Category Archives: technology

if (oldbit == true) { if (newbit == true) { /* DO NOT DO ANYTHING */ } . . .

The Daily WTF showcases badly written code. (Cited by Ned Batchelder, who found it from Bob Congdon.)

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Great Hackers

quoth Paul Graham: But VCs are mistaken to look for the next Microsoft, because no startup can be the next Microsoft unless some other company is prepared to bend over at just the right moment and be the next IBM. … Continue reading

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If you are facing multiple hostiles, press 4.

a cartoon against “smart” guns (Bitter Bitch cites Clayton Cramer)

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tick tick tick

Does anyone make a car whose turn-signals expire after (say) a mile? The question raised itself when, not for the first or tenth time, I politely hung back to let a truck into my lane . . . and found that the … Continue reading

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$2.56 and counting

Subject: The Concept of a Meta-Font Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 03:18:42 -0700 From: Anton Sherwood To: knuth-bug Digital Typography page 312, near the middle of note [11] 759,499,667,966,482 [ = 2 * 19 * 3717809 * 5375971 ] should … Continue reading

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“Democrats For Guns”

Ted Rall, of all people, on Why Kerry Should Stand Up for the Second Amendment

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duck and cover!

The pointless “assault weapon” ban of 1994 is about to sunset, and the usual suspects are twitching. The Violence Policy Center . . . notes the 1994 law does not cover new assault weapons that have entered the market place. At the … Continue reading

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