After reading this post on lispmeister that links to an article about the pains of C++ written by the creator of, among other things, EROS, the Extremely Reliable Operating System, I got curious about the state of the art in operating systems. While EROS appears to have been abandoned, I came across the L4 microkernel, which also seems pretty neat.
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Hearing Voices
The contrarian in me tells me that this story that claims that the real estate bubble can’t possibly burst is a sign that the real estate bubble is about to burst.
Hackers & Painters
Paul Graham’s collection of essays, Hackers & Painters, is due out on May 12.
Dubbya on Parade
What? I’m sure every American president has used an unsuspecting person as a rag at one time or another.
Now that’s my kind of price
Free, after rebate. I wonder if there will ever be a Canadian version.
All Blogs Lisp
You’d think I’d have discovered Planet Lisp before now.
Hey spammer, hit me with your best shot
I just signed up for a Gmail acount. My new address is kjdyck@gmail.com. Go ahead, spammers, do your worst.
Who wants to fling a fish?
The Interstate Mullet Toss is just around the corner.
Regrettable Food
Who knew cookbooks could be so funny?
Gas Prices
Last summer, I had the idea to create a website that tracked gas prices, relying on volunteers to report prices. It looks like I wasn’t the only one.