links for 2009-10-13

• Coding Horror: Email: The Variable Reinforcement Machine
  Stop. Sending. Email.

  Instead of abusing email as a "one size fits all" conduit for communication, be smart. Know when to escalate your communication to the right medium for the particular message you're trying to deliver:

  * Broad kudos? Post it on a feedback forum or your blog.
  * Need an urgent, immediate answer? Pick up the phone and call.
  * Got something that needs a lot of touchy feely discussion? Set up a face to face meeting.
  * Discussing a particular topic or product? Post it on a public message board.
  * Is this more of a friendly, social thing? Try using a social network like Twitter or Facebook.
  * Business proposal? Perhaps it would be smart to approach indirectly, through soliciting recommendations of business associates.

  (tags: email productivity psychology gtd codinghorror)
• The Long Tail – Wired Blogs
  This was one of those freaky moments when the future sneaks up and smacks you. I was on a plane earlier this week and took a break from work to watch the movie while they served dinner. It was Terminator Salvation, which once again tells us what happens when Skynet becomes self-aware and the machines take over. Then they cleared dinner, and I opened my laptop again and resumed work where I left off: programming unmanned aerial vehicles in RobotC.

  Which is exactly, of course, how Skynet becomes self-aware. Have I learned nothing?!!

  (tags: technology future longtail toread statistics thesis)
• Merkityksen välittäminen kuvan avulla
  "Kuvitus ei automaattisesti paranna tiedon välittymistä, vaikka kuvaa käytetään yhä enenevässä määrin viestinnässä. Merkityksen siirtyminen lähettäjän tarkoittamalla tavalla riippuu monista tekijöistä. Tutkimus selvittää kuvallisen tiedon vastaanottamisen arkkitehtuuria, ihmisen ajattelun prosessia. Työssä kehitelty malli pohjaa kognitiotieteeseen ja kuvasemiotiikkaan."
  (tags: thesis picture meaning)
• Tamarin Project
  "The goal of the "Tamarin" project is to implement a high-performance, open source implementation of the ActionScript™ 3 language, which is based upon and extends ECMAScript 3rd edition (ES3). ActionScript provides many extensions to the ECMAScript language, including packages, namespaces, classes, and optional strict typing of variables. "Tamarin" implements both a high-performance just-in-time compiler and interpreter"
  (tags: javascript ecmascript opensource)
• Tips for Long Distance Skates – Eddy Matzger | Skate Tip of the Week | Inline Planet
  With cooler, "northern-California weather" prevailing across the country, now's the season for long touring skates. Whether you're a leaf-peeper or a serious road skater (think A to A!), there are always a few things to consider before launching on that epic fall classic skate.
  (tags: skating eddy tips)

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