Bryan Lunduke tells the story of a developer who, as Lunduke put it, was "banned from the C++ Standards Group for using the word 'Question' in a technical document".


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Following the recommendation of Dave Smith, which I heard at his rather entertaining debate with the sleazebag Chris Quomo, I got a copy of Tom Woods's book Diary of a Psychosis, and listened to it ( Read more... )

An insane article from the Times:


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From John Cleese's So Anyway:

It would have been unimaginable for Bartlett or me to have suggested a meal together - not improper, just beyond the bounds of possibility - but sometimes when we were in the common room alone, he would tell me a little about himself. He was obviously considered very promising as a boy at Uppingham, and when he left ( Read more... )

A couple of other posts from old tabs. Both about the developments of the web:


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Found this sitting in an old tab on my phone. I meant to share this earlier, but forgot.


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Front page of the Daily Star, a tabloid that talks to its audience in a conversational language.


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Bookmate.ru has been sufficiently absorbed into yandex by now that the url just redirects to "books.yandex.ru".

It's funny how they've cannibalized the Bookmate logo and incorporated it into their own one. A testament to the genius of Bookmate's designer.


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