derek's output

Aug
11th

Mon

best spam I've seen in a while

This spam came through Google’s spam filter the other day. It seems to have no value at all (no links to clicks or stocks to buy). Maybe it’s a test message spammers were using to see if they could get something through? I like the closing. ”bedazzle myself”.

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bedazzle myself.

Aug
1st

Fri

the road to Hell is paved with global variables

— Steve McConnell

Jul
31st

Thu

Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!

— Homer Simpson, apparently referring to the Boston Red Sox after being swept by the Angels for the second time, this time in Fenway.

Jun
18th

Wed

The Celtics gave the Lakers a 12-minute crash course of ubuntu in the second quarter.

Jun
13th

Fri

The picks of the “espn experts” on the Celtics Lakers series, made before they started. Celtics now lead 3-1 after pulling off one of the largest comebacks in Finals history to beat the Lakers in LA last night.

Jun
9th

Mon

Schilling on the NBA finals

I’ve been following the NBA finals and found this review of the game written by Curt Schilling. This is the first of his blog posts that I’ve read and I found it very interesting. He talks more about the players interacting with each other, rather than the simple overview of the game you can find anywhere. As a star himself he brings a unique perspective and highlights some of the differences between the NBA and baseball.

May
16th

Fri

Code Organization Guidelines for Large Code Bases

May
14th

Wed

Time for Pats fans to embrace the dark side

“Embrace the hate. We’re Darth Vader. And they’re living on Alderaan.”

May
9th

Fri

Storm Troopin'

Apr
29th

Tue

Mutability is the new spaghetti code.

— Rich Hickey, developer of the Clojure language.