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Jan. 30th, 2008 @ 09:55 pm More of the Best, Programming and Otherwise

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chipper

Tags: art , business , food , links , math , parenting , politics , programming , random , technology

Programming:

I've been seeing quite a lot of discussions of web design style lately. Compare the emerging style of early web design with the polished Web2.0 Style. Even newer styles, such as Grunge and Hand-Drawn use the techniques of modern web design while breaking from the Web 2.0 aesthetic.
Rich Programmer Food: On compilers and the most important class for computer scientists.
An article on "Turing Tar Pits" and how programmers make things hard for themselves.
How to teach yourself programming in ten years.
10 Python Quirks: Read this if you're a Python programmer. Did you know all of those? (I didn't.)
An anecdote about teaching children programming.
Big Red Angry Text: On CSS styles for debugging

Other:

Post-It Note Art: Completely amazing!
On why "don't talk to strangers" is "just about the worst possible advice you can give a child".
An article on the Naked Rambler, who in January was free for several steps before being arrested again for his persistent nudity. *facepalm* How should society deal with such people? And should (yes, I mean that in the moral sense) the Naked Rambler just wrap / shut up and conform?
An anecdote on parenting, food, and vegetarianism.
The website for Urville, a fictional city created by a savant who now makes a living by imagining / drawing / writing about / talking about said fictional city. Also a particularly good example of (what I'd refer to as) 90's Crazy web design style.
A recipe for Pan Seared Salmon with Avocado Remoulade
A video on turning a sphere inside-out. Nifty. Watch if you're interested in topology / are wondering what the heck "topology" means.
On creating a warning marker to last for 10,000 years.
Why Starbucks actually helps local coffee shops.

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