May 2008
22 posts
Debugging (via Slashdot)
neoform: That sounds like advanced stuff to me. On an unrelated note, is anyone here good with hello world programs?
moderatorrater: I'm fairly certain your problem is trying to talk to the whole world at once. Your computer program's seeing that, and it's trying to yell too loud. Try doing "Hello user" and see if that helps.
Brazilian Beetles Hold Key to Faster Computers →
Talk about an odd place to find optical computing breakthroughs. Very cool. (Wired Magazine)
“It crashed after trying to run the Windows install and then simply wouldn’t run...”
– FACE + DESK
“Pro tip: add appleu3test01 to your iChat list to test video conferencing.”
“I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you till China and Africa meet and the river...”
– W. H. Auden, As I Walked Out One Evening (via junonthelandscape) (Obviously a prophecy re globalisation, global warming and genetic manipulation. Oh Wystan Hugh Auden, how far you saw.)
Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation →
Far too much interesting stuff to just quote bits of it. Note that the page itself is a summary of an article from McKinsey Quarterly - free, but registration is compulsory.
Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor →
More (welcome) common sense from 37 Signals.
Comments!
Damn, the people over at Disqus do their work well.
“…twitter is not a web app. It’s a network. They’re using a...”
– tentac1e - Slashdot
April 2008
13 posts
“If svn is your sometimes catankerous but serviceable steed, git is like a...”
– Amy Hoy
“You may watch, but in silence.”
– My sister, preserving the sanctity of a Gossip Girls screening.