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Montalenti's Blog Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:54:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Protected: Let’s be honest about inspiration: a response to the Curebit and 37signals “design theft” fiasco http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2012/01/28/design-inspiration?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=design-inspiration Wall Street (the movie), 25 years later http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/12/16/wall-street-the-movie-25-years-later?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wall-street-the-movie-25-years-later Why NYC does, indeed, need HackNY http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/11/10/hackny?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hackny The C++ trap http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/11/03/the-cpp-trap?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cpp-trap import this: learning the Zen of Python with code and slides http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/10/29/import-this?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=import-this Engineers don’t become engineers http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/09/05/engineer-shortage?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=engineer-shortage Turning 27 http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/08/30/turning-27?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turning-27 Upcoming: standing desk setup, Python training, Groovy/JavaScript articles http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/08/28/upcoming-2011-preview?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upcoming-2011-preview Groovy, the Python of Java http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/04/09/groovy-the-python-of-java?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groovy-the-python-of-java Startups: Not for the faint of heart http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/04/02/not-for-the-faint-of-heart?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-for-the-faint-of-heart Understanding Wisconsin protests with big language data http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2011/03/02/understanding-wisconsin-protests-with-big-language-data?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-wisconsin-protests-with-big-language-data It’s easier to play the option than the bet http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/12/13/its-easier-to-play-the-option-than-the-bet?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-easier-to-play-the-option-than-the-bet Pythonic means idiomatic and tasteful http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/11/03/pythonic-means-idiomatic-and-tasteful?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pythonic-means-idiomatic-and-tasteful The Startup Diet http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/10/23/the-startup-diet?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-startup-diet What One Does http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/10/16/what-one-does?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-one-does Non-native New Yorkers http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/04/24/546?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=546 Flavors.me emerges from beta: lifestreaming for the masses http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/02/24/flavors-me-emerges-from-beta-lifestreaming-for-the-masses?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flavors-me-emerges-from-beta-lifestreaming-for-the-masses Switching from Chase http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2010/01/06/switching-from-chase?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=switching-from-chase The danger of feature-driven design http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/12/22/the-danger-of-feature-driven-design?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-danger-of-feature-driven-design Persistent Folders: Or, why ideas don’t matter, and execution does http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/12/11/ideas-and-execution?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ideas-and-execution Simplifying CSS with 960.gs http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/12/08/simplifying-css-with-960-gs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simplifying-css-with-960-gs Parse.ly presentation at NYC Search & Discovery Meetup http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/11/09/parse-ly-presentation-at-nyc-search-discovery-meetup?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parse-ly-presentation-at-nyc-search-discovery-meetup JPMorgan Chase, “valid” $39 overlimit fees, and humanity http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/10/30/jpmorgan-chase-valid-fees-and-humanity?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jpmorgan-chase-valid-fees-and-humanity Parse.ly releases new version on Sunday, Sept. 20 http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/09/21/parse-ly-releases-new-version-on-sunday-sept-20?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parse-ly-releases-new-version-on-sunday-sept-20 Chase’s completely insecure and broken “secure” document exchange system (aka securedx, secure-dx) http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/08/21/chase-insecure?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chase-insecure For Linux/GNOME users: tired of nm-applet? Try wicd http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/07/31/for-linuxgnome-users-tired-of-nm-applet-try-wicd?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-linuxgnome-users-tired-of-nm-applet-try-wicd Atul Gawande (MD/author) on the cost of health care in this excellent New Yorker piece http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/07/15/atul-gawande-mdauthor-on-the-cost-of-health-care-in-this-excellent-new-yorker-piece?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atul-gawande-mdauthor-on-the-cost-of-health-care-in-this-excellent-new-yorker-piece Trouble connecting to GTalk with Pidgin? http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/07/13/trouble-connecting-to-gtalk-with-pidgin?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trouble-connecting-to-gtalk-with-pidgin We’ve planted our roots, and now we’re growing… http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/07/06/we%e2%80%99ve-planted-our-roots-and-now-we%e2%80%99re-growing%e2%80%a6?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we%25e2%2580%2599ve-planted-our-roots-and-now-we%25e2%2580%2599re-growing%25e2%2580%25a6 Ubuntu Jaunty installation process http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2009/06/06/ubuntu-jaunty-installation-process?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ubuntu-jaunty-installation-process