I’ve never had the pleasure (or burden) of having to interview/hire any programmers. But Aaron Swartz a different approach to the hiring process that I think could be useful when hiring other positions and in different professions.
[via Daring Fireball]
With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.
That’s 12.5% of the U.S. population and 25% of children in America rely at least partly on Food Stamps.
No surprise that the NYT has also created an info-graphic to make some of the data easier to digest (pardon the pun).
[via Daring Fireball]
A stop-motion video of a scene from The Matrix done completely in Lego.
[via Kottke]
I’m not sure what’s more impressive, Fallon’s impersonation of Neil Young or the adaptation of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.
[via Gothamist]
As promised, WikiLeaks has been posting pager intercepts from 9/11. The sheer amount of information in the documents is overwhelming to say the least. And I’m sure some people will be culling all of the data to create recaps and highlights, gotta love the Internet. Some of it is a little hard to read, but I think it’s great that this data is out there.
The texts include everything from the mundane,
Postal Service to seek to raise first-class stamp to 37 cents.
and the misinformation,
it's reported that a US military helicopter circled the building then crashed into or next to the Pentagon
to the panicked,
ANTHONY PLEASE CALL TITINE ANNE . I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE OKAY. CALL AS SOON AS
You can see the full index of the blocks of time that they’ve posted here.
A fantastic adaptation of a rock classic.
I fully recognize the nightmarish danger that landmines still pose around the world, and that eliminating them is a cause worth fighting for. However, using this product, designed by Publicis Mojo, is an easy way to get me to never return to your establishment.
Some selections from the entries to National Geographic’s 2009Â International Photography Contest have been posted on Boston.com‘s The Big Picture.
Zeldman explains the need for self-promotion and the difference between arrogance and confidence when it comes to your work.
The baker in the medieval town square must holler “fresh rolls†if he hopes to feed the townfolk.
