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What about Neuromanc--oh. 1984. Drat, that's a good 9 years later. Well, I was/am still very fond of Neuromancer and can't wait to get around to reading more of Gibson's other work…

Oh wow, thanks for this one. Immediately noticed a reduction in eyestrain. If you're found the GUI buggy (as I did), try the command line interface (xflux). The CLI app works fine …

It's one thing to be cynical, it's another thing to reflect that into a normative statement about how a broad group of talented people act. Awfully contentious, that. I suppose Mar…

Couldn't you already do that by just setting up a Eucalyptus cluster? From Wikipedia entry: "Eucalyptus is a software platform for the implementation of private cloud computing on …

Interesting article, but I definitely do believe that it is a bit muddled and oblivious. Yes, you should not study Ricardo Villalobos as a template to emulate any more than you wou…

Very nice, concise writeup on getting the idea to the ground. I must shamefully admit, I've been quite guilty of ideating a lot of the no-nos you've talked about!

WHOA, as a CS/Music Theory major and as an FP hacker, I must say, this is mindblowing stuff that I've definitely thought about but never implemented. Props to this guy. Good next s…

>>Erlang isn't a magic bullet. It might make migrating processes fast, but it won't speed up migrating data. Could you explain why to me? I just can't remember. I think I might be …

"$79.95 is nothing to pay if it saves a vet visit per year and keeps you from losing a fingertip or having your parrot call Grandma a whore." The last reason was actually kind of t…

As long as we're talking about programming and (teehee) ego-dissolution: "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coinci…