Sun, 05 Oct 2008
Analog literals
A solution to a common problem:
// Consider:
unsigned int a = 4;
// Have you ever felt that integer literals like "4" don't convey the true size of the value they denote? If so, use an analog integer literal instead:
unsigned int b = I---------I;
assert( a == b );
Tue, 19 Aug 2008
For Timo art with me
Chris Wakelin asks Timo of Dovecot to change his English usage:
I've been meaning to tell you that should be "Yeah" for an informal version of "Yes", otherwise it's a very archaic form of "Yes" or "Indeed" as in "Yea, though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death"!
Stewart Dean points out:
But Timo walks through the valley of the shadow for us all.....so maybe he's entitled.....
Tue, 12 Aug 2008
Geocoding location
Writes Aldon Hynes:
A random thought to muck up the works... What about people posting locations from virtual worlds?
Mon, 19 May 2008
Humility in the open source world
"Thanks, Markus. I'm glad to know I was dumb"
Fri, 16 May 2008
Another satisfied customer (of Dovecot)
Sat, 03 May 2008
Lessons to learn
<vsrinivas> what I really really wish existed somewhere was a 'lessons to learn from N' <vsrinivas> where N was plan9, coyotos, erlang, alef, .... <vsrinivas> because srsly, we're not using them. but it'd be nice to understand what worked and what didn't and how it was applicable to reality <paulproteus> "Programming UNIX as if it were Plan 9" <paulproteus> "Programming Python as if it were Erlang" <paulproteus> "Coyotos idioms for kernel designers" <vsrinivas> something like that <paulproteus> "Alef for Naught? Not!" <vsrinivas> hahahahahaha!
eSpeak
While I was listening to the Raven, Matt remarks:
"I don't know what the purpose is, but clearly it should be a female voice with a British accent."
Kragen replies online: "oh, use -v en/en+f2 for that"
Sat, 15 Mar 2008
Crunchy
It looks good, and it seems at least more complete than "half-baked". I haven't tried it.
Mon, 14 Jan 2008
Unix permissions
"Unix permissions are weird sometimes, like a $100 television tube that protects a 50 cent fuse by blowing first."
-- Jerry Yeager.
Sat, 12 Jan 2008
Ronald patch
I saw this on the Dovecot mailing list:
Mr. McDonald, I haven't investigated too deeply but I presume your patch requires a bit of modification to apply to roundcubemail-0.1-rc2.
BTW, my kids just LOVE your burgers!
B. Bodger
