Author Archives: David Terrell

Joel Has Advice For You

Advice for Computer Science College Students. A sampling from the self-explanatory (and correct!) section entitled “Learn C before graduating.”: if you can’t explain why while (*s++ = *t++); copies a string, or if that isn’t the most natural thing in … Continue reading

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Tsunami

The tsunami stuff is absolutely overwhelming already, now comes word it could still be 3-4 times worse than we already thought. “Indonesia Needs Help, Death Toll Expected To Exceed 400,000.” The mind boggles.

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Make Firefox Fly

This is awesome.. Check commenters for other tips as well.

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What a fuck

What a fuck. And I just started listening, too. Oh well, thus ends my fascination with talk radio. Jay, if you get a new gig, give us a shout will ya?

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Creativity and Working Conditions

The computer industry, especially the programming profession, has long had (at least internally) a reputation as one of the most creativity-centered disciplines of anything that’s called “engineering” (though what’s called software engineering usually isn’t). This is a very interesting study, … Continue reading

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SSH and Proxies

While I’m commenting on interesting stuff on Dave Dribin’s blog, let me point out a couple things about his post on SSH proxies. The problem with this technique is DNS. One, it becomes possible to figure out which sites you’re … Continue reading

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C++ and implicit constructors

Nope, Dave, C++ calls Super() in the following code: class Super{ public: Super() { cout

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You Fucking Idiots

Hey, Donna Brazile. Try running for DNC Chair without smearing our last nominee and provoking wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst the base? And, those of you who are wailing and gnashing your teeth: Shut the fuck up. There are … Continue reading

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Gay in Oklahoma

Coming Out for One of Their Own. It’s nice to see repudiations of Fred Phelps from everywhere.

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Attention Cook County Voters

Please vote no on retaining the Hon. Susan McDunn for the bench.

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