January 2009
47 posts
And she made me do it again
pinballwizard611:
she’s really bossy
I ignored her. :)
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(via cribley)
Matt gently urges me to make the next move.
Finally fixed my django install - had to ask on IRC - seems like FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME needs better docs.
How to Shoot Yourself In the Foot →
(with computer Programming - C++ is still my favorite: “That’s me, over there.”)
So Django at Webfaction is kind of annoying me - sigh.
http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/taming-perfection... →
I just read this, then ran to the MSU library to check out the two books referenced (with Matt’s help). I love the MSU library.
Switching from pylons to django and loving it.
Stuck in traffic on 127 bored out of my mind.
Almost done with Anathem - pg. 806
I like tumblr - but fighting with the damned theme is really starting to piss me off.
Configuring web server log analysis software… man I miss google analytics.
The most interesting thing about both real life and Conway’s game is that it’s equally hard to tell when you’ve reached a steady state in either…
I really need to stop falling asleep on the floor.
http://www.cs.unm.edu/~dlchao/flake/doom/ →
Now if only I could think of a similar interface for programming web apps.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Phoebe Carrai (20)
Deerhunter (11)
David Usher (10)
Cake (6)
The Postal Service (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
http://www.favicon.cc/ →
Why do things like this make me immediately think of Matt?
Currently reading: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD10xx/EWD1036.html - some serious insights on teaching CS.
I’m trying desperately not to get sick.
I find quantum superposition to be suspiciously like an efficiency optimization that one would use while implementing a simulation.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Elliott Smith (19)
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (16)
Nick Drake (16)
Badly Drawn Boy (10)
Evan Dando (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
It turns out that ITIL training is even worse the second time around.
KHAAAN!!!
K. Michael Babcock is online.
J: so - are you trapped in a cave beneath the planet's surface?
K: yeah
K: and there are all these colored lights
K: what's that!? OH NOOOOOO!
K. Michael Babcock is offline.
http://www.babytoupee.com/ →
Is anyone else just slightly disturbed by this? Especially “The Lil Kim”?
Gotta love applecare’s overnighting policy - new battery delivered less than 24 hours after the initial call.
I broke even on applecare for my apple laptop today. I’m not sure if I’m happy or disapointed.
“What happened to the next iteration of hackers? I blame generational...”
– http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/12/dziuba_twitter_hack/
Why Table Tennis is a Great Hacker Sport →
I miss playing.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
Nick Drake (16)
David Bowie (13)
Primus (12)
The Presidents of the United States of America (12)
Nada Surf (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
RIP OLPC - http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/07/2212256
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Self-Referential Aptitude Test →
It can be solved with pure logic - no guessing required.
I have never before seen code obfuscated in such devious and seemingly intentional ways… how could someone’s mind possibly work this way?
Nuclear Batteries? →
For at least 5-6 years I’ve been saying that a distributed system of micro-nuclear power plants (about the size of water heaters) would not only be safer, but more efficient…
WatchAn absolutely hilarious talk on corporate culture and why ACLs are dead.
I always somehow knew this was true... →
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-4) →
Elliott Smith (33)
Ida (23)
Evan Dando (12)
Eef Barzelay (8)
The Folk Implosion (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
At least things are a bit cleaner.