The Real Adam Always course correcting

Nielsen Symphony No. 4

Still the most difficult orchestral piece I’ve played (though I played it quite poorly at the time):

Gotta love the dueling timpani. And insanely difficult string runs.

Syndication is solved

Twitter RSS in XSLT FTW:

You know how the Iraq War solved 9/11? That’s how RSS 2.0 solved syndication.

Lion head scroll

Charles Mingus had what must be the coolest double bass on the planet:

Photo credit: tm_marcello

Check your head

Paul Graham’s latest essay returns to the ground that first made me notice and hold him in high regard. Holding a Program in One’s Head delves into what kind of intellectual exercise software development is (one that requires focused and uninterrupted thinking) and then goes on to provide a bunch of guidelines for effective […]