Good night and good luck
Friday, March 13, 2009
As I announced on Twitter last Monday, I’m taking a position at Apple in Developer Technical Support. I’d like to talk a bit about what I’ll be doing in my new role, the thought process that lead me there, and some answers to the inevitable questions the news has brought.
What is Developer
Contest Epidemiology
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
In a competitive market, in a stalled economy, it’s all about getting noticed, and keeping people engaged. Getting noticed by the press is a good start, but to convert eyeballs to dollars, you need it to catch on. You need to achieve a critical mass of good reviews and word of mouth to achieve
But a Whimper
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Programming is the sort of thing where you can lift your head and find that days or weeks have gone by. It’s hard to believe it’s been two months since I slunk off to my little work hole. The archive will look really weird if there’s not at least one more entry for 2008, so I might as well give an
Butterflies
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
There’s a theory that the very act of living generates toxic waste that builds up in the body until specific measures are taken to flush the system. Indeed, there’s a whole industry around supposed detox solutions.
Personally, I think this is crap. In normal conditions, the body is perfectly
Everything illuminated
Friday, October 17, 2008
I don’t think anyone out there quite understands everything about United Lemur’s launch, Puzzllotto, and Fundware. I readily admit that this is entirely my fault. I took an already insane release schedule and scooped half of it out to dedicate our time to Obama ‘08. I felt this was more important