Bits and pieces and what-notTumblr (3.0; @lucasrichter)http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt8f84l1G51qz4bzqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>City corner</p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/246703702http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/246703702Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:36:07 +1100<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswznprmof1qz4bzqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Still Bare:</b> <p>It’s the middle of Spring, but this tree still has nothing on it.</p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523822http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523822Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:15 +1100<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswzniqtTI1qz4bzqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Contrast</b></p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523770http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523770Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:12 +1100<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswznamdQN1qz4bzqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Town Hall Clock</b></p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523638http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523638Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:03 +1100<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswzn66zSx1qz4bzqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Dr. Horrible gets down</b></p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523555http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239523555Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:25:57 +1100<a href="http://lucasrichter.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/education-is-about-knowledge-and-skills/">Education is about knowledge and skills</a>: <div class="snap_preview"> <br/><p> Lately I’ve been given to muse on the Western education system, and it’s occurred to me that it has quite a major deficiency: you can finish a high school course – mathematics for example –…</p> </div>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239519337http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/239519337Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:21:10 +1100<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks3ytbU1uA1qz4bzqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/654/">Nachos</a></p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/223576056http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/223576056Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:17:34 +1100<a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/10/a_brief_bright_consolation_for_hitchhikers.php">Awesome Douglas Adams tribute</a>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/212322036http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/212322036Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:04:49 +1100<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/6wLmZyU5TVY/buglabs-wifi-release-diy-web-e.php">BUG Labs WiFi Release: DIY Web-Enabled Gadgets for All</a>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/200744710http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/200744710Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:40:10 +1000<a href="http://lucasrichter.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-dark-side-of-tdd/">The Dark Side of TDD</a>: <div class="snap_preview"> <br/><p> I thought <acronym title="Test-Driven Design or Test-Driven Development">TDD</acronym> would be a good idea. It has been recommended to me many times as a relatively easy way to write solid, maintainable code. A couple of weeks ago, I got the opportunity to start…</p> </div>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/200537353http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/200537353Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:20:31 +1000<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqo6g8gAqc1qz4bzqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cool robot.</p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/198965391http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/198965391Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:07:20 +1000“people are stealing music in its millions”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6841788.ece">James Blunt</a></p> <p>Millions of music. Sure…</p></em>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/193977337http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/193977337Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:02:23 +1000<a href="http://plus.maths.org/issue52/features/gomboc/index.html?nl=0">The story of the Gömböc</a>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/193909243http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/193909243Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:03:15 +1000<a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-09/st_thompson">Clive Thompson on the New Literacy - Wired</a>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/193132761http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/193132761Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:46:13 +1000Friend 1: I like your trumpet fish!<br /> Friend 2: I *love* your trumpet fish!<br /> Me: OK, that's the weirdest thing anyone's said to me today.http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/184363688http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/184363688Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:55:00 +1000“We don’t need to teach [kids] to learn. We need to get out of their damn way.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://zenhabits.net/2009/08/education-needs-to-be-turned-on-its-head/">Leo Babauta</a></em>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/178385634http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/178385634Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:17:12 +1000<a href="http://lucasrichter.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/steve-rubels-my-rss-database-screencast/">Steve Rubel’s “My RSS Database” screencast</a>: <div class="snap_preview"> <br/><p>I just watched this <a href="http://www.steverubel.com/screencast-google-reader-isnt-just-for-news-i">video by Steve Rubel</a>, explaining how he uses <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/">Google Reader</a> as a personal database:</p> <p><span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://lucasrichter.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/steve-rubels-my-rss-database-screencast/"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ooe9evZMHWY/2.jpg" alt=""/></a></span></p> <p>I looked at it and thought “wait a minute.” RSS isn’t the database here….</p> </div>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/177509896http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/177509896Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:33:27 +1000“public const bool doYouLoveMe = true;”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/164432/what-real-life-bad-habits-has-programming-given-you-closed#280955">Mike Robinson</a></em>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/176800891http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/176800891Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:35:00 +1000<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNu4CluFOcw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNu4CluFOcw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>OMG Augmented Reality zombies! WIN.</p>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/176183044http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/176183044Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:35:55 +1000<a href="http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_15840/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=QVHPasXP">AP News: Brazen Fla. burglar grabs TV in double-steal</a>http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/175804861http://lucasrichter.tumblr.com/post/175804861Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:38:49 +1000