Fri 30 Jan 2004

Wave Magazine's "The ten geekiest hobbies"

These geeks used to be called Trekkies, but now insist on the less derogatory term Trekkers, which is the image control equivalent of adding a koala bear to the Nazi flag.

From here

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Posted at 2004-01-30 13:00:28 by RichardLink to Wave Magazine's "T…

From a thread...

… on GameDev.Net about version control:

MS doesn't use VSS internally for major projects — they have a tool based on Perforce.

Visual SourceSafe? It would be safer to print out all your code, run it through a shredder, and set it on fire. — some MS employee.





Posted at 2004-01-30 12:45:45 by RichardLink to From a thread...

Steve Ballmer

Nobody wants freedom from a fountain of money. People only want freedom from "bad" things.

A good discussion of why people don't like Microsoft, and what ol' Steve should do about it.


Posted at 2004-01-30 09:59:43 by RichardLink to Steve Ballmer

Springheeled Jack for $400.

These are really, really cool.

Posted at 2004-01-30 08:52:48 by RichardLink to Springheeled Jack …