links for 2006-10-13

• No Silver Bullet:
  Of all the monsters that fill the nightmares of our folklore, none terrify more than werewolves, because they transform unexpectedly from the familiar into horrors. For these, one seeks bullets of silver that can magically lay them to rest.

  The familia

  (tags: tech article software)
• Joel on Software
  Bruce Tate’s book Beyond Java tries to address that, and does a good job of explaining why so many experienced Java programmers are getting fed up with that language and moving to Python and Ruby.
  (tags: programming language development books java ruby python)
• Merlin’s top 5 super-obvious, “no-duh” ways to immediately improve your life | 43 Folders
  How to get organized and stay that way
  (tags: gtd productivity tips)