Monthly Archives: December 2012

Here are some of my favorite books on businesses doing technology, and the personalities behind them. [These aren't affiliate links, btw. Some of them look out of print] Tracy Kidder, Soul of a New Machine. The classic story of underdogs doing … Continue reading →

Let’s just say that the music sync and play experience on Windows Phone 8 is awful. I feel like adding lots more. But “awful” pretty much covers it, and there’s no reason to open the Chest of Angry Sayings, or … Continue reading →

I just dove into a small project that I decided could best be done using a set of C++ classes, and I’m beginning to think that I’m an idiot for trusting the language again. After several years of vanilla C … Continue reading →

“I’ll take Slime Pits of Hell for two hundred.” “The first C++ programmer to lose his marbles.” BIP BIP. “Who is Barney Shoestrap?” “Correct.” “I’ll take ‘You checked in WHAT?’ for two hundred.” “A naked zebra lady.” BIP BIP. “What … Continue reading →

“Daddy, I get it. Pong is co-op!”  

First, read this http://www.paulgraham.com/fix.html Now, then . . . PHP: Because there was nobody around to stop us. PowerBuilder: Because you are a moron. (Also: We are, too). Haskell: Because you are a moron. (Also: We are super geniuses and … Continue reading →

The Gibber just had his first encounter with some 2600 games. After years of playing games like Minecraft, Katamari Damaci and LEGO-this-and-that, all on the Xbox or his relatively modern PC with a decent GPU, his comment about 2600 Adventure … Continue reading →