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Your JoeDog Loves Coffee, Hates Lines 4 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
It used to be that everybody in America had their coffee cup filled to the same level: full. Now baristas ask if you need “room” for creme. Basically they’ve added a few seconds to each of the more th...
Siege 3.0.3 and URL Encoding 23 Jul 2013 | 10:25 pm
URL encoding aka URL escaping aka percent encoding is a mechanism for converting URL characters into a format that can be transmitted by HTTP. Reserved characters are replaced by a hexadecimal value p...
Programmers – Can’t Live With ‘em… 29 Jun 2013 | 02:15 am
A programmer’s wife sends him on an errand with the following instructions: “Run to the store and get a loaf of bread. If they have eggs, get a dozen. He returned with 12 loaves of bread. So she send...
Notions To Ponder 21 Jun 2013 | 07:32 pm
Fast Company provides a glimpse into the current state of American management: Several studies in recent years have shown a remarkable number of people believe they work for a bad boss. As evidence of...
I’m Speed Racer And I Drive Real Fast 20 Jun 2013 | 08:13 am
When it comes to supercomputing Linux is king. The top forty-three fastest supercomputers in the world run Linux. The forty-fourth fastest, which does weather forecasting in Europe, runs IBM’s AIX. H...
US Sperm and World Reports 20 Jun 2013 | 07:02 am
Here’s something you may not know: The United States is the world export leader of human sperm. It’s true! Our neighbors to the north — what are you guys called again: Canada? — are net importers. And...
What are worse: Fanboys or Trolls? 20 Jun 2013 | 02:48 am
Martin Gräßlin, a KDE Window Manager maintainer, posts an interesting article about his experiences inside the free software community. Those experiences would eventually cause him to alter his politi...
A Contemporary Technology Catches Up With Ancient Rome 19 Jun 2013 | 05:12 pm
It’s generally accepted that the contemporary world is more technologically advanced than the ancient one. The Etruscans may have dreamed of space travel, but they were unable to transport themselves ...
A Contemporary Technology Is About To Catch Up To Ancient Rome 19 Jun 2013 | 05:12 pm
It’s a generally accepted view that the contemporary world is much more technologically advanced than the ancient one. The Etruscans may have dreamed of space travel, but they were unable to transport...
How To Stop A WordPress Dictionary Attack 19 Jun 2013 | 02:45 am
You guys! Lest we forget, Your Joe Dog was under attack! Apparently there’s a widespread dictionary attack that uses tens of thousands of malwared computers to attack WordPress sites. Your Joe Dog use...
