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Jan
31st
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Richard Stallman wrote the compiler God used. The Big Bang was the Universe’s first segfault.
— Reddit Comments
Jan
26th
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Sometimes even iTunes finds the perfect songs for me.
Jan
25th
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Because the guy who wrote this:

if (MonthNbr == 1) {MonthDesc = “January”} ; if (MonthNbr == 2) {MonthDesc = “February”} ; if (MonthNbr == 3) {MonthDesc = “March”} ; if (MonthNbr == 4) {MonthDesc = “April”} ; if (MonthNbr == 5) {MonthDesc = “May”} ; if (MonthNbr == 6) {MonthDesc = “June”} ; if (MonthNbr == 7) {MonthDesc = “July”} ; if (MonthNbr == 8) {MonthDesc = “August”} ; if (MonthNbr == 9) {MonthDesc = “September”} ; if (MonthNbr == 10) {MonthDesc = “October”} ; if (MonthNbr == 11) {MonthDesc = “November”} ; if (MonthNbr == 12) {MonthDesc = “December”} ;

is a retired millionaire while I’m still cleaning up his mess. I think I can do better.

— Comment on YCombinator
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It's all about communication

  • Boss: Are you interested in it?
  • Me: Interested in what?
  • Boss: The email I've sent you.
  • Me: Have to start Outlook...
  • Boss: You don't have it opened all the time?
  • Me: No, should I?
  • I wonder if communication was more effective before the Internet age. People used to talk to each other and get instant response.
Jan
19th
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The last few days I observed that I use to skim over a text when it’s on the web. This might be the normal behaviour for all geeks when they read through dozens and dozens of news feeds, weblogs, news sites and all that kind of stuff. But it’s bad when you really have to read and understand every little nuance of the text (current examples: tenders and MIT Open Courseware).

However, I do not observe this behaviour when I’m reading books - at least if it’s a moderately good book. That leads me to the hypothesis that I assume that online text is most of the times - rubbish. Which might be true.

Dec
18th
Tue
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In computer programming, a sigil is a symbol attached to a variable name, showing the variable’s datatype or scope. The term was first applied to Perl usage by Philip Gwyn in 1999 to replace the more cumbersome “funny character in front of a variable name”. The name is based on the word meaning a magical symbol.
— Sigil (computer programming)
Dec
17th
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Today I played the guitar. I’m not used to it, that’s why my fingers hurt.
Today I played the guitar. I’m not used to it, that’s why my fingers hurt.
Dec
16th
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Since I’m 18 or so I have the dream of living in a loft which has brick walls and big, big windows. An old factory would be great with enough space to buy an old Mustang, have the garage inside my living area and renovate the car.
Since I’m 18 or so I have the dream of living in a loft which has brick walls and big, big windows. An old factory would be great with enough space to buy an old Mustang, have the garage inside my living area and renovate the car.
Dec
7th
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Sometimes I do some really mindless things. Like preparing ice cream on a plate instead of in a dish and taking a fork out of the drawer instead of a tea spoon.
Dec
6th
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For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple - and wrong.
— H.L. Mencken