Ragged Clown

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Tag Archives: programming

Aug
25
2011

My Second Rant About Playlists

Rhapsody’s service has been spotty recently so I thought I’d try Spotify to see if it is all it is cracked up to be. And the verdict is… …it’s OK. But like every other music app I have ever tried … Continue reading

Jul
26
2011

Hacker’s Diet

I’ve been following John Walker’s Hacker’s Diet for about nine months now. I love the simplicity of it. “Anyone can control their weight. It’s a simple matter of balancing calories.” – John Walker Mr Walker’s book is a fun, simple … Continue reading

Dec
1
2010

Deal with this

I’m trying to learn Objective C at the moment so I can write my first iPhone app (this time next year, we’ll be millionaires). Objective C is just about the ugliest language that I have ever come across (and I … Continue reading

May
8
2010

Why I Don’t Write Much

Ladies and Gentlemen. The magnificent Verity Stob… The reality is even better: an extended example of that kind of feminism that implies the intrinsic superiority of women in nearly all things while simultaneously demanding privileges to compensate for claimed weaknesses, … Continue reading

Jan
1
2010

Solar Flexus

I’ve wanted to write a physics engine for years and messing with Squeak made me want to try it in Flex. It wasn’t quite as easy as Squeak but it wasn’t too hard. (It probably needs flash 10 to work) … Continue reading

Sep
10
2009

Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now

I have been a Rhapsody subscriber for several years. The service they provide is fantastic: Think of a song. Any song. Play it. I suspect that people who suggest “try Pandora” (and there are many of you) probably don’t get … Continue reading

Aug
17
2009

Technology Crisis

I feel a Technology Crisis coming on. Here were my clues: Exhibit A: I’ve been meaning to learn Flex for a while. I have got as far as “Hello World” four times now. Exhibit B: The Rhapsody client sucks. I … Continue reading