humor
Two cellphones
People with two cellphones worry me.
(More six word stories. Also, an article as such in Wired.)
Corrupted by cosmic rays
ACID Databases: Fact and Fiction
"A final note: There are other things that can go wrong, such as the disk not writing the data properly, a bit in memory being flipped by a cosmic ray, etc which only redundancy can solve. "
There is something distinctly awesome about mentioning data loss by cosmic rays. I do it whenever I have the means.
Say it quickly
Like everyone on the internet, I’m trying this whole Flickr video thing:
90 seconds is tough, but I love the idea. Chris Griego also had a great idea about the coolness of what’s going on here:
Sweet, just like Flickr legitimized posting screenshots and illustration, videos can be marked as screencasts and animation.
Write a script in April for Script Frenzy
Script Frenzy – wherein one writes a script in the month of April. I’m tempted to take part, though I’m sure it’d would end up in detriment to all the other plates I have spinning.
