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"#Node isn't a web framework, it's more of unixy, network oriented stdlib for v8."

From an App Store review: "it was a $1 and I took a plunge, and I am GLAD I did." What happened to our pricing conceptions, and is it good?

Fun #python fact of the day: isinstance(True, int) => True!

I'm amazed by the readability of code produced by #CoffeeScript. It's *very* close to what I'd have written in JavaScript.

@pr1001 I was just admiring the style of your site, and noticed there are a bunch of bizarre hidden links. Are they supposed to be there?

type() doesn't really tell you the type of an #python object, it gives you a function that constructs that object. Much cool stuff possible.

In the past month I've seen MP3 decoding in JS, PDF decoding in JS and (amazingly) whole PC emulation in JS. A sign of the times I believe.

Fun fact: Solving sudoku puzzles is NP-Complete, as an instance of the exact cover problem. Hmm.

"The results are undefined. That means the compiler is free to do anything, like emailing your boss about this transgression."

A typical DRM system simply refuses to work if validation fails. A smart DRM system slowly introduces bugs. Much harder to test cracks.

Think Portal is a mental strain? Try non-Euclidean game levels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4ySkR48cI

Achievements for GitHub -- I was concerned it would be tacky, but it's actually pretty nifty: http://coderwall.com/wilfred

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.

You probably won't pick the perfect abstraction the first time. However it's the process of picking and trying that helps you find it.

I paid $4.89 for hosting with NearlyFreeSpeech (@nfsn on Twitter) in 2010. It's awesome for experimental throwaway projects.