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Screw the Outsider: Self-Serving Zero Sum Games

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Val Booth

Amazon.com Widgets Perhaps on a macro-level, non-zero sum games ala Robert Wright, are the way of the world. Perhaps, in total, non-zero is the winning sum. But “screw the outsider,” a decidedly self-serving, zero-sum proposition, is played out on the … Continue reading →

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Look What Just Showed Up: My Nook Review

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Val Booth

There I was, minding my own business, doing the dishes when the nice UPS man left me this…

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Learn Ruby with Brian Marick

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Val Booth

Amazon.com WidgetsI almost didn’t buy this book when I first read the title. I’m not a tester and I’m not part of a testing team (I’m a plugger) – I just wanted a decent intro to Ruby that didn’t put … Continue reading →

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