2009-10-24

What is Linux?

Linux is a program you can install on your computer, like Google. It's open source, which means you share your screen with hundreds of other users in the cloud. There are many different "flavors" of Linux, including Unix and KDE, but the official flavor is called Ubuntu. The word "Ubuntu" is African for "open source". You can buy Ubuntu for $203, and it comes with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Firefox. However, there are no games available for Linux, so you should probably stay with Google if you like games.

2009-10-19

Sunday evening

So, I was lancing some of my cerebral blisters when an idea popped in my head.

2009-10-04

Reference interference

Why does

<?php $a=array(1);$b=$a;$a[0]=2;echo $b[0];?>

output 1, while

<?php $a=array(1);$c=&$a[0];$b=$a;$a[0]=2;echo $b[0];?>

outputs 2?

2009-09-12

Rules

<hr> stands for Human Resources, and it is used to create a barrier that is very visible but not especially useful.

2009-08-25

Starcraft II canceled

Starcraft II has been canceled. Instead, Blizzard has decided to put their focus on what they believe would be a more successful product: Solar System of Starcraft. You'll get to control a Terran, Zerg, or Protoss unit, exploring the solar system and taking on a wide range of quests from gathering 10 barrels of vespene gas to killing 10 zerglings. The release is planned for 2012, but an anonymous Blizzard insider leaked that they are expecting that date to be pushed back.

2009-08-18

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2009-08-15

Every 20 years

Every 20 years, there is an event that defines a generation.

  • In 1929, the Great Depression began.
  • In 1949, Mao Zedong's communist party took over China.
  • In 1969, man landed on the Moon.
  • In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.
  • In 2009, the first black U.S. President took office.
  • In 2029, a new civil war erupted in China.
  • In 2049, the first artificial sentient mind was created.
  • In 2069, Internet Explorer's usage share dipped below 10%.