cuomo’s accomplishment pertains to same-sex marriage, an issue on which Mr. Obama has adopted an indecipherable position born of a cynical-seeming political calculus, makes the contrast sharper. And that it involved achieving cooperation from Republicans, something Mr. Obama has rarely received, makes it seem as though Mr. Cuomo has more effectively executed upon Mr. Obama’s “theory of change” than the president himself, demonstrating that articulating clear and unapologetic goals is not incompatible with persuading votes on the margins.”
—Cuomo’s Presidential Moment Forms Contrast With Obama - NYTimes.com
Just got smacked in the ass with a leather cat-o-nine-tails by a nine-year-old
RT @steveklabnik: An emacs user at work: http://t.co/YukWHgv (via @Carols10cents )
“We clearly want machines that perform human-like tasks. We want computers that recognize our language and motivations and can take hints, rather than requiring instructions enumerated in mind-numbingly tedious detail. But whether we want them to be conscious and volitional is another question entirely. I don’t want my self-driving car to argue with me about where we want to go today. I don’t want my robot housekeeper to spend all its time in front of the TV watching contact sports or music videos. And I certainly don’t want to be sued for maintenance by an abandoned software development project.”
—Three arguments against the singularity - Charlie’s Diary
RT @stevebenen: Is there anything more satisfying than watching Bernie Sanders explain public policy to Rand Paul? http://bit.ly/iVwhau
Dudes are building a Zome (@ Mission Dolores Park w/ 4 others) [pic]: http://4sq.com/knI7tl
RT @patmaddox: I would be a-okay with apple storing my entire hard drive on the cloud, and making it available to me anywhere else in th …
RT @caseymckinnon: Church Cancelled Due to Lack of God: http://onion.com/kKW34m
Playground fence pic (@ Mission Dolores Park) [pic]: http://4sq.com/lJMgd2
