December 2008
29 posts
2008 to be a second longer →
How will you spend your extra second? (Gee, this is the worst time of year to try and sneak a second in — everybody will be looking!)
Dec 29th
Abstraction inversion →
[Programming]. We’ve probably all seen this. A good explanation of what it is, and a bad explanation of how to avoid it ;)
Dec 27th
Uncle Pete gave poor Tommy the most fiendish... →
Happy Crimbo B3ta! Edit: I’ve just remembered Lego factory where you can order your own custom Lego kit. I am totally going to buy this for someone’s kid next year.
Dec 25th
ListenMerry Christmas, from Chiron Beta Prime! ...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 20th
If Programming Languages Were Religions →
Dec 18th
Researchers Test Whether Sharks Enjoy Christmas... →
Weirdest. Research. Ever.
Dec 18th
Dec 17th
Shoes from nowhere! →
Dec 15th
Adventure Game Interfaces →
A great article on adventure games. (As seen on Slashdot).
Dec 15th
Jonathan Coulton on TWiT →
Hey, I just discovered they had Jonathan Coulton on TWiT at the start of this year.
Dec 15th
Dec 13th
Rock 'N' Roll Boy →
JoCo loves his mashups of public domain / creative commons stuff! Try this: Go here, listen to “3. Justin - Rock ‘N’ Roll Boy”. Very cute, no? Now listen to Jonathan Coulton’s “Rock and Roll Boy” here (you can listen for free, not download). This song sounds effing weird on its own, so I hope you enjoy listening to it in its proper context.
Dec 12th
Dec 12th
“I’m sorry, but your industry does not deserve to survive this evolution, you are...”
– Jonathan Coulton (2005, on the Sony Root-Kit fiasco)
Dec 11th
Misc
wow. I just noticed that there are 2 kinds of train carriage. Ones that have a cabin and connect to another carriage are all labelled “M”, while the ones that connect to a carriage at both ends are labelled “T”. This is true of at least two models of train. They are arranged MTMMTM. Waiting for a 19-minute late train at Richmond. Sucks :( Also, it’s my birthday...
Dec 10th
Linux: It's ... just ... not possible!! →
Whether this is fake/troll or not, it’s hilarious.
Dec 9th
Kind (type theory) →
My first new Wikipedia article in years.
Dec 9th
Newton's Squirrels →
Dec 9th
Resort Fail →
Submitted by Mark A       
Dec 9th
Scientists Report Mental 'Body-Swapping' →
Winner of the 2008 “fuck with their heads” contest.
Dec 7th
348. Communion of Lil Saints →
Shared by Matt Jesus serves! I found this really adorable comic amongst my Project Wonderful ads. I think it is meant for children but it is so adorable and funny I liked it anyway. Read today’s…
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
“The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people....”
– Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf (I realise this is my second post comparing Senator Conroy to Hitler. Godwin can bite me).
Dec 3rd
The Spoonman's Clean Feed Show Podcast →
If you have an hour, listen to this podcast. “Spoonman” from Triple M interviews a bunch of anti-censorship experts including EFA head Dale Clapperton.
Dec 3rd
Teacher Sells Ads On Tests →
Re:Intellectual Property, eh? by millerjl (126046) My high school students bitterly complained that I never gave them multiple choice tests in my chemistry class. So I gave them one. All the…
Dec 3rd