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Fixing some bugs on an older PHP project I built before I discovered frameworks and templates. Like duct tape, it works but it isn't pretty.

Ubuntu, [...] is an ancient African word meaning “can’t install Debian”. -- Mark Pilgrim

Really impressed with Fish: tab completion of command names /with description/, argument completion based on history (a la Ctrl-C in bash)

It's wonderful when software just works™ with Unicode. Sadly you still can't always take it for granted with a new app.

"There are few things more galvanizing than an unrealized idea."

There's nothing like a non-deterministic bug to keep you on your toes. Still, I learnt a little more about multi-threading.

Brushing up on MVC, SQL and HTTP, also known as learning #django

Just discovered trash-cli, a safer rm for day-to-day activities. "To err is human, but to really mess things up you need a computer."

Recursive debugging: IBM debugged its VM in an older version of VM. Nifty.

A clever programmer writes clever code -- after exhausting all other options.

The key, the whole key, and nothing but the key. So help me Codd.

There's a worrying ambiguity with the phrase "warranty void if broken" on a sticker.

HTML 5 defines what a conforming parser should do in the face of invalid markup. Cunning.

Do perfect programs exist? Would we recognise one? More interestingly, how would it handle feature requests?

"[...] the info here is quite decent. Thanks." It would appear today's blog comment bots go generic and complimentary to maximise link life.