Watching old movies is weird. (2010/10/02)
So, a while back, we saw a handful of old James Bond movies on sale for $5 each, and picked them up. They’re from the Roger Moore era. In the process of watching these, I’ve learned many things. For instance, I learned that in canon, James Bond was married. I didn’t realize this. I have to say, it’s not one of the things that would most come to mind if you were to think about his most noticeable character traits.
[read more...]... WTF? "Diet" food is actually tasty? (2010/09/27)
So, one of my friends has been eating a bunch of food from the “diet” section of the grocery store, not out of a desire to lose weight, but just because it’s apparently tasty.
[read more...]This is getting ridiculous. (2010/09/27)
So, I’ve been doing some cleaning, and I’ve consolidated some stuff, and moved some stuff around.
[read more...]... But I wanna go to FROGGIES! (2010/09/24)
So, one of my favorite places to eat is Froggy Bottoms. Well, was. First, look at their web site, especially the picture showing their patio, above the river.
[read more...]More thoughts about learning (computer) languages... (2010/09/22)
I’ve picked up a fair number of programming languages. In recent years, though, I’ve noticed something: They’re getting easier. Now, before you jump out and say “of course, language design has improved”, I’m not talking about improvements in language design; I’m talking about a shift in what my brain does when confronted with a new thing which looks sort of like a programming language.
[read more...]ADHD in a nutshell (2010/09/22)
Realized I was hungry, went down to the kitchen to cook.
[read more...]Prescriptive and descriptive language, and what it means... (2010/09/21)
There’s two basic schools of thought about grammar and language usage, although very few people adhere rigorously to either.
[read more...]I think I'm turning into a grumpy old man (2010/09/19)
I’ve noticed something. I am a lot faster to plonk people than I used to be. (For those who aren’t old Usenet sorts: *plonk* is the sound made when someone is dropped into a killfile.) I used to be pretty much inclined to plonk people only for being outright spammers or way, way, over-the-top hostile. Now, I plonk people for annoying me. And it’s a lot easier to annoy me than it used to be.
[read more...]Initial thoughts on Python (2010/09/18)
Well, for one reason and another, I have to learn Python. Like many people, I started out disliking the whitespace sensitivity. I’ve already been pretty badly burned by it at least once – to be fair, that’s partially because my editor likes to use tabs.
[read more...]It just occurred to me... (2010/09/16)
Hypothesis:
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