Computer Programmer or Serial Killer?
Ten photos, one question: is this person a computer programmer or a serial killer? I got 8 out of 10, having apparently underestimated programmer hygiene. Twice.
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Steam Powered Harleys
A Slashdot piece on BMW's new steam engine that reclaims energy from exhaust heat. The real treasure is the comments, which only land if you know the factions inside the biking community. Steam-engine performance for Harley owners, basically.
When in Doubt....
Everyone's heard about the air marshals who shot the man claiming to have a bomb. Investigators then spread the bags on the tarmac and blew up two of them. So much for the art of defusing; apparently the easiest way to neutralize a bomb is to detonate it.
Daimler Chrysler and the Java Crisis
Someone at Daimler Chrysler searched for how to convert an OutputStream to an InputStream and landed on my logs. My answer: GinormousBuffer, a FIFO that lives in RAM until a threshold, then pages out to disk, all behind one consistent interface.
The Super Secret InputStream
Some poor soul found my blog searching for "covert inputstream to string." Assuming they meant convert, here is how to do it in Java, along with all the reasons you probably shouldn't read an 8GB Titanic rip into memory.
They're Lucky We Allow Them To Exist
A collection from mediamatters.org of commentary on Canada, starting with some amusing Ann Coulter and building to a CNN segment that is entirely hysterical. Turn up the volume and listen carefully.
Recruiters
Every field has its annoyance, and in tech it's the Recruiter, who performs keyword matching with breathtaking inaccuracy. When asked to rate myself 1 to 10 on a skill, I asked: relative to what? A very brief moment of hope followed.
Impiety, n.
One of the finer entries from the Devil's Dictionary: "Impiety, n. Your irreverence toward my deity."
Blood Mountain (20051029)
Blood Mountain, October 2005: an idiot computer science major, a don't-jump moment, and the rest of the pictures.
The Mailbox Militia
I have no photographic proof, but all evidence points to my mailbox's repeated mauling being an orchestrated attack by the Union of Soccer Moms. My proposed defenses escalate from a concealed concrete pillar to a small tactical nuclear device.