8-bit life
Posted on 2011-January-15 in fun
These two are a lot deeper than initially expected:
Printer Ink worth more than Human Blood
Posted on 2010-May-25 in thoughts
HP has apparently started a new PR campaign trying to justify the insanely high prices for the ink they sell along their printers. I have not seen the PR yet but judging from the absolute tsunami of rage that has erupted in blogs today, it seems like a pretty bad …
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Perl Syntax in one image
Posted on 2009-November-13 in fun • Tagged with franquin, gaston, perl, syntax
I recently had to switch back to Perl programming -- after 10+ years of carefully avoiding it. For some reason it brought back to my mind the kind of image found below. It took me 30 years to realize Franquin's characters are all Perl programmers.
Bugs? What bugs?
Posted on 2008-August-22 in programming • Tagged with programming
The following story happened to me some years ago in a company I will not disclose to protect the innocent.
I was part of a group of users and we had been given a budget to spend on computer-related issues like getting new laptops, RAM or extra software. The group …
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