Reflections on code, the things I read and what I've been up to.
As I work on Shrew and attempt to learn more about Scheme, I’ve been doing some reading. And in one of my books I had one of those ‘Aha!’ moments...
Read ArticleSo the big deal is mashups and the massive amounts of data collected by the services being mashed. And this is becoming known as ‘Megadata’. Lots and lots you can...
Read ArticleIn his book The Timeless Way of Building, Christopher Alexander states that people should work where they live. I had some trouble with this at first as it’s pretty difficult...
Read ArticleV for Vendetta Alan Moore & David Lloyd
Read ArticleThere’s nothing like writing a complex application in a language for really learning it. I’ve been able to read and write small pieces of Scheme for years. And I’ve known...
Read ArticleFeersum Endjinn Iain M. Banks
Read ArticleShrew: a small insectivorous, mammal; one of the descendents of the first mammals to evolve. Related to voles and hedgehogs. They are not rodents, and are not in related to...
Read ArticleOver in Darlinghurst, on the corner of Bourke and Stanley Sts, there is an old, very run-down, abandoned terrace. Fortunately, though it is essentially a ruin, it has not been...
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