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Monthly Archives: October 2009
DC: Chapter 27
Today we look at Chapter 27 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 27 is (yet another) restatement of the message of Chapter 2, albeit in the specific context of employing praise and sincere appreciate … Continue reading
Swelling Cells
The iPhone documentation discusses a technique for laying out certain types of tables in NIB files; you add the table’s cells to the NIB file, connect them to outlets that you add to the table view controller, and then write … Continue reading
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Elvira
Interesting interview with Cassandra Peterson, the woman behind the “Elvira” character, up at the Onion’s AV Club. She makes a particularly interesting remark on the subject of motivation: My character’s not owned by anyone, which has a great side and … Continue reading
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DC: Chapter 26
Today we look at Chapter 26 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 26 emphasizes the importance of always allowing the other man to save face.
DC: Chapter 25
Today we look at Chapter 25 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 25 advises against giving direct orders. Summary Chapter 25 consists almost entirely of a description of Owen D. Young’s style of management. … Continue reading
Taipan! fix
I just posted a small update to my Taipan! port; Under some circumstances, a fine could reduce your cash-on-hand below zero. This caused problems, and also looked squirrelly.
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Ratchets
The Irish experience with the Lisbon Treaty strikes me as representative of a broader problem with democracy. Briefly, the Irish were asked to vote on ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in 2008. They voted against it. They were then asked … Continue reading
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DC: Chapter 24
Today we look at Chapter 24 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 24 claims that it you’re going to discuss someone else’s mistakes, it’s best to begin by talking about your own.
Text Helper
In the app I’m currently building, there are many longish text fields that can be edited. I decided to create a little utility class to handle the presentation of an editing interface for these fields, and I’d like to share … Continue reading
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Quickie – Computer Vision
Sudoku Grab is a neat little iPhone app that enables you to solve a Sudoku puzzle by taking a picture of it. The author was kind enough to post an overview of the computer vision mechanics behind the app; if … Continue reading
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