Jonathan Coulton's "Code Monkey" is to Fog Creek this week as Weird Al's "White and Nerdy" is to the entire Internet. I can't forward the latter to anyone because ten innocent acquaintances have already forwarded …

Why, why, why did Aaron Sorkin think that Gilbert & Sullivan filk was the way to go? I am the very model of a cringing, disappointed fan. And why are bicker banter scenes not rising …

Sometimes I forget that Woot exists. It's a deal a day. And it's a podcast. Today: "I Never Got to Tell You � Dude, You�re Gonna Get Yourself Killed (Song for the Crocodile Hunter)", which …

Leonard and I just saw the new Gondry film. He liked it more than I did, although I found it quite beautiful visually. I remember that I used to have more empathy for mentally ill …

Remember how I had to stop thinking of debt as a bad thing when I started learning accounting? I've done so. If you're pretty sure you can make money faster than interest on your loan …

Google results, jetBlue and Joel on Software did some page redesigns or enhancements over the last few days. It's unnerving. But probably good. By the way, the indirect method statement of cash flows is pretty …

Ah, it's not on Will's site, but Will Franken will be at Pianos NYC Sunday night! Ordinarily Whitest Kids You Know would be performing at that time, but they're on tour. Friends in Portland, Lawrence, …

I met my husband over the web; I read his blog before we ever met. I knew about this company, and got this amazing job, because I read Joel Spolsky's blog. I've received and given …

In Iraq, fear dictates everything. You can't even help a dying man on the street for fear you'll be killed too. It was not like this before Saddam fell from power. Ordinary people could live …

Leonard and I had another wedding ceremony on Sunday; my parents were in town and wanted to see us get hitched Hindu-style. We capped off the rituals with a visit to a Ganesha-centric temple in …