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Deeper Magic 13 Jul 2013 | 11:19 pm
Ra » Previously The entity possessing Nick Laughon sits in the easy chair. It sits easily. Laura remains standing, arms folded. Laura's been watching it carefully. There's a thing that the-thing-that-...
The difference between call-by-value and call-by-reference 17 Jun 2013 | 11:18 pm
Code » The difference between call-by-value and call-by-reference is most easily explained using the following pseudocode. function modify(input) { input = "red" } x = "blue" modify(x) print(x) // "...
Review: Star Wars Episode VII 15 Jun 2013 | 03:04 am
Blog » It's difficult to put together a cogent response to this film because of how heavily the media/merchandising storm in front of it distorted my preconceptions. I live under a rock and have a mil...
Redeeming Quantum of Solace 12 Jun 2013 | 11:10 pm
Blog » First, watch Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace back-to-back. ... Wasn't that an improvement? I think they make a solid double-bill. The join between the two is seamless; Casino Royale is by f...
Java class finder 12 Jun 2013 | 02:56 am
Code » "Agh I know that that class is in one of these two hundred JARs, just tell me which one for crying out loud" import os, sys, zipfile top = sys.argv[1] # e.g. "C:\\Program Files (x86)" classn...
Hatt's People 10 Jun 2013 | 03:40 am
Ra » Previously Rajesh Vidyasagar has begun to decelerate. He takes the lift to Hatt's floor, which is normal for visitors to Hatt's floor given what floor Hatt's is, but then when he reaches the ant...
A technical question about the qntm.org URL schema 4 May 2013 | 12:39 am
Blog » Hey everybody. So, you may or may not have known that I designed qntm.org to have extremely terse, human-readable, human-memorable URLs. The full rationale behind this design decision can be fo...
QUIZ: Could you destroy the Earth? 30 Apr 2013 | 03:14 am
Geocide » Geocide is a lot more complicated than just pressing a big red button. It takes decades of hard work - and a lot more besides (as the book will indicate in much greater detail). Cast your ey...
Review: Oblivion 25 Apr 2013 | 11:28 pm
Blog » I'm one of Tron: Legacy's biggest apologists. I saw the movie as a feature-length music video. I think its soundtrack is the best work that Daft Punk have ever done. The visuals are sharp and p...
Bare Metal 20 Apr 2013 | 10:39 pm
Ra » Previously "Rajesh is a fucking idiot," Ed Hatt explains. "That seems--" Martin Garrett begins, but then the toll barrier flips up and Hatt floors it, which means that for the next two or three s...
