Experimental, impressionistic sub-paragraph tumblin' (think obstsalat)
03oct2006
Announcing Slackware Linux 11!, neato.
DRM.info, what you should know about Digital Restrictions Management.
Web Development is trivial … right?, by Jonathan Wellons.
MCPat stands for Meta-Circular Pattern Matcher. It is a lightweight mechanism for adding data directed pattern based execution to your software. The key to its flexibility is that it is meta-circular, that is, the expansion and compilation of the rules is defined in terms of rules.
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
— Nancy Sinatra, Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
On the Eve of AJAXWorld, by Kurt Cagle. Report 1, Report 2.
GTKtrue is a complete and bug free GTK interface to the popular console application /bin/true. Includes a title bar and a neat OK-button as well as i18n support.
Welcome to Stupid Ruby Tricks, this is a wiki for you to post your favorite Ruby tips and tricks.
Fifth ACM SIGPLAN Erlang Workshop, some slides are up.
Topos Theory in a Nutshell, by John Baez. “First I’ll give you a hand-wavy vague explanation, then an actual definition, then a few consequences of this definition, and then some examples.”
Ralph Johnson on design patterns, as a response to Mark Dominus.
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit für das deutsche Vaterland!
Danach lasst uns alle streben brüderlich mit Herz und Hand!
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit sind des Glückes Unterpfand;
Blüh im Glanze dieses Glückes, blühe, deutsches Vaterland!
— Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Lied der Deutschen
Parent criticizes book ‘Fahrenheit 451’, made my day.
Why do humans kiss?, “Our lips and tongues are packed with nerve endings, which help intensify all those dizzying sensations of being in love when we press our mouths to someone else’s.”
Seven Reasons To Go Travelling Solo, “Worried about the idea of going travelling on your own but really want to see some places? Here’s seven tips to give you some reassurance and to urge you to seize the moment and do it.”