Fly By The Seat

Stuff that happens to me or that I see online. That's all.
Apr 14
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Hello Central Park!

Hello Central Park!

Mar 30
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Apparently a lot of people HAVE been feeling lucky lately.

Apparently a lot of people HAVE been feeling lucky lately.

Mar 14
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Bear down! Spotted at Pacific Standard in Brooklyn

Bear down!

Spotted at Pacific Standard in Brooklyn

Mar 13
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In case anyone was wondering what I do when I get bored on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

Mar 09
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From the post: We called it the Rubber Duck method of debugging. It goes like this:1) Beg, borrow, steal, buy, fabricate or otherwise obtain a rubber duck (bathtub variety)2) Place rubber duck on desk and inform it you are just going to go over some code with it, if that’s all right.3) Explain to the duck what you code is supposed to do, and then go into detail and explain things line by line4) At some point you will tell the duck what you are doing next and then realise that that is not in fact what you are actually doing. The duck will sit there serenely, happy in the knowledge that it has helped you on your way.Works every time. Actually, if you don’t have a rubber duck you could at a pinch ask a fellow programmer or engineer to sit in.Andy Very useful method.  I personally use a stuffed stingray, shown here.  His name is Sting-y. via: http://lists.ethernal.org/oldarchives/cantlug-0211/msg00174.htmlvia: https://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.php?p=2418997#p2418997

From the post:

We called it the Rubber Duck method of debugging. It goes like this:

1) Beg, borrow, steal, buy, fabricate or otherwise obtain a rubber duck (bathtub variety)
2) Place rubber duck on desk and inform it you are just going to go over some code with it, if that’s all right.
3) Explain to the duck what you code is supposed to do, and then go into detail and explain things line by line
4) At some point you will tell the duck what you are doing next and then realise that that is not in fact what you are actually doing. The duck will sit there serenely, happy in the knowledge that it has helped you on your way.

Works every time. Actually, if you don’t have a rubber duck you could at a pinch ask a fellow programmer or engineer to sit in.

Andy

Very useful method.  I personally use a stuffed stingray, shown here.  His name is Sting-y.

via: http://lists.ethernal.org/oldarchives/cantlug-0211/msg00174.html
via: https://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.php?p=2418997#p2418997

Mar 03
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Hello, Flatiron building!

Hello, Flatiron building!

Mar 02
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Best video ever of the day:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM

(hat tip to @ArjunJaikumar)

Feb 18
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severina: This is the “Crooked House” in Sopot, Poland. Could it be a reason to go to Poland? Maybe. I’m in!

severina:

This is the “Crooked House” in Sopot, Poland. Could it be a reason to go to Poland? Maybe.

I’m in!

Feb 16
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The picture doesn’t quite do it justice… Huge flakes! Falling slowly. Gorgeous out.

The picture doesn’t quite do it justice… Huge flakes! Falling slowly. Gorgeous out.

Feb 10
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Few things evoke childhood in me more potently than a giant snow storm. Loving it!! Seriously considering building a snowman this afternoon, the snow is packing perfectly!

Few things evoke childhood in me more potently than a giant snow storm. Loving it!! Seriously considering building a snowman this afternoon, the snow is packing perfectly!