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C++ is bad: structs aren't the same as structs
Here's a fun little problem. Suppose you've got a system that makes use of the following struct:
struct User {
unsigned int user_id;
unsigned short access_level;
float account_balance; // stored as US dollars
}Your system is ridiculously well-tested, all the tests pass, everything works totally fine. I'll be so bold as to say it's (kinda) ( Read more... ) -
Will It Lens? Temperature Breakthrough!
In case you missed it, here are the other parts of the Will It Lens? series. I know I haven't updated in a while, and I've got a huge backlog of pictures. So, part will be discussed here and I already have enough for another post as well ( Read more... ) -
I just found a fantastic show
I totally prefer these dudes over Dawkins and Hitchens; they're great. Also, their stuff is released under the Creative Commons!
Full episodes (is that the right word for a talk show?) are available at atheist-experience.com. -
The photograph lies at my feet, falls from my fingers, is in my hand.
Dearest Internet, I write you today to share a discovery that excited my very being. I have found a wonderful connection between two ideas in which I merely dabble, and the way they complement each other so perfectly has given me new insight into both. The phrase "strawberries and cream" comes to mind. I am, of course, referring to quantum ( Read more... ) -
If the arctic ice cap melts...
...where would Christians tell their children that Santa's workshop is located? -
Haven't you ever wondered? About consonants?
I've just finished reading Righting the Mother Tongue, a book about English orthography (spelling). It's amazing how much English has changed over the centuries. ( A 200 page book summed up in about 3 pages of text. ) -
Will It Lens? Part 4
If you've missed it, here are parts one, two, and three of our adventures with a 4'x3' fresnel lens, along with a gallery of all the picturesOur lens arrived with a corner chipped off, so the lens company sent us a second one for free (which also had its corner chipped off on arrival, but we didn't get a third for free). I've been holding off ( Read more... ) -
Mother of All Funk Chords
Oh man, this is awesome! and as icing on the cake, the creator cites all of his sources!
This is why current "IP" rights need to swing further towards fair use: so you can do this sort of awesomeness. The kid with the trumpet just played a scale; the real value here was added by the remixer, and I think it's bullshit that legally, that trumpet ( Read more... )
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