While browsing the Intertubes looking for reasons to avoid doing meaningful work, I came across a file called Tux_Avatars.rar, which caught my attention primarily because it was big (>50 megs); “How many tux avatars can you have?” I philosophized. So I did what I always do when I come across files I know nothing about. [...]
Sunday, April 13, 2008
GitHub.com, the “easiest (and prettiest)” version control system, is now open to the public. It’s free for Open Source programs (albeit limited to 100MB of space). If you’re not sure what git (or Revision Control) is, here are some resources: Wikipedia on Revision Control (excerpt) “Revision control (also known as version control (system) (VCS), source [...]
Monday, December 10, 2007
Some swear by it, for others it’s a bane: Music while programming. Throughout grade school, we’ve been cautioned not to keep the TV and music on when doing homework, but is it really counter-productive? According to this study, not so, at least for people who are understimulated — which probably accounts for most geeks these [...]
Monday, June 16, 2008
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