John Kary

Getting into The Zone: Music

In part one of this two-part series on being in The Zone, I’m going to talk about how Music affects my ability to be in The Zone: that “deeply creative space where inspiration is built”, as Rands puts it. That mental place where you’re so focused that nothing else matters except the bug you’re hunting, the feature you’re cranking out or the blog post you’re writing.

By the end of this article I hope you have a better sense of how you choose what to listen to, and that I introduce you to some new artists to increase your productivity when working.

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git 1.7.7 changes affecting the everyday developer

git 1.7.7 was released within the last few weeks. You can view the 1.7.7 release notes for a full list of changes.

Most changes will probably not affect your every day use of git, but two new additions should prove very useful for many developers.

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Thoughts on Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot”

Carl Sagan’s book “Pale Blue Dot” is a truly inspirational book. It has given me a new outlook on the fragility of life on Earth, and cultured new thoughts on what interplanetary travel might mean for the future of the human species.

Here, I detail some of my thoughts on the ideas expressed in the book.

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