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Nov 18

» lolcode.h

#include "lolcode.h"
HAI 
  NUMBER yeah IZ 1 LOL 
  IM IN YR LOOP   
    VISIBLE "hai world\n" OMG LOL   
    UMM yeah++ LIEK 5 ORLY GTFO BYE 
  BYE 
KTHXBYE

Oct 06

I just discovered that you can drag items from Finder to an application icon on the cmd-tab menu. That makes my day. I love user interfaces that thoroughly apply the physical/visual metaphor (of which drag-&-drop is only the most primitive incarnation).

Sep 20

» Air Force Shoots Down Runaway Drone Over Afghanistan

A drone pilot’s nightmare came true when operators lost control of an armed MQ-9 Reaper flying a combat mission over Afghanistan on Sunday. That led a manned U.S. aircraft to shoot down the unresponsive drone before it flew beyond the edge of Afghanistan airspace.

The Reaper incident in particular raises questions about the backup control systems over unmanned aerial systems…

I’ll say.

Sep 11

SE Service Harrier | Bike EXIF | Classic motorcycles, custom motorcycles and cafe racers

Aug 18

Developer Force: Salesforce.com & Force.com Developer Resources

Aug 05

DeChavesGarage

“ i’m haunted by the suspicion that i’m writing redundant code all the time and am just not perceptive enough to detect it and properly refactor. but i’m moving too fast to slow down and take a closer look

Jul 07

» Some wicked Hello World examples

Apr 29

“ We developers would much rather have things spelled out in what may seem like ridiculous, patronising detail, because it helps us make sure that we understand what you want - and that’s the first step in actually delivering it to you.

— Matt Legend Gemmell – Client Requests

Apr 11

» Stevey's Blog Rants: Have you ever legalized marijuana?