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"First, this recession will be good for innovation because recessions generally are... Second, this recession will be great for free and open source because of the shortage of cash... Third, open source services and cloud computing will benefit from the tight financial situation where conditions will favour opex and not capex." - Chris J. Karr

Books gets a brief LifeHacker review. - Chris J. Karr

A thorough critique of that which is rotten in academic publishing. - Chris J. Karr

:-( - Chris J. Karr

I feel extremely fortunate that my Ph.D. experience has not been as frustrating as this guy's. I chalk it up to having a great advisor. - Chris J. Karr

"You have to wonder if Apple wants the App Store to be a museum of poorly-designed nibware written by dilettante Mac OS X/iPhone OS switcher-developers and hobbyist students. That’s what will happen if companies who intend to invest serious resources in bringing an original idea to the App Store are denied a reasonable level of confidence in their expectation of profit." - Chris J. Karr

That Frank Miller's a potty-mouth. :-) - Chris J. Karr

"What makes you feel less bored soon makes you into an addict. What makes you feel less vulnerable can easily turn you into a dick. And the things that are meant to make you feel more connected today often turn out to be insubstantial time sinks — empty, programmatic encouragements to groom and refine your personality while sitting alone at a screen." - Chris J. Karr

"Bugs happen. It's a fact of life. Although you may not be in the mood at the exact moment they strike, the best possible thing you can do is file a bug report with the developer. You may not get an immediate solution, but you will provide extremely valuable forensic information that should help the developer fix the problem over the long term. Here's how to report a bug effectively." - Chris J. Karr

"... this is a basic idea of Blocks: it is closures for C. It lets you pass around units of computation that can be executed later." I'm quite excited about this. I can't wait to see this make it into the mainstream tools and compilers. - Chris J. Karr

"The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said." - Chris J. Karr

"Every year I remember thinking to myself, 'This is the year, this is the year I get my shit together and stay organized. I have a Trapper Keeper for Christ's sake, there is no way it can't happen.' For the first two or three weeks: I would. I would make sure each assignment was meticulously organized in it's proper folder, but unfortunately this would never last." - Chris J. Karr

"They say that the Coconut Creme Swirl sleeps. But if the dread Coconut Creme Swirl slumbers, surely it must also dream. It is certain that while it dozes the Coconut Creme Swirl is absorbed by terrifying visions of exacting its creamy tropical vengeance upon mankind! Consume the Coconut Creme Swirl before it awakens to consume you!" - Chris J. Karr

I'm looking forward to pulling this out during my next game night. - Chris J. Karr

Probably the most useful thing that I've read regarding graduate school. - Chris J. Karr

A good combination of my two favorite things. - Chris J. Karr

"Hunting down a runaway process that's destroying your battery life sucks, to be sure. But you know what sucks more? Not being able to listen to music while I chat." Amen. - Chris J. Karr

"Hunting down a runaway process that's destroying your battery life sucks, to be sure. But you know what sucks more? Not being able to listen to music while I chat." Amen. - Chris J. Karr

I really enjoyed my brief stay in Providence this spring and I look forward to going back one of these days. - Chris J. Karr

I really enjoyed my brief stay in Providence this spring and I look forward to going back one of these days. - Chris J. Karr

"Few things are better than spending time in a creative haze, consumed by ideas, watching your work come to life, going to bed eager to wake up quickly and go try things out." - Chris J. Karr

"Few things are better than spending time in a creative haze, consumed by ideas, watching your work come to life, going to bed eager to wake up quickly and go try things out." - Chris J. Karr

"The world that produced John Kerry and George Bush is indeed giving us our next generation of leaders." - Chris J. Karr

"The world that produced John Kerry and George Bush is indeed giving us our next generation of leaders." - Chris J. Karr

A nice article describing the Chumby. - Chris J. Karr

A nice article describing the Chumby. - Chris J. Karr

My new Flash-based time killer. - Chris J. Karr

My new Flash-based time killer. - Chris J. Karr

Geez, Apple. Was this really necessary? - Chris J. Karr

Geez, Apple. Was this really necessary? - Chris J. Karr