January 2009
7 posts
“Among other things, the Israeli military has started its own YouTube channel to...”
– YouTube, Twitter: Weapons in Israel’s Info War | Danger Room from Wired.com
“We have read your manuscript with boundless delight. If we were to publish your...”
– Whatever rejects us only makes us stronger
The code that allegedly broke the Zune →
marco:
Via jstn.
while (days > 365) {
if (IsLeapYear(year)) {
if (days > 366) {
days -= 366;
year += 1;
}
} else {
days -= 365;
year += 1;
}
}
Out of curiosity, why was this being rewritten by Freescale or Microsoft at all? This has been a solved problem for a very long time.
(Also, this is very ugly C style in many...
Think Differently | LTLprints - Larger Than Life... →
December 2008
1 post
“We live in a country that seems to be in this massive state of delusion, where...”
– » Branford Marsalis’ Take on Students Today » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog
September 2008
8 posts
WatchGet your war on! - Bailout?!
“Obama’s time as a community organizer is analogous to John McCain’s time as a...”
– On community organizers and prisoners of war
August 2008
10 posts
“I don’t want to seem like an ageist, but I started doing this when I was...”
– Who Will Be the Godfather of Web Video? - Online Video Streaming - Eugene Mirman | Fast Company
“The Web — the parts of it that work well in the real world — work in...”
– Damien Katz: REST, I just don’t get it
WatchThe Michael Phelps Diet! More here.
WatchMcLovin’ needs our help!
WatchParis Hilton Responds to McCain Ad
“For example, I learned from the website that the woman I had seen in the headset...”
– How Hard Could It Be?: Good System, Bad System - Starbucks - company culture
July 2008
16 posts
“Dublanica is a waiter. Actually, he’s “The Waiter” behind the...”
– STEVE DUBLANICA, WRITER OF ‘THE WAITER’ BLOG, RELEASES BOOK ON BEHIND-THE-SCENES SECRETS - New York Post
“Regarding why landlords let properties sit vacant for years… nkotsonis...”
– Brownstoner: The Tea Lounge Bids Adieu
“A film buff tells a friend that he’s finally broken “the code”...”
– New Short Films from the hottest moviemakers - Hungry Man TV!
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And... →
The weird part is that this was written in 2001 as a joke, and nearly all of it has come true.
Watchmarco:
Rush Fails at Rock Band (via insertname)
“But borrowers are just one half of the problem. The other part is a financial...”
– The American Way of Debt ∞ Get Rich Slowly
WatchThe Landlord from Will Ferrell and Adam “Ghost Panther” McKay
WatchNeal Stephenson on genres
Watchmarco:
Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency (thanks, Amy)
June 2008
8 posts
“In every business there is some version of the 80-20 rule that says 80 percent...”
– I, Cringely . The Pulpit . MeMobile, You Kaput | PBS
WatchCharlie Gets Molested - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia