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In my work the main product that I generate is called a "change" or "changelist." It's a list of files in source code that I have changed. At Google, we have a process where changes get peer-reviewed before being submitted.

Another person familiar with the project looks over your changes for errors for errors. Typically they will find defects in the code and comment on your work in an email. You fix the problems and the cycle begins again. This goes on until the reviewer is satisfied with the code and you can submit the change. The reviewer signals this by telling you "looks good to me," "I approve," or another affirmative expression.

When a person whose work I admire returns a significant changelist with only approval and no comments, it is like a trophy. It doesn't happen very often because I'm not as careful as I should be, but it happened today. The feeling it gives me to receive a review like this is better than the feeling of getting promoted. It's awesome.

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Posted October 8, 2009
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iTunes: Too Much in the Context Menu

I love context menus as much as the next guy, but this is just a little too much:


Let me try and be constructive. This right-click was on an individual podcast entry. Let's look at how we can improve this context menu. First, remove the following elements:
  • Update Podcast
  • Show all available episodes
  • Unsubscribe Podcast
  • Copy Podcast URL
  • Uncheck Selection
  • Apply Sort Field
Some of these aren't relevant to the single podcast element. Some of them are provided by other features on the page and don't need a right click element. Also what's with the inconsistent capitalization in "Show all available episodes"?

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Posted October 5, 2009
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Reflected

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Posted September 30, 2009
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Key

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Posted September 30, 2009
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Proof

… that I took a shower this morning.

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Posted September 30, 2009
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Burn

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Posted September 29, 2009
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Key of J

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Posted September 29, 2009
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Reality

Have you ever thought about how shows like Jon and Kate Plus 8 (soon to be just Kate Plus 8) make the movie The Truman Show into reality? All that's missing is the enormous hypertech dome and city of actors. But in spirit, the Truman show has arrived on our doorstep.

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Posted September 29, 2009
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Stop!

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Posted September 28, 2009
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iPhone Photography

I've been fascinated over the last few days with the idea of iPhone photography. More particularly, the idea that the camera you use doesn't matter nearly as much as you yourself. My iPhone is always with me, so being able to take pictures and know that they can be really good feels empowering.

This may not strike many of you as a revolutionary idea. Isn't it common sense that the photographer is the most important part of photography? Remember that I'm a machine-head though -- I love gadgets and toys, and I tend to assign more importance to them than they really have.

Or maybe you're thinking that my iPhone pictures could never rival those shot by your D500 or what have you. There are at least a couple of people on the internet who would beg to differ. For example, here's an article explaining why you don't need the best camera (which has a number of links to other good articles on similar topics). And here's a gallery of excellent shots taken entirely from the iPhone.

I expect to be posting more iPhone pictures as I get into this hobby. So far it's been quite fun. I'm going to try to tag most of those entries with "photos," which you can select from the menu on the right.

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Posted September 28, 2009
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