Experimental, impressionistic sub-paragraph tumblin' (think obstsalat)
16feb2008
Fregl: an introduction to FRP in Haskell.
Six Principles for Making New Things, essay by Paul Graham. “After years of working on it, all I had to show for myself were a few thousand lines of macros? Why hadn’t I worked on more substantial problems?”
When I got older and I learned the truth
some things don’t matter if they ain’t no use
if you can’t get there without playing games
or pointing fingers at who’s to blame
I’m only human but time will tell
who’s sold out and who is for sale
kicked out – kicked in, I can’t open the door
— Dead Moon, Kicked Out – Kicked In
The Appeal of the MacBook Air, John Gruber writes: “[T]he MacBook Air is like a sporty convertible coupe. You buy one not for practical reasons, but because it is satisfying to own something beautiful and clever and fun.”
The Origin of Valentine’s Day, by j1mmy. “Saint Valentine was, conicidentally both born and martyred on February 1st. It might be difficult to understand how this man’s life gave birth to the rather later holiday we know today, but there is a connection!”
ugit, the pythonic Git GUI using PyQT.
I don’t want to pale the light
I don’t want to lose you twice
I don’t want an explanation
Like the echos in the waiting station
I just want to spread your wings beneath my sky
— Dead Moon, Echoes To You
Top 5 Ways to Hack the Surface of the Earth, neat.
Amsterdam Subcity, “Will the city of Amsterdam soon build “a labyrinth city” beneath its canals?”
Acta Quandalia, Mark Dominus found a cover page of it!