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“What really matters is what you like, not what you are like...” -- Rob Gordon, High Fidelity

Likes

Companies

There is no shortage of pages on the web about companies that "suck". This list attempts to redress the balance a little.

• Bradsoft: Nick Bradbury, author of TopStyle and FeedDemon.
• Strings Direct: Always quick delivery and good customer service.

Books

• The History of Love - Nicole Krauss
• Pattern Recognition - William Gibson
• Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem
• Who Will Run The Frog Hospital? - Lorrie Moore

Films

• Me And You And Everyone We Know
• Broken Flowers
• Storytelling
• Ghost World
• Magnolia
• Lost In Translation

Music

• All Maps Welcome - Tom McRae
• Pieces of You - Jewel
• Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams

Software

IntelliJ IDEA, Python, Ruby, FeedDemon, Ameol2, SecureCRT, CheckBook, Beyond Compare...