Update on Readings..

So, I’ve finished John Perkin’s book (The Secret History of the American Empire).  It is angering, enlightening, and optimistic.  If you really want to know what caused September 11, 2001 in the broadest sense that there is a ’cause’, you should check it out.  Hint: It isn’t because they hate our freedoms, unless you include [...]

Stuff I am Reading

I am reading a few things these days.  I am deepest into: The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins.  Well written if a little harsh on agnostics  — as I used to be
The latest to join the queue are, Learning Python, by Mark Lutz, The Secret History of the American Empire, by John Perkins [...]

Donald Knuth Doesn’t Get It?

I was surprised to read excerpts from an interview that Andrew Binstock did with the pre-eminent Donald Knuth regarding aspects of software development methodologies and the state of programming generally.  The summary was provided here: http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=276&thread=229705
The actual interview is here: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1193856
What I found interesting is that, perhaps not surprisingly, the reviewer (Frank Sommers) doing the [...]