When I’m not collecting stuff for my scrapbook, I can be found on:Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.Tumblr (3.0; @vmarta)http://www.vmarta.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jbkSRLYSojo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.vmarta.com/post/3441726770http://www.vmarta.com/post/3441726770Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:45:08 -0800200 countries200 yearsvisualizationstats<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcnptRsqX1qei30do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.vmarta.com/post/2850427587http://www.vmarta.com/post/2850427587Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:49:00 -0800cablondonnew yorktaxinational postnewspaper“In short, you have seen almost all the mechanics of putting together programs. If you read up on all the functions that are available, you can write programs that play interesting computer games, run simulations, or keep track of business accounts. The question is whether this really means you are a programmer.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/HtDP2e/prologue.html#%28part._program-now%29">How to Design Programs, 2nd Edition</a> (section 1.6)</em>http://www.vmarta.com/post/2775428453http://www.vmarta.com/post/2775428453Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:59:25 -0800programming“These lessons all taught me the same thing, “A master wastes no energy. Every motion is precious.” A master makes everything look effortless. Nothing is frustrating or difficult for them because they do nothing that isn’t necessary. The master’s actions are pure and elegant.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://zedshaw.com/essays/master_and_expert.html">The Master, The Expert, The Programmer</a></em>http://www.vmarta.com/post/2750790237http://www.vmarta.com/post/2750790237Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:40:00 -0800expertmasterprogrammingmartial arts<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf1db4rjnY1qei30do1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Thanks to a surprisingly stealth Seth Rogen & Michel Gondry’s dazzling direction, The Green Hornet is 2011’s first summer popcorn movie.  It just happens to be stuck in winter.”  <a href="http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/01/13/film-review-the-green-hornet/">Chris Knight’s review</a></p>http://www.vmarta.com/post/2750656431http://www.vmarta.com/post/2750656431Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:30:00 -0800green hornetnational postnewspaperseth rogenjay chou<p>Fresh snow covering your car, and you see the smiley face that someone has finger-printed.  Now, that is awesome!</p>http://www.vmarta.com/post/2711288981http://www.vmarta.com/post/2711288981Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:33:52 -0800snowsmiley“Java would be Tai Chi. Everything is very slow and very formal and OMG after you’ve used it a little bit your muscles hurt like hell. So you’d never actually use it in a fight. But the payoff comes later with how light you feel when you’re kicking ass in any other language.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.youell.com/matt/writing/?p=46">If Programming Languages Were Martial Arts</a></em>http://www.vmarta.com/post/2153167636http://www.vmarta.com/post/2153167636Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:15:01 -0800javataichimartial artsprogramming<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbst1lVDdI1qei30do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chris Knight’s <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/m/story.html?id=3816145">review of 127 Hours</a></p>http://www.vmarta.com/post/1556683619http://www.vmarta.com/post/1556683619Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:50:00 -0800127 hoursJames FrancoNational Postnewspaper<a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/velcro/">iPad + Velcro</a>http://www.vmarta.com/post/1551540838http://www.vmarta.com/post/1551540838Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:59:24 -0800iPadvelcro<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbqqqrJubW1qei30do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Scott Stinson asks, <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/m/opinion/story.html?id=3810676"> “Can this hair save late night TV?”</a></p>http://www.vmarta.com/post/1546318056http://www.vmarta.com/post/1546318056Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:05:00 -0800ConanNational Postnewspaper““This is not about what the machine doesn’t have, but rather about what it does with what it does have.””<br/><br/> - <em>Ben Brooks on the <a href="http://brooksreview.net/2010/11/mba-review/">new 13” Macbook Air</a></em>http://www.vmarta.com/post/1541313357http://www.vmarta.com/post/1541313357Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:02:00 -0800Macbook Airreviewlate 2010