This is like catnip for us programmer-geeks.
Archive of entries posted on June 2009
“Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!”
I have no objection to people getting compensation for their work. I’m happy to pay for value. But I find it nauseating that certain groups — who add no value to a product after its creation — think that they have the right to charge the public for it repeatedly and in perpetuity. There are [...]
“Investing in Lawsuits, for a Share of the Awards”
Lawyers… if you can’t beat ‘em, invest in ‘em.
“Secret US Nuke Site List Accidentally Published Online by US Gov.”
A “highly confidential” 266-page report with details on hundreds of American nuclear sites and programs was this week discovered to have been accidentally published online by the federal government. And this is the organization we trust with our tax money?
Basic Skills
As a child, I was very easily bored. As such, anything that had to be learned by rote repetition was anathema, and I would go to insane lengths to avoid it. (This may be because I learned English that way… my mother tells me that when I was three or so, and would learn a [...]
“No Smiling in Driver’s License Photographs”
I wondered why I wasn’t allowed to smile for my passport photo… apparently it screws up the software.
Learning Languages
I needed a new side-project, something to keep me occupied when I just couldn’t work on Project X any longer for the day. So on the spur of the moment, I decided to learn Python. (Why Python? I’ve heard good things about it. I can use it as a scripting language, which is something that [...]
“Geeks make least selfish lovers: Official”
Nice that some non-geeks finally noticed.
“Netherlands runs out of criminals, has to shut prisons”
Good news: the Netherlands proves that locking people up doesn’t have to be a growth industry. It must be nice to have problems like that.
“Prison-style Study Ball keeps students shackled to desk”
You’d expect to see something like this in a Dilbert comic, not real life. While I’m all for productivity, I don’t think I’ll be buying one for myself.