September, 2011

  1. The New Apple Advantage →

    …at this point, it seems clear to me that however superior Apple’s design is, it’s their business and operations strength — the Cook side of the equation — that is furthest ahead of their competition, and the more sustainable advantage.

    As a longtime Apple user, seeing other companies unable to compete with Apple on price on a variety of products in recent years has been an astounding fundamental change. I still can’t believe how cheap and good the current batch of MacBook Airs are.

  2. “Do you want to eat that or just pick at it?”

    “I want to pick at it.”

    #2yearoldhonesty

  3. NFL Playoff Attrition

    Every year about half of the teams that make the playoffs in the NFL fail to get back there the following year. Here are the teams from the last few years. Who do you think will fall out of the playoffs from last year’s batch? 2008 7 of 12 teams (bold) failed to make the…

  4. Semantic Versioning →

    This is something I’ve always followed loosely through experience and convention. Nice to see it formalized in a way that can be much more easily communicated (especially to folks who don’t yet have the experience and tacit knowledge of convention).

  5. Deconstructing Samsung Refrigerator Model Numbers

    I just did a bunch of research on refrigerators (we’re putting in larger kitchen area as part of the Crowd Favorite office remodel). If you’re looking at Samsung refrigerators, you’ll find a bunch that have very similar model numbers. I had a heckuva time trying to find out what the differences were between the following…

  6. My 2 year old daughter says “Yo bartender, Jobu needs a refill” when she’s out of milk. Where do I go for my Parent of the Year award?

  7. The Digital Diet →

    I was without mobile data for a full week while overseas (though I still had my iPhone out quite a bit as a camera). I missed being connected, but I have been making an overall effort for a little while to be more present when I’m with people.