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Comment on Shattered #6 by Joe Gee

Joe Gee — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:18:01 +0000

I just got back from Glacier National Park a few weeks ago. I love that place!

Comment on Google Page Service by Cloudfare: Protect your Website | Piece of Mind(scape)

Cloudfare: Protect your Website | Piece of Mind(scape) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:15:32 +0000

[...] month ago, I wrote about the Google Page service. The Page Service caches your static content and serves it up from their servers for faster [...]

Comment on The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss by Redhead

Redhead — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:25:15 +0000

great review for a great book! Name of the Wind was a game changer for me as well. i was never really into fantasy until I read it, and now more than half of what I read is fantasy. I find the standard fantasy tropes and hero quest boring and annoying, and althrough Rothfuss has all those things (hero, orphans, dragons, magic, good guys, bad guys, etc), he turns everything on it’s head to create something new and beautiful and perfect.

And yes, Wise Man’s Fear was even better!!! There was much improvement with the dialog and pacing. the flow of the story was wonderful. the bits of dialog that are iambic pentameter-ish? i walked around my apartment reading them outloud with this huge grin on my face!

Comment on Decision Points by George Bush by Mike July

Mike July — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:08:18 +0000

Nice writeup, Aaron. I’ve always avoided autobiographies because of their political implementations and the ability of the author to spin things in a favorable way without facing rebuttal. Does Bush refer to his connections to Kenneth Lay? Or Halliburton’s role in the wars? I haven’t read the book and I don’t intend to – but I am glad to hear that you enjoyed it.

Another book you might like is called Better Than Sex (http://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Sex-Gonzo-Papers/dp/0345396359) by Hunter S. Thompson. It was written in 1995 and it’s about Bill Clinton’s rise to power, among other things. It is fascinating and entertaining. I have a copy you’re welcome to borrow if you like.

Comment on Review of Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson by Ronny Laudien

Ronny Laudien — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:29:30 +0000

Diese Page ist absolut spitze, habe bisher noch nicht so etwas gefunden

Comment on Why can’t we all just get along? or The state of UI programming on the web by Why can’t we all just get along? or The state of UI programming on the web « Mindshare Web Marketing Mentors

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:04:11 +0000

[...] or The state of UI programming on the web By Aaron Brander This post was published originally here by Mindscape‘s System Architect, Aaron Brander. [...]

Comment on John Adams by David McCullough by Liz Vander Lee

Liz Vander Lee — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:38:37 +0000

I was amazed at the influence and patience wielded by John Adam’s wife, Abigail. She wrote thousands of letters to her “best and dearest friend” while he was away from home (and sometimes country) on political business. She supported his work for independence, helped him refine his ideas, and encouraged his perseverance when political foes assailed him, all the while running the farm and homestead at a profit, and raising their children in his absence. McCullough does an excellent job of making their love and relationship come alive over the many pages of this book. I felt John’s grief when Abigail died. Not just a great account of a founding father, but a founding mother, also.

Comment on Why can’t we all just get along? or The state of UI programming on the web by Mike July

Mike July — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:07:16 +0000

Nice Post, Aaron.

I agree with you that antiquated browsers need to go the way of the VCR. It’s unreasonable from a consumer’s standpoint to expect any web developer to make special efforts to accommodate the vast minority of people still using the browser that came with their PC. Google draws the line at a certain point, and so should you.

Now you’ll have to excuse me while I go write James Cameron a nasty email demanding to know why Avatar wasn’t released on Laserdisc

Comment on Shattered #6 by sue brander

sue brander — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:56:08 +0000

Amazing story. How do you come up with all this, I felt I was right there watching it all… Keep writing your dream will come someday…

Comment on Shattered #5 by sue brander

sue brander — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:34:30 +0000

You are amazing….very suspenseful. I will read #6 tomorrow night.