The Boston DiariesThe on going saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.â€But then, as Nietzsche said, convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Wlofie expressed interest in this link, and I think Bunny will enjoy it as well&8212;generative computer music (that is, music generated randomly by computer), in a wide variety of genres and styles. Hmm &8230; I'm having a funny vision of an old style Mac, wearing a black beret and sporting a goatee, sitting in a smokey coffee house, sprouting good sounding nonsense and playing jazz.http://boston.conman.org/2008/06/30.2 Proto-thoughts on You aren't gonna need it back before Extreme Programming hit the mainstream- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Here's one of the rants I handwrote about a decade ago. I don't know &8230; I think I may have lost my mind back then. There were a few bits I couldn't make out&8212;I tended to be a bit lazy in the handwriting department, and I suspect I inherited my Mom's inability to write legibly. The Lego™ Theory of Programming Okay, I should point out that I have no idea what the following has to with The Lego™ Theory of Programming. It's not even close to what I understand...http://boston.conman.org/2008/07/01.1 A quick bit about the NT kernel- (Found July 8, 2008 ) NT is a hybrid kernel that took a fairly elegant approach to kernel design, especially for the early 90s, as it was a new conceptual kernel of the time, taking some existing kernel architectual models and some of the best kernel theories that had not been implemented before. For example NT has some MACH conceptual ideas and lightweight kernel API set for performance, but then hands this off to increasing levels of APIs conplexity. This gave NT the ability to be very lightweight at..http://boston.conman.org/2008/07/02.1 WALLE- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Bunny, Mark and I went to see &8220;WALL•E, the latest Pixar film about a love story between two robots, who also happen to save the world. The reviews are right&8212;this is a fantastic film (albeit one that may piss off the far-right crowd for its message of pro-environmentalism and anti-consumerism as much as &8220;The Incredibles pissed off the far-left crowd for its message of individual self-reliance and strong family values) that doesn't waste a moment of screen time. It's amazing.http://boston.conman.org/2008/07/02.2 A Garfield strip in which we learn Garfield's real name- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Yes, I have have an obsession for Garfield (if only because Jim Davis was the first (and only) cartoonist I've met in person), so you'll excuse me if I foist another satiric Garfield strip on you.http://boston.conman.org/2008/06/25.1 |