Methods vs. Principles

"As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

How To Write Unmaintainable Code

In the interests of creating employment opportunities in the Java programming field, I am passing on these tips from the masters on how to write code that is so difficult to maintain, that the people who come after you will take years to make even the simplest changes. Further, if you follow all these rules religiously, you will even guarantee yourself a lifetime of employment, since no one but you has a hope in hell of maintaining the code. Then again, if you followed all these rules religiously, even you wouldn't be able to maintain the code!
via freeworld.thc.org

I'm certainly not advocating this as a coding practice, but this guy does have some very creative strategies for writing hopelessly unmaintanable code. Pretty funny.

Adeo Ressi Fights “Atrocities Of Investors”

Introduces New Class of Founder Stock
via techcrunch.com

If this takes off it'll great news for founders. As Arrington points out in the article, though, it's entirely dependent on investors accepting the terms. No money means no traction. Also worth noting is that Arrington sits on the advisory board for the institute, so he's not exactly unbiasd. :-)

It would be cool to see it succeed, though. Definitely has potential to help entrepreneurs in the Valley (and elsewhere). Of course, that depends largely on how it's executed, and whether non-affiliated investors see membership in the Founder Institute as a good thing or as a red flag.