January 2009
5 posts
Black Triangles
43folders:
“Afterwards, we came to refer to certain types of accomplishments as “black triangles.” These are important accomplishments that take a lot of effort to achieve, but upon completion you don’t have much to show for it – only that more work can now proceed.”
— Tales of the Rampant Coyote: The Black Triangle [via: [Kottke](http://www.kottke.org/09/01/black-triangles)]
And let me add a...
Yes, indeed
A friend of mine (Garth, for those of you who know him) reviewed “Fifty First Dates” as failing because its greatest success was in its dramatic aspect, and let’s face it, the drama of romantic comedy has been worked out pretty well at this point.
Entirely the opposite is true of “Yes Man”. Its weakest point lies in playing a little too easily with the get together-break up-get...
Unexpected consequences of a warming climate
When pulling out of our garage for the past few weeks, Mary backed up until the car’s rear bumper hit the snow bank next to our carport, then pulled forward and out. But the other day, as soon as they contacted, the engine died. She could get it to turn over, but as soon as she let the key spring back from its ignition state, it would sputter out again. With the shockingly unseasonable lack of...
Maxing out your Triangle — jackcheng.com →
I especially love that he frees the classic “good-fast-cheap: choose two” triangle from the tyranny of two dimensions, instead giving it the three it deserves. A simplex method, if you will. (And if you get that joke, you probably won’t).
43folders:
My new favorite, Jack, considers the “love-growth-cash triangle.” Terrific.
