Nanobits

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.

2009-08-26

2009-08-25

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%.

2009-08-14

Image pun

Party joke

Joe walks into a room where there's a party in full swing. They're serving various finger foods, and there's a big bowl of punch with dozens of people lined up to get some. Every time someone gets a cup of punch and takes a drink, that person immediately spits it out and throws it into the trash. Joe asks someone in line, “What is this?” The guy responds, “It's a bad punch line.”