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Archive for June, 2005
Little by little, stumbling at each step, we prove that we can live up to our ideals. I'm proud to be a Canadian today.
Jon Udell likes Data Crunching
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005Jon Udell has good things to say about Data Crunching. I've been a fan of Jon's for years; I'm very flattered.
Underhanded C Contest
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005Via Bruce Schneier, this: a contest to write seemingly-innocuous C that actually does something villainous.
Another DDJ Editorial
Monday, June 20th, 2005I seem to have a lot to say these days... ;-) This editorial on Doctor Dobb's Journal's web site is about what to do with the coming wave of multi-core CPUs. (Hint: provide better debugger support.)
Data Crunching Has Finally Been Slashdotted
Monday, June 20th, 2005The title says it all: the review on Slashdot isn't as flattering as I'd like, but then, having pointed out the deficiencies of so many other people's books for so many years, I suppose that's just fair...
TouchGraph
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005Touchgraph's Amazon browser is very cool. Here's a static reference map for Data Crunching: The TouchGraph applet makes this interactive, and has a search feature that lets you graph connectivity for other items.
Selling Open Source
Monday, June 13th, 2005An editorial I wrote on selling open source is up at Doctor Dobb's Journal. It uses the state of Python web programming frameworks to make a broader point about the need for more egoless programming in the open source world.
Padlock the Ice Cream!
Monday, June 13th, 2005From our "wish I'd thought of that years ago" department: Doug Hertle was so worried about his roommates getting into his ice cream that he wrote to Ben & Jerry's to suggest that they sell their product in padlocked, stainless steel containers. They've now met him halfway: you can ...
Data Crunching Article on O’Reilly Network
Friday, June 10th, 2005Top 10 Data Crunching Tips appeared on the O'Reilly Network today.
Cracking WEP: the Remix
Wednesday, June 8th, 2005From Jon Udell's ever-informative weblog, this screencast shows you how to crack Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) in under ten minutes, and comes complete with a danceable soundtrack. Folks, we have got to do this for Hippo...