2013-01-30

Language dynamics

PHP: "What the fuck?"

Java: "FuuuuUUuuUUuuUUuuck..."

C: ".........Fuck!"

Perl: "The fuck is this?"

JavaScript: "Ah, fuck it."

Bash: "Oh. Fuck."

2013-01-28

Cloud storage

"We have developed a breakthrough technology: the ability to propagate data through water particles in the air, creating a self-stabilizing structure that allows us to read the data back with 100% accuracy."

"So, you're writing data.. to the cloud?"

"Well, yeah, we basically are."

"Old news, buddy. Cloud storage has been around for years now."

"No, this is different. In the past, data had to be stored on disks, and--"

"No, cloud storage is already deployed by Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others. You're way late to the game here. We're going to cut your R&D funding and pull off half of your team to other projects. Please use your remaining resources on something NEW."