Minimizing

Minimizing has not been easy, but in the end, the essense of Inertia will be all that was Minimized. Everything I did not include and everything I removed.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Lao Tse:

Thirty spokes meet in the hub,
But the empty space between them
is the essence of the wheel.

Pots are formed from clay,
But the empty space within it
is the essence of the pot.

Walls with windows and doors form the house,
But the empty space within it
is the essence of the home.

Lin Yu Tang:

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

Problem Solving

Karl Gerstner:

The problem, not a theory nor a style, determines the solution.

Cordao De Ouro Roda

I like how this roda builds up, Muito Axé!

The Web Site IS the API

Web APIs Are Just Web Sites:

A short presentation on how you might like to build a simple “Web API”.

I've said this before and the reason it's important for web application developers to understand this is that it changes the way they look at and design web applications. The difference between a Web Service and a Web Application is only in the representation.

The irony of the Web

An interesting comment by Don Park:

Isn't it ironic that much of the Web 2.0 businesses depend on the GET method being non-idempotent? Otherwise, PPC won't generate any revenue.

:)

The future of video gaming

I was about to write a post about my brief encounter/workout (all of 15 minutes) with the Wii that left me sweating, but then I came across this review that pretty much summed it up for me:

I have now seen the future of video gaming. Not only have I seen it — I've held it in my hand, waved it like I was directing traffic and spun around like a wacko because of it.

And I can't remember the last time playing a video game was as much fun.

This week, I got my hands on Nintendo's Wii — not forever, just briefly (sulk) — and I still can't shake the smile.