Part of me was idly thinking about the modern idea of Convention over configuration and idly wondering what some languages' anthropomorphic opinions on more important things than convention are...

Java: Yet more meaningless XML over convention.
C: Write it your self over convention.
Old-school LISP: vast sequence of hand-tooled, organisation- ( Read more... )

So, I'm currently 3 episodes behind on Doctor Who, and I'm wondering if it's worth it anymore. To give some background, one of the changes I've been making over the last few years is to give up on TV series when I'm just not enjoying them anymore, rather than continuing out of sheer stubborness. That's not to say I won't watch some things out of ( Read more... )

Despite having had the last couple of days off, I hadn't managed a NineWorlds writeup yet. That I basically went *plonk* on Monday is part of the reason, but hey, here I am now. When you look at the list of stuff I did, you may understand. Also, this is probably missing many things I can't remember. Note to self: write notes ( Read more... )

WARNING: Spoiler alert. I'm specifically spoiling about things in 2x22 ("New York"), but may well jump around elsewhere. I'm not specifically intending on spoiling other earlier episodes, or touching on big plot items, but I'm also making no effort to not do so if it serves my point. You have been warned ( Read more... )

If you go along to a tech event (like say OpenTech this last weekend), one of the first things you'll probably be directed to on entering (other than the bar) will be a stack of sticky labels and some pens. This is intended to solve the dual problems of not everyone knowing everyone else, as well as some of us possibly knowing each others Twitter ( Read more... )

So, I'm in the market for a new flatmate. Actually, I should have tried to locate one quite some time ago, but my (limited) efforts have failed so far, partially because there wasn't that much pressure to locate one, but I'd still quite like to pay less rent ( Read more... )

Earlier tonight
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Tonight I was at the launch thing for Soho!, a board game about being editors at a small London literary magazine. I'm not entirely sure if I managed to piss some people off slighty, but it was pretty much that or shut up entirely and I'll pick honest criticism over that any day ( Read more... )

I've been listening to all the talk about the cuts recently, and hearing the various ways it's going to screw over various people I know. I've just had a quick dig through all the so far listed stuff myself, and although I agree it's a fucked-up situation and I'm annoyed that I indirectly voted for this, I'm not seeing much that'll hit me. I'm ( Read more... )

Today has been a day of ups and downs:

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