January 2008
161 posts
The “high-level CPU” challenge →
Do you love (”very”) high-level languages? Like Lisp, Smalltalk, Python, Ruby? Or maybe Haskell, ML? I love high-level languages. Do you think high-level languages would run fast if the stock hardware weren’t “brain-damaged”/”built to run C”/”a von Neumann machine (instead of some other wonderful thing)”? You do think so? I have a challenge for you. I bet you’ll be interested.
“STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A gang of Swedish criminals was seconds away from...”
– The Associated Press: Swedish Bank Stops Digital Theft
Environmental group threatens lawsuit over Whisky... →
YAKIMA — An environmental group announced plans today to sue Washington state if it approves a proposal to allow cattle grazing on portions of central Washington’s Whisky Dick Wildlife Area, a parcel of rural sagebrush situated between the state’s two remaining sage grouse populations. …I have a feeling you didn’t even read that because the title of the article has...
Top 10 Most Important Rules of Email Netiquette →
The rules of email Netiquette are not “rules” in the sense that I will come after you if you don’t follow them. They are guidelines that help avoid mistakes (like offending someone when you don’t mean to) and misunderstandings (like being offended when you’re not meant to). These core rules of email Netiquette help us communicate better via email.
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“You’ve been with Nokia since 1991. When did you first become aware of the...”
– INTERVIEW: Anssi Vanjoki - EVP of multimedia, Nokia - Features - www.mobile-ent.biz
How To Sign Symbian Applications…Again! →
A while ago, i wrote a post about how to sign symbian applications, something readers are still struggling with. This time, The guide is simpler than ever, it can’t be more simple, and anyone now(not only domain owners) can sign their own symbian applications
polishlinux.org » Fedora vs Ubuntu →
Fedora: Fedora is a general purpose system — it does not concentrate on one specific market. It is suitable both for home users, programmers and the corporate server. In each case it requires some customization however. It is the price that needs to be paid for trying to be good for everyone. Ubuntu: Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning “humanity to others”. A distribution...
OS X 10.4.9 on your Intel/AMD PC →
Why did you wrote this guide? I wrote this guide because I get around 10 e-mails a week with people asking if it’s possible to get a clean OSX only installation. This guide covers every single detail about installing OSX 10.4.9 on a regular Intel/AMD computer. I think most of you don’t need this guide and are way more interested in this guide about dual booting OSX and Vista. What is this? This...
“I gave way to delight, as mystics have for centuries when they peeked through...”
– - Timothy Leary, 1966 amidabuddha.org - Daily Meditation
Is this the end of cheap food? →
The Guardian reports that food prices are rising, which is coming as a surprise to “UK shoppers aged under 50 [who] have so far never experienced food-price inflation. The article cites four reasons for the price increase: 1. Oil prices: “$100 a barrel means food that is four-times as expensive to plant, irrigate, harvest and transport as it was six years ago. Some commodities...
BBC NEWS | Alone in the dark →
What happens if you are left alone in the dark in solitary confinement for days on end? The result is called sensory deprivation and the human mind struggles to cope with it. Adam Bloom is a stand-up comic, an extreme extrovert who admits he thrives on stimulation. He is one of six volunteers who have agreed to be shut inside a cell in a nuclear bunker, alone and in the dark. And for Bloom it...
