January 2008
Dip Once or Dip Twice? →
I must admit.. I’m a confessed double dipper. You just can’t get enough dip the first time around. I’ll at least dip the unbitten end of the object being dipped
The Incompatible Food Triad →
Choose 3 foods such that each pair goes well with each other, but not all 3 together.
Lace card →
Oldskool denial of service.
PCI Express →
Explained for n00bs like me.
Arc's Out! →
I honestly thought this would be vaporware.. turns out I’m wrong. :P I’ll have to give this a shot.. looks not too bad.
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We Almost Lost Detroit - Gil Scott-Heron
#10919 (incorrect pluralization) - Rails Trac →
Kudos to Jack for linking. Hilarious!
NSTX (IP-over-DNS) HOWTO →
Pretty sweet.. the hotel I’m staying in has exactly this scenario. >:)
Booksthatmakeyoudumb →
Guess where the bible comes in.. :P
Understanding art for geeks →
Hilarious.. this has got awesome written all over it.
xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and... →
Just watched 2001 for the first time. I am still stunned.. Superb film!
“The future is already here - it is just unevenly distributed.”
– William Gibson
Numbrosia Puzzle →
Cute game. Some of these are pretty tough.
Design and programmers →
I totally agree with this.. the user interface can’t just be spread over the top of like peanut butter.
Top 5 Attributes of Highly Effective Programmers →
Some excellent tips.
Chris Harrison →
Some cool projects.
What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession →
Scoble makes some good points. I really should spend more time looking for work.
“Now I stand in the same spot, as my old man
My life I planned not to be on this...”
– Common - It’s Your World.
Antarctic Journal →
MacBook Air Haters: Suck My Dick →
Personally, I think the Air is really f’kin cool.
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“Like a freaking warzone of defecation, my CD will turn your public embarrasment...”
– blax
Toilet deadlock →
Funniest thing I’ve read in ages!
ACM Classic Books Series →
I’ll definately have to check these out!
That to This →
Rands, Insightful as always. Some good writing tips.
“The Web is like a dominatrix. Everywhere I turn, I see little buttons ordering...”
– Nytwind
Whatever happened to code reviews? →
Another great post by Raganwald looking at code style and taking responsibility for one’s code. The comments are also quite insightful.
Download and Listen to Free Music on the Web →
Dunlop Volley →
Classic!
p = mv (aka Momentum) →
Some progress being made on rubinus. I’ll have to keep an eye on this.
Billy Martin's Technique for Managing his Manager →
Another great read by Raganwald.
xkcd →
Brilliant! :D
C2EE: How You Stand to Benefit →
I have to learn COBOL for work next week. :S
Google processes over 20 petabytes of data per day →
Simply mind boggling. MapReduce is the shit.
Refining your estimation skills →
Some really good insight into improving estimation. A lot of stuff I didnt even think of.
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Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot
The human programmer →
“The existence of bugs isn’t mysterious to any honest programmer. They are the product of neglect. Finding a bug in one’s code isn’t so much a surprise as a feeling of déjà vu. Ohhhh yesssss, I remember thinking I should check that condition.” - So true.
Never. Ever. Cargo-cult. →
