Mathematics without history is soulless

π through the ages

I devoted some of my vacation to perusing the Rhind papyrus. It makes for fascinating reading. Dated 1650 BC (and now housed in the British Museum), this five-metre long scroll captures the rich…

What makes a good (Android) Software Engineer

For the past five years, I have been building stuff on Android. During this time, I have collaborated with engineers from different backgrounds and with different experience levels. Some engineers came from an enterprise background with years and…

The Must-Follow Best Practices for Your Push Notifications

Why big data and algorithms won’t improve business strategy

… for most companies.

Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of people talk about algorithmic business and how big data will improve business strategy. For most, I strongly suspect it won’t. I…

My WeeChat Plugins

Weechat is an “irc” client with a ton of plugins , and it can connect to a lot more things than simply irc, (you can use bitlbee to proxy to things).

Buffers:

[MySQL] Note: Row CURD

Morden APPs means: 90% CRUD, user interface, and reports, and 10% complex code…

Stop Wasting Time and Use Twitter to Stay Informed

Perhaps, like me, you spend far too much time reading news, blogs, journals. And you don’t like it.

The Creative Destruction of Business

The fall of Goliath and the distributed nature of… everything.