I've finally added an explanation of Evolutionary Delivery to my corporate site. I wrote this as part of a proposal to a client in September, and for reasons that passeth understanding, I neglected to publish it online.

By the way, I write software for a living, so if you're reading this and realize you need a small, agile development team for a .NET project, send us a message.

An example of a piece of code that desperately needs refactoring.

Read Microsoft's Framework Design Guidelines, written by the guys who wrote the .NET Framework.

The Poynter Institute today sent around a link to the best newspaper corrections of 2005.

Since they also linked to the 2005 plagiarism roundup, I thought it best to give Poynter proper attribution.

This list of eight books (and one essay) could help you become a better programmer. Explanations will follow shortly.

We still get less daylight every day until the 21st, but we've already passed the earliest sunset of the winter.

Compare images and choose.

I am ridiculously happy I'm taking public transit today.

My friend is returning today from the Republic of Kiribati. At least, that's what her airline would have you believe.

Yesterday at the gym's coat check, I got claim check 404.

The coat-check guy didn't find this nearly as funny as I did.

Even more funny—to a software nerd, anyway—was that when I gave him check #404 after working out, he found my coat.

One can imagine other possibilities. But 404 is the best, I think.

The hurricane season finally ends today as Epsilon dissipates completely. We'll try to remember that as we get 15 cm (6 in.) of snow in Chicago tonight.

Compiler warnings tell you stuff you need to know. Read them.

Chicago today banned smoking in restaurants starting January 16th. We've now joined New York, Los Angeles, and a number of other cities that also ban smoking in some public places. Reports the Tribune:

Smoking is allowed in freestanding bars and taverns, and within 15 feet of any restaurant bar, until July 1, 2008. A tavern is defined as an establishment that earns at least 65 percent of its revenues from liquor sales.

More information about my previous entry.

Despite our best efforts throughout the world, religious extremists continue to use terror and thuggery against academic science.