Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Why's Poignant Guide. A few months back, why the lucky stiff offered up a great warranty. Now heís at it again, tis time giving us the first glimpse of what looks like a pretty unique approach to learning a computer language, in this case Ruby. Itís one of those sites thatís hard to stop reading: I hope we can convince him to produce a print version for the Pragmatic Bookshelf. [PragDave] 4:03:50 PM     Suburban life with SUVs. Just another day in the Boston suburbs with the family SUV... (story). This SUV story from Qatar shows that ours is a global culture. Finally there is Malcolm Gladwell's recent New Yorker article with stats showing that drivers are vastly safer inside a minivan than inside an SUV (not to mention the fact that people outside the vehicle are much more likely to be harmed by an SUV). [Philip Greenspun Weblog] 4:01:50 PM     Scientists:  Bush Distorts Science It's notable that 20 of the 60 scientists that issued and signed this report are Nobel laureates.  You think they might have a point? 3:53:16 PM

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