I’ve gone on a book-buying frenzy the last few months. I suppose I’ve always wanted a library at home, but the only books I’ve had were random assorted books I’d found, along with all the books I bought during bible school. But no classics of any kind (well, except for Moby Dick). So, these are [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2006
May 30, 2006
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May 23, 2006
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The Smell of Victory
As I mentioned briefly in a previous post, I have a new job. Technically I’m not working there yet; I’ll be starting the 19th of June running full focus on development in C++ and C#, which will be a difference for me personally, having worked with Delphi the past five years. We’ll see how it [...]
May 20, 2006
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Privacy, a Human Right
In a world that’s increasingly being watched, monitored and put under surveillance, it’s important to remember the basic right to privacy. Bruche Schneier sums it up in a very good article: “The Value of Privacy”. Quis custodiet custodes ipsos? Who’s watching the watchers?
May 7, 2006
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Ruby, .NET and IronPython
A while ago, I said that I had made up my mind to learn Ruby. Alas, it did not happen. Instead, I find myself learning C# for the .NET platform. Obviously, a lot of what you learn these days is based on the requirements of your profession which guides you gently (or by brute force, [...]
May 7, 2006
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We’re Now Running Vault
Last weekend, we completed the switch over to SourceGear Vault. Not being able to stand the abysmal VSS any longer (we threw out the 2005 update as quickly as it came in), we bought five licenses for Vault and migrated the entire VSS during the May 1st long weekend. Apart from a few strange quirks, [...]
May 7, 2006
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Keel Da Zeeba
I’m following a comic strip called Pearls Before Swine. I haven’t quite figured it out completely yet, but it’s a crazy strip about a rat, a pig, a zebra; and a couple of crocodiles who are intent on eating “da zeeba”. The crocodiles way of talking is the killer. “Hullooo, zeeba neighba.” It’s sick, but [...]