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dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 27, 2008
Interesting musing on programmer productivity: Some will quickly point out that programming quality, like interest payments, compounds over time, and small differences in day-to-day productivity may turn into …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 26, 2008
Let’s just say that the upgrade to Ubuntu 8.04 on my Linux laptop Did Not Go Well. (Seems to take about the same amount of time as it does on my Windows boxes to recover a productive environment; half a day to a day to …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 20, 2008
Hardware engineers are . . . different. Okay, I’ve done my share of soldering stuff together, then applying power in a burst of enthusiasm and seeing expensive smoke go curling up because I’d been a little hasty …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 10, 2008
Phew. I finally got some time and polished off a couple things that were on the burner (sorry about the delay, it took about a month for the old Atari ST stuff to even come close to being readable. I hate pressure to …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 10, 2008
A is for AI, lurking in cyberspace B is for Biz, the kind that’s best face-to-face C for the Clinic Tanks, where non-payers go D is for Dermatrodes, Deals and Dough E for the Enzymes a-slosh in your head F is for …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 10, 2008
My memory of the ST project is scattered and biased, but here’s how I remember it, starting in July of 1984. There are a lot of details missing; for the most part I remember the bits that I worked on, but the other …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Apr 10, 2008
I’m using my business laptop, on a plane, on battery. I passed through security with flying colors, remembering to put my pocket change and tooth fillings in a separate ziplock bag before submitting to the metal …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Mar 24, 2008
I never leave the house without a book. Half of you are nodding, the other half shaking your heads. My parents were in the latter camp and didn’t understand, apparently thinking “capability equals intent” and that all …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Mar 18, 2008
[Still writing. Being a Dad and doing a bit of a crunch at work is taking precedence over scribbling. But here is a little piece I wrote a while back that attempts to make a (weak) connection between glowing pickles …
dadhacker.com » DadHacker - Mar 16, 2008
One friday afternoon in July, 1984 the rumor floated through the halls: Jack Tramiel had bought Atari, and we were all going to be killed. Or laid-off. Or something. My office-mate had worked at Commodore a few years …