random bits

[cellio]

I wonder whether my coworkers never read my documentation, or whether they think my sometimes-frank writing is ok. The following has been in the documentation of one of our examples for a month or two now with no complaints: "This is an advanced example, relying on the under-documented internals of [package]. We will not attempt a complete explanation here, and will focus primarily on [one feature]." Yeah, I considered not including that example at all, but there's some valuable stuff about [one feature]...

Tonight I got together with my co-chair (worship committee) and we assigned all the parts for the high holy days. We have double services and parts in both Hebrew and English, so someone first collects all the relevant data from the board members and officers (the people who get parts). Then we do the giant jigsaw puzzle to make it fit with who has what reading skills and will be attending which services. After last year's session with pencils and erasers (the way it was taught to me), I had a good idea: post-it notes. On each note, write one person's name and constraints. Apply post-its to order-of-service pages; shuffle as necessary. When satisfied, transcribe. Much easier. I actually don't think doing it electronically would be faster.

short takes:

A programming koan from jducoeur.

Allergen-free cats -- sounds like a hoax, but cute. (Link from ommkarja.)

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[anniemal.livejournal.com]

I covered Mel's eyes while I read this.