This is the tumblelog of Samuel Fortier Galarneau, Computer Science and Philosophy graduate, programmer, avid reader, occasional gamer, music lover, and various other adjectives and identifiers.
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO): the good, the bad and the (mostly) ugly »
Good list of principles to follow when building web sites.
Though Jonze stays faithful to the creatures, he discards Sendak’s sombre green-and-brown backgrounds. The movie was shot in Australia, and the landscapes are fresh and bright; blossoms fall like a benediction through the trees, and a big hairy dog rambles on a ridge above a blank yellow-sand desert. The best scenes are peerless in their creative freedom and warmth…”
— “Where the Wild Things Are,” “An Education” review : The New Yorker
So what did McDonald’s do on Wendy’s big grand opening day? Run a special and try to steal their thunder? Bring out the clowns and free fries to defend their turf?
Nope….. McDonald’s shut down that day without notice….repaved the parking lot.
At lunch time, 100s of cars that normally zip through the McD’s in a couple hours were essentially redirected to Wendy’s. A brand new Wendy’s. A Wendy’s with a staff that had absolutely no experience dealing with heavy lunch volume.
Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists »
Nice article on SEO.
How to Write More Clearly, Think More Clearly, and Learn Complex Material More Easily »
Actually pretty interesting.
The mandate comes from the health department of New York, which over the summer became the first state to require that all health-care workers be vaccinated against influenza. In other states, individual hospitals have taken the same aggressive position.”
Super-Efficient BMW Concepts Are Simple and Clever »
Apparently future cars will look a lot like motorcycles with a roof.
Researchers have decoded all three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a spreading breast cancer tumour. They have also identified the mutations that caused the original cancer to spread.”
— Scientists decode breast cancer DNA - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
