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You've already mentioned the Mims notebooks, which I think are at the top of my list. But I also think the Evil Genius guides are pretty fun and enlightening. For programming, I li…

I'm having a hard time picking out what it is about Armstrong's complaint about OOPL and ubiquitous data structures that indicates any lack of understanding on his part. Could you …

Booze. Especially whiskey. At least if the appearance is self-assessed.

JSON was refreshing when it emerged because it didn't try to build a protocol on top of already functional protocols. All the Java-and-XML-Land SOAP/RPC offerings were way over-eng…

What makes you so angry about people making things? Would you be happier with another fart app?

What's up with the scrolling on this site? I was too irritated with the scrolling (in Firefox) to read the post.

It's not an ad hominem to point out an inconsistency. If your argument is a fair one, then it ought to apply to something that's more immediate to you. The point is that most of th…

First, let it be said that reading through your comments in this thread has driven me to drinking. I'm heading out to the local watering hole, but, before I do, I want to make a co…