Category Archives: tech

we’re finally making some progress. There’s even a plan!

Dave Dribin has a puzzler about being able to cout << vector << endl; at his web page. As I’ve been reading about this kind of stuff recently, I have a sample explanation and also, for fun, an explanation of … Continue reading →

Right now, the scoreboard is simply a table: name, employer, start, end, reasonleft. The latter two can be null. the first three shouldn’t be. On top of that, there’s a huge ass view definition that creates all the accessory fields. … Continue reading →

The mailserver where @meat.net gets mail recently implemented greylisting. As a result, my spamload has dropped dramatically. How much? So much that one of the other people who still uses his @meat.net address contacted me via IM today to wonder … Continue reading →

I’m no longer going to provide backup MX on pianosa or any box I am primarily responsible for. I’m sending out mail to people who have pianosa listed as backup MX. Barring a request for more time, I’ll be dropping … Continue reading →

Paul Graham has written a lot and elequently about programming, the computer industry, and life. A lot of it I agree with, some I disagree with, but all of it is at least thoughtful and worth considering. However, since I … Continue reading →

Here’s a lot of fun. It’s my favorite MMOPRrrrrrrPPG*. Puzzle Pirates! Let me know if you sign up. * – Massive Multiplayer Online Piratical Rrrrrrrole Playing Puzzle Game.

On the subject of data backups, the economist Brad DeLong has a perfect summary of the reason they’re necessary: Remember: a machine has no mind: you cannot sense beforehand when it is about to betray you.

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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 →