Linked List: June 6, 2009

Saturday, 6 June 2009

Brent Simmons’s WWDC Tips 

Sage advice from an expert. You can do better than Denny’s late at night, though. And for coffee, there’s a Peet’s over at 3rd and Mission and Blue Bottle Cafe at 66 Mint Street, both a short walk from Moscone.

My only other addition: pack a spare external hard drive if you want to install the new Snow Leopard seed.

Leo Laporte Calls Mike Arrington an Asshole 

Totally called for.

Joystiq on Scribblenauts 

Sounds like an incredible game for the DS:

The premise of the game is simple — you play as Maxwell, who must solve various puzzles to obtain Starites spread across 220 different levels. To execute the aforementioned solving, you write words to create objects in the world that your cartoonish hero can interact with. It’s a simple concept that’s bolstered by one astounding accomplishment from developer 5th Cell: Anything you can think of is in this game. (Yes, that. Yes, that too.)

(Via Andy Baio.)

Bud Caddell’s Venn Diagram on How to Be Happy in Business 

So perfect. (Via Kottke.)

Parking Tickets Pile Up on Van With Dead Driver 

The AP reports:

A New York City woman says her father apparently lay dead for weeks in a minivan while police repeatedly left parking tickets on the vehicle.