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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Pearls Before Swine
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
‘Pearls Before Swine’ is one of my favourite lines. I’ve never actually used it in a conversation, but I can just picture the way I’d nod my head and smirk if I ever did. I’m unapologetically elitist. I try to run as far away from the mainstream as possible. I have a terrible low opinion [...]
Very short stories
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Wired puts together a nice collection of very short stories—six words in fact. Very zen. I like what Steven Meretzky says: “Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please.”
Firefox 2 is go.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Firefox 2 is finally out. Check the release notes for more. I’ve backed-up my old profile, and am now running on a clean one. To me, the browser profile is even more important than a Desktop. I’ve customized Firefox to such an extent that using a default setup is jarring. Getting Firefox too ‘feel right’ [...]
Productivity?
Monday, October 16th, 2006
I’ve been on the bench for a week now. Have got no work to do—I just sit around and read the whole day. I haven’t a clue how ‘enterprises’ make a profit.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Saturday, October 14th, 2006
I love this book, and can’t wait to re-read it soon. I’ll even try to force the book on some of my friends, just so I can talk about it. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is written with two separate narratives, seemingly un-related at first, that keep converging as the book progresses. [...]
In Over Your Heads
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Scott Adams on being in over your heads. We all aren’t: that’s the problem.
SICP
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
I’ve finally got my own copy of SICP, the MIT introductory CompSci text, thanks to Fabmall. Now for some learning.
Source Attachments in Eclipse
Monday, October 9th, 2006
This is a screencast. It’s the first time I’ve tried something like this, so bear with me. The screencast is about one of those nifty features Eclipse has that I just can’t live without—Java source attachments. Programming-oriented folks watch the screencast to see what the hell I’m talking about, if you don’t already know what [...]
The Old Man and the Sea
Friday, October 6th, 2006
The Old Man and the Sea is one of the best stories I’ve read. It’s short, but for once I don’t wish it to wouldn’t want it to be any longer for a change though. I loved the imagery. Have never been a sea person myself, I can’t even swim. This book made me wanna [...]