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...address 95% of the need with 10% of the effort that would be required to cover everything. For example, when designing Writeboard, for collaborative writing, the team wanted to let people track how much a document had changed over time. They pored over Ph.D. theses and complex algorithms. Instead, ace programmer David Hansson worked out a "cheat": software to track the number of characters in each document. The evolving total could be conveyed visually using dots of different sizes. With that clever solution, 37signals reduced what could have been a months-long programming project to a day's work...
...junior ace piled up seven strikeouts, along with eight fly outs and six ground outs. 71 of her 91 pitches went for strikes as she completely shut down a talented Quaker offense...
...Crimson was blanked by Quakers ace Emily Denstedt through the first two innings, but broke out in the third. Brown hit an infield single to shortstop to lead off the inning and moved to third on a throwing error on Kidder’s sacrifice bunt...
Despite this firepower, Harvard ace Shelly Madick held the Quakers in check in the first game in March, limiting them to three runs while striking out 11 in a complete game victory. Her 1.56 ERA leads the league, while her 130 strikeouts ranks third. She has amassed a 15-4 record this season and will likely start the opener...
...Hanover, delivered another key hit, lining a single to left to score Brown. Freshman right fielder Jennifer Francis then hit a sacrifice fly to left to bring home Murphy.Dartmouth wouldn’t go away, rallying in the top of the sixth against Harvard ace Shelly Madick. With runners on first and second and one out, Big Green star designated hitter Kelly Fry tripled into the right-center gap to tie the score. Madick kept Fry on third by striking out first baseman Alyssa Parker, who had homered against her the previous day, and catcher Leigha Clarkson...