February 2012
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The marriage of convenience has this to recommend it: we are better judges of...
– Mignon McLaughlin - The Neurotic’s Notebook - Deuce of Clubs Book Club
Despite the ubiquitousness of reinforcement and the documented benefits of...
– Effects of extrinsic reinforcement for reading during childhood on reported reading habits of college students | Psychological Record, The | Find Articles
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You know, I sometimes think, how is anyone ever gonna come up with a book, or a...
– Gil, in Woody Allen’s “Paris After Midnight”. This struck me as an excellent description of why I travel.
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Make jokes even when it’s inappropriate. People get really emotional, myself...
– Our First Principles | Contents Magazine
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Technology courses for the student designer should deal with the principles and...
– Bringing Design to Software - Ch. 1 Kapor
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Many people who think of themselves as working on the design of software simply...
– Bringing Design to Software - Ch. 1 Kapor
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The United States Constitution is terse and old, and it guarantees relatively...
– ‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World - NYTimes.com
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It is a little disconcerting that negotiation skills are worth thousands of...
– Don’t Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software
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When presented with any problem, take the time to think about your own thinking....
– Thinking About Thinking — D. Keith Robinson
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So the next time you optimize your web site based on Fitts’s Law, remember that...
– Particletree » Visualizing Fitts’s Law