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&Ye cannae change the laws of physics!& | Tux Deluxe

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:02:58 -0700

Excellent essay by Jeremy Allison on the futility of DRM.

Jeremy Clarkson Bugatti Veyron review | Driving - Times Online

Thu, 24 May 2007 08:57:04 -0700

Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Bugatti Veyron.

Manu Prakash: Bubble Logic

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:05:10 -0800

Computation based on microfluidic bubble logic.

Nonlinear: Industrial Anti-patterns

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:55:57 -0800

"The IT industry has come to a point where its engineering techniques have no way to cope with the coming technological change. This catastrophic failure will not by fixed by rearranging deck chairs - or even running around with a rivet gun and a bucket. We are advised to learn to swim."

The Worlds Most Dangerous Geek : Rolling Stone

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:52:35 -0800

A bit on the credulous side, but a good read.

http://jennykissedme.blogspot.com/2006/09/discerning-programmer-invents-digital.html

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:54:31 -0800

"MALM�, SWEDEN -- A reclusive computer programmer known only as 74573|=(_)1 has invented Digital Wrongs Management (DWM), a system of digital restrictions on aesthetically substandard work."

NVIDIA rethinks the GPU with the new GeForce 8800 - Ars Technica

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:06:35 -0800

Technical overview of NVIDIA's new G80 architecture. Interesting times.

The Computer/Domino Connection

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:37:21 -0800

Computation built on dominoes.

Essentialist Explanations

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:55:31 -0800

A humorous list of "essentialist" language characterizations, of the form "Language X is essentially language Y under conditions Z".

Lords of& the Logistic

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:33:44 -0700

The title says it all.