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Category: On the Web
Two Girls One Frog
I think I just peed my pants…
Jokes
I took a great deal more satisfaction from this thread on MeFi than I probably should have. High comedy is found in the lowest places.
Big Ball of Mud
Big Ball of Mud is a great essay on crappy software architecture. Both in how it comes to be and how to pull yourself out of it. Academic enough to be informative and witty enough to keep you reading.
Awesome New Game!
I cannot wait until I get my hands on Outside. MeFi rates it 7/10 but I think it sounds way better than that.
Hack Experts Exchange
Hardly hacking. OTOH, a nice way to get back at EE for all the search engine resultHack Experts Exchange to Show Answers Without Paying | Tutorial Ninjas
The Ethical Vegan’s Answer to Steak
Is it ethical to eat meat that comes from someone who can voluntarily assent to being eaten? I think that with one of these the question is now officially in play.
Philosophers, start your inference engines!
Lossy Verses Lossless Discussion
Having mostly read from the tech/algorithm point of view, it was cool to read something from the audiophile crowd. A co-worker who I’ve been talking digital radio with for a while sent this along. It’s a nice summation of the benefits and drawbacks of lossy audio file formats with just enough disdain tossed in to give off that nice glow of smug superiority that us audiophiles love to bask in. So, without further ado, here’s the link:
Stereophile: MP3 vs AAC vs FLAC vs CD
Oh, and for the record, I use Apple’s lossless compression for my archival digital files. The tagging and album art capabilities along with (more importantly) the seamless experience with iPod/iPhone outweigh the technical benefits of FLAC.
Coding Horror: A Question of Programming Ethics
Brilliant!!
Reviews: Movie Theaters
Staid, boring Bellevue may not be so staid and boring after all. Elz ran across an entertaining review of the local theater while looking for show times for the film we’re interested in seeing…
Twin Creek Cinema – Bellevue, NE 68123 – Reviews: Movie Theaters
Taken from this page.