an eddy in the bitstream
Maker of lunches.
Teller of stories.
Singer of songs.
Crafter of code.
Kicker of darkness.
Jonathan Schell’s book was a Christmas gift a couple years ago. Took me some time to get through it. Not because it was poor writing (though it’s not particularly lyrical) but because it’s emotionally difficult to consider war when your country is mired in one.
I guess I should feel hopeful after reading it; maybe I’m too cynical, but I didn’t feel it. Maybe I just need to listen to less NPR news and take more walks in the woods.
My friend Lori read this several years ago, when she was a programmer and I was not. I ran across it at the library and thought I could do with a little rumination on my current occupation. 
Daniel Kohanski offers a nice historical overview of the computer, some thoughts on writing beautiful code, and best of all, some observations on how the rigid and unforgiving logic of computers is changing the way we (programmers) think. There’s some good theology in there somewhere.
The most advanced work in computers today is in artificial intelligence, which is one way of saying, we’re trying to make computers a little more forgiving and a little more fuzzy. Take your PC out for a few beers; that’ll fuzzy it up.
My favorite excerpt:
Ain’t it the truth.
Don’t really care that much. Don’t listen to the news anymore. But I know enough to know that this is brilliant commentary from Dork (via Tiny Revolution).
An interesting take on the “myth of library employment shortage.”
Here’s the local listing for library jobs. I don’t know the local graduation rate, but I would guess it’s upwards of 30+ a year. You can do the math.
Yet again. I’m experimenting with more CSS and trying to make it a little easier to navigate.
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