Only the Sith speak in absolutes!
When I look at C++, and squint a certain way, it appears to be a heroic attempt to retrofit a real type system on top of C’s terribly weak one. C’s weak typing is, for the most part (because we can’t possibly break backwards compatibility… except for when we do), augmented with C++’s strong typing. more
Mon Jul 28 10:31am PDT
From an e-mail that really was (really) sent from one of my credit card issuers: “If you are concerned about the authenticity of this message, please click here .” more
Wed Jul 16 11:21am PDT
There is, understandably, a lot of discussion about the economy right now. Eric Janszen’s article in Harpers strikes me as one of the better articles I’ve read on the subject. I find it interesting that he thinks the money is shifting in to alternative energy. It makes sense as a hedge bet, but is more
Sun Jul 13 07:06pm PDT