Good oral history. This quote is a good takeaway: "I think the thing I've really learned from James is a) patience, b) only work with people you love, and c) be very, very, very, very stubborn about everything. Because when you're capable and able to say no to stuff, when you're capable of writing your own story and being very adamant about the way that you're portrayed or the way that your records are made, people respond to it."

A very good, very important list.

Full-text transcript of President Obama's recent commencement speech at Arizona State University. This man can be downright inspiring.

On programming well. Devote time to it, rewrite it completely, work without distraction. Echoes of "Getting Real."

A very interesting and multi-talented guy.