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Category Archives: Tech and games
A physicist, an engineer and a programmer were in a car…
A physicist, an engineer and a programmer were in a car driving over a steep alpine pass when the brakes failed. The car was getting faster and faster, they were struggling to get round the corners and once or twice … Continue reading
AT&T declares war on the Internet
AT&T has started blocking access to img.4chan.org, which means access to the 4chan imageboards /b/ and /r9k/ are unavailable to most (not all) AT&T customers. An article on the wiki Encyclopedia Dramatica has details: -Most AT&T DSL (largest ISP in … Continue reading
AP’s impossible text DRM dreams
So, it’s just text content, but it can call home, track where it has been, and secure digital rights. Good luck with that.
Video games and the Hollywood effect
“Indie” games, or independent video games (games developed without support from a major video game publisher) have become quite popular recently in some circles of gamers, and I couldn’t be happier. The majority of these games are so-called “casual” games, … Continue reading
Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04 64-bit
As I’m sure you’re aware, Firefox 3.5 was officially released. I had been using the beta version previously, but had a bit of trouble updating to the final release. The main obstacle I ran into was that I use a … Continue reading
Alan Turing’s birthday
This is Alan Turing, one of the most brilliant men of the last century and the father of computer science. He was greatly influential in the fields of logic and mathematics, and he worked on codebreaking for the British government … Continue reading
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I hate Internet Explorer 6
Pretty much every designer says this, and with good reason. IE6 is around 8 years old now, and severely out of date. Designing around its bugs is a royal pain in the ass, and it’s necessary to do so because … Continue reading
Is Twitter really good for anything?
Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, I still use it. Everyone’s heard of Twitter. Senators use it, newscasters blabber about it, but what is it? This is as simple as I can state it: Twitter is a service where you (the user) … Continue reading
Python Code Completion in Vim
Using RopeVim you can achieve this very easily. Install python-vim and mercurial with your package manager. In ubuntu, you would type this: sudo apt-get install python-vim mercurial Download Alexander Artemenko’s easy installer script. Save it from the web, or copy+paste … Continue reading
Neat Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 7
Here are a few neat keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7. Win+Left Arrow or Right Arrow docks the window to the left or right Win+Up Arrow maximizes, and Win+Down Arrow minimizes (holding shift as well will make it maximize vertically but … Continue reading