May 2010
45 posts
“I am pleased to report that the GCC Steering Committee and the FSF have approved...”
– Mark Mitchell - Using C++ in GCC is OK
May 30th
Hacker Profile: William Kamkwamba →
“At 14 in Malawi, William Kamkwamba’s parents couldn’t afford to send him to school, so he used his free time to build an electricity-generating windmill — from scrap metal and spare parts… using only rough plans from a single library book about physics.”
May 30th
May 30th
Skype lied: iSkype 3G breaks "Skype-to-Skype calls... →
Non-free software, ain’t it a bitch. 
May 30th
Maybe they changed their mind....and didn't tell...
”We are still consulting on the final details of the scheme. But this policy has been approved by 85 per cent of Australian internet service providers, who have said they would welcome the filter, including Telstra, Optus, iPrimus and iinet.” - Senator Conroy(2010-05-30) “It’s been recently reported that we’re supportive of the Federal Government’s plans to...
May 30th
Konami-Unicorn-Blitz →
UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A
May 29th
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Go at I/O: Frequently Asked Questions →
(via dhotson)
May 29th
May 28th
“Like Pascal, Ada uses “strong typing” to avoid errors caused by...”
– Babbage - The language of the future
May 27th
May 27th
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May 27th
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Malware infection
"A British scientist claims to have become the first human to be infected by a computer virus, in an experiment he says has important implications for the future of implantable technology. Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading infected a computer chip which was then implanted in his hand with the virus and then transmitted it to a PC to prove that malware can move between human and computer."
i did that years ago
< xf_> but it involved a usb stick and my anus
May 26th
May 26th
“Bill Gates Wants to Ultrasound Your Testes”
– Bill Gates Wants to Ultrasound Your Testes I’d be totally up for this. 
May 25th
May 24th
“I am patient with stupidity, but not with those who are proud of it.”
– Edith Sitwell (via afghanibanani) (via cakeisbetter)
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Predefined methods for predefined types -... →
May 23rd
May 22nd
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May 22nd
WatchWatch
YouTube - Ruby on Rails VS Django - Commercial #7 of 9
May 21st
May 21st
WatchWatch
andytlr: Excellent speech. Nice to see the Greens making their position clear. Glad this made it onto the internet, because it looks like there was only about 6 people in the room. (via decryption)
May 21st
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How To Be A Successful Evil Overlord →
May 20th
This column will change your life: Are you an... →
I’m pretty sure I’m a guesser
May 18th
May 18th
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 16th
May 15th
YouTube - Starcraft Terran Theme LIVE →
May 15th
May 15th
Google's new interface
Has anyone else noticed that Google’s new search interface seems like it’s actually stolen from Bing?
May 11th
Ghost in the dishwasher machine
My dishwasher is probably possessed. It just started running by itself…and it was turned off…and its door was open…and then smoke started coming out of it.
May 11th
May 9th
May 7th
Ha!
Me: Apple sold a million iPads!
J: That's a heavy flow.
May 7th
Respect
< plexdev> http://is.gd/bWBpn by [Nigel Tao] in go/src/pkg/exp/draw/x11/ -- Make exp/draw/x11 respect $XAUTHORITY.
< jessta> respect my $XAUTHORITY!
May 5th
If Mario Was Designed in 2010 – Zack Hiwiller →
May 5th
How 'The Karate Kid' Ruined The Modern World →
“The world demands more. So, so much more. How have we gotten to adulthood and failed to realize this? Why would our expectations of the world be so off? I blame the montages”
May 4th
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May 4th
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May 3rd
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May 3rd
May 1st
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