David Ascher

I’m looking to change my VISA card, as the current one gives us points towards ‘stuff’, most of which I don’t need. I’d be more interested in cards that either served some sort of purpose (e.g. the VanCity cards) or points that are more useful, such as high-leverage travel frequent...

Software production is a lot like sausage factories. The end result is nice, but peeking behind the factory walls isn’t always pretty (cue scene from Tintin in America).

If you’re a Thunderbird fan but not interested in fixing some of the nasty C++ problems we tackle in the product, you could still be very, very helpful if you can help us with a little Python/Perl build problems.

Today is First Monday (somehow), and so I got a pointer in the mail about the last issue of the online magazine by the same name. There’s an interesting story in there about email overload. The abstract is:

Clay Shirky has another great essay out, which I recommend you go read now.