Friday Links #99
02 May 2010Sorry for the late post. I had a speaking engagement this weekend which consumed more time than I expected.
Programming
Expressive Code: Good Variable Names Instead Of Magic Values And Calculations - new ThoughtStream
Episode 52: Learning the Dark Arts of Debugging from Scott Walker : Deep Fried Bytes Technology Podcast
Say Goodbye to NAnt and MSBuild With IronRuby
Box Selection and Multi-Line Editing with VS 2010 - ScottGu’s Blog
Another JavaScript quiz – James Padolsey
Beckshome.com: Thomas Beck’s Blog » Top 5 .NET Developer Tools You Likely Never Heard Of
Change of plans for WiX v3.5. - RobMensching.com
We don’t need no plug-ins! HTML 5 is enough
Elegant Code » Say “No” to “Null”
Applications
Fiddler Web Debugger : Announcing Fiddler 2.2.9
Announced : Kindle Software Update Version 2.5 - MobileRead Forums
Fora.tv: Free Video Lectures & Talks From Brilliant People
Science and Technology
Molecule-Sized Computer Mimics Human Brain At Work | Popular Science
Nine More Myths About Electric Cars - Forbes.com
Japan to Launch Solar-Sail-Powered Craft Out Beyond Orbit for the First Time | Popular Science
Nanodot Tech Crams Billions of Pages of Information onto a Single Tiny Chip | Popular Science
On the Web
[Aliens Exist, and We Should Avoid Them At All Costs, Says Steven Hawking | Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-04/hawking-aliens-are-out-there-and-want-our-resources) | |
[GE, Nissan Pair Up For EV Smart Charging | Autopia | Wired.com](http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04/ge-nissan-smart-charging/) |
[Lotus Shows The Lightweight Future Of Passenger Cars | Autopia | Wired.com](http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04/lotus-engineering-reduce-vehicle-mass/) |
[Future Drive Concept: Rapid Response 2.0 | Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-04/future-drive-rapid-response-20) |
Stuff I Just Like
Toolmonger » Blog Archive » It’s Just Cool: Martin Jetpack
Electric Mercedes Gullwing Lands In 2013 | Autopia | Wired.com
Jesus And The Apostles | MakeUseOf.com