URLs that came across my browser today.
If you’ve been in a number of projects you’ve probably seen the game known as Schedule Chicken. Funny but true. Peter Clark talks about the meaningless of percent completion (“we’re 90% of the way there”) and the need to be willing to deal with project challenges transparently and head-on. Found the link from Dare Obasanjo’s blog post on the Top Ten Signs Your Software Project is Doomed.
Next on the list – I don’t know about you, but I’m always worrying if I’m getting my daily requirement of caffeine. Now there’s a tool that can help. Energy Fiend has a Caffeine Database that allows you to not only see what the caffeine content is in virtually every beverage out there, but it also allows you to calculate how much you’ve had. I’m somewhere between “OK. That’s enough” and “Ever hear of moderation?” Link courtesy of LifeHacker.
Once you’ve got all that extra energy to spare, head over to Andrew Moore’s Statistical Data Mining Tutorials. This is awesome material. These are all PDF’s of slides from lectures he’s given. Normally slides are not a great learning device without the presenter, but these stand on their own very well. He’s working for Google now and recruiting for the new office location in Pittsburgh, PA. Tip – always try to work with people that are smarter than you. If I were still back in the Burg I’d be begging him for a job.
