Chipping the web: September 22nd

Petzold: Mahler 8th Not Awesome? I love Mahler, but he's definitely not for everyone. In fact, it took me at least three hearings of each of his symphonies before I could really appreciate them. In each case, I then said to myself, "how could I not have heard THAT before?" Tags: mahler charlespetzold symphonies Your system design is so ugly… "they invented a new design pattern for it: Praying at the Porcelain Altar" (my submission). Hit refresh for more, or "submit" to add your own. Thanks, Assaf . Tags: design humor Inspired - Serious Scribbles and Silly Sayings Haizum finds human commonality in fear Tags: fear prayer poetry The DOS Batch File from Hell: a confession Phil's fight to win the Game of Silly Buggers. "In your working life, you will often be asked to do impossible things. This is normal, and reflects the fact that life itself is a juggling act that we all eventually fail at." Tags: philfactor dos ...