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Ambient Devices Flurry Alarm Clock

The elegant alarm clock I’ve been searching for.

Ambient Devices Flurry Alarm Clock

The elegant alarm clock I’ve been searching for.

Floyd’s “tortoise and the hare” cycle-finding algorithm

I’d like to see Conrad Barski illustrate an algorithms book.

Floyd’s “tortoise and the hare” cycle-finding algorithm

I’d like to see Conrad Barski illustrate an algorithms book.

A beautifully organized tool chest

A beautifully organized tool chest

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Hung Up on SSH?

”~.” to disconnect.

Guilty Pleasures

I sometimes edit my .emacs file in vim.

Oy! Traffic Cops

I just discovered a show called Traffic Cops that airs on BBC One/UKTV People. It’s essentially the British version of “Cops” with less trash.

The British police look pretty spiffy in their uniforms and Volvos.

Slim-Vim

Larry Clapp announced that he is abandoning development on Slim-Vim.

:(

Spork Ion3

Tuomo Valkonen on Ion3: “I’m not going to make it easy for all the forkers…”

What a fucking prick. I’m going to give xmonad a shot.

HTTP Referer

I was writing a WordPress plugin earlier today and noticed an inconsistency in spelling while referencing other plugins..

Wikipedia on Referrer: “Referer is a common misspelling of the word referrer. It is so common, in fact, that it made it into the official specification of HTTP – the communication protocol of the World Wide Web – and has therefore become the standard industry spelling when discussing HTTP referers.”

Use a spell checker next time, asshole.

Ellipses

Ellipses are too long. I prefer to use “..” as a fair middleground between a period and full-blown ellipsis.