Link of the Day [5.01.08]

broderic on May 1, 2008

As you may know, I work for a IniTech doing software development. One
of those things you do in the field is version control, tracking changes
to your source code. That's all cool, except within your source code
tree, lots of detritus and extra files or folder gets accumulated. It makes grep-ping for strings difficult. You end up gaining knowledge
on how to "find" your source files, "grep" for the strings, and piping
them into xargs for doing things.Enter ack, the find|grep|xargs replacement. I installed the standalone
perl script version, and find life somewhat easier. Takes the annoyance
out of searching source code.Plus, it's all about Bill the cat. Thpppt.http://petdance.com/ack/

Link of the Day [4.30.08]

broderic on April 30, 2008

Thomas Friedman is almost always wrong, but, like the cliché of the stopped watch, he's right at least once on occasion. In this opinion piece in the NY Times, he's making sense that the way to a national energy policy is not through taxation. The Clinton-McClain gas tax holiday is a bogus way out of dependency for oil. Those two candidates are wankers and are only pandering to the stupid people of the US with this proposal. We got us into this mess, relaxing the cost won't get us out. We need to reduce our dependency on oil, not increase it. The decrease in cost should raise the demand. Something this dumb should disqualify them both from being president.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/opinion/30friedman.html?
ex=1367294400&en=0588e238277893d6&
ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Link of the Day [4.28.08]

broderic on April 28, 2008

Bike sharing is coming to our nation's capitol. This is the idea where
for a slight fee you can borrow a bike to get from one point of town to
another. It's going to service a small area. I hope it gets popular.
I hope the bikes are available and not stolen. I hope you get out and
use it when you don't have to take the car.http://www.smartbikedc.com/

Link of the Day [4.24.08]

broderic on April 24, 2008

Monocle is a magazine that the hipsters read. It’s actually international based mainly in London but are worldwide. It’s got some interesting articles. It’s website is nicely done. Too bad the exchange rate is terrible for US dollars to English pounds. I would like to subscribe, but it’s pricey. For now, I’ll just read it in the aisles of our local B&N.

http://www.monocle.com/

Link of the Day [4.23.08]

broderic on April 23, 2008

If you watch anime or read manga, you are going to encounter the
sexualization of young girls as out right erotic, teasing imagery and
somewhat suggestive poses. Do the authors create this for their
audience or does it come from their imagination? I wonder what it is
about Japanese culture that lets this be pervasive? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolicon