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Is your work a place where you can be happy?

If you click through this presentation from Web Directions by Ben Galbraith on the state of developer tools, you’ll find a list of browser-based tools that are worth knowing about.

More advice on which person to hire for a programming job at an interview.

This post asking What Do Chris Brogan and Michael Caine Have In Common? (Chris Brogan is a social networking expert – no really – from the US, and Michael Caine is an actor you’ve almost certainly heard of) is worth it for the clip of Michael Caine teaching people how to act to camera.

Short video: 11 years of Google squished into 2 minutes

Would a “stop doing” list be more useful than a “to-do” list?

[kottke] Brilliant plan for earning free frequent flier miles: buying coins from the mint, then depositing them at the bank to pay back the credit card bill.

Reallly long article: Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened – amazing the lengths it’s possible to go to in order to hide yourself, and in order to be found!

A good reminder as we search for productivity – beware of momentum killers. That hour you spend procrastinating on a big task by checking your email may cost you a few days before you can get back to working on the big task.

[ Aaron Swartz ] How Aaron Swarts Hires Programmers is a little different to the traditional multi-phase interview approach. Looks like it would do a better job of making a cohesive team, but may prove troubling for larger organisations as it doesn’t tick all the HR boxes.