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Wow

Oh dear, although Zona’s product is written largely in Java, the client and server APIs are written in C++ (for the game coders). I’d forgotten just how damn ugly and complex C++ was compared...

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Back On The Treadmill

So I am working again — no mean feat in this lousy Silicon Valley economy, for a video game infrastructure company: Zona Inc. They make a high throughput, low latency back-end server for online...

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RIAA Sues Radio Stations

At last the brave RIAA is striking a blow at those pirates that rob music and broadcast it for free, seducing children as young as 8 into illegally taping songs.

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Iraq Blowback

I’ve said it before… the main reason the US has it in for the little tinpot mustache guy is because Saddam’s one of their ex-favourite Hard Man Stooges that had the temerity to deviate...

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Smart Roadster

Yeah, they are bringing out a sporty version of the SmartCar, the Roadster. It looks a bit like those little BMWs, except maybe you don’t look like such a Viagra basket case in one?

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Plastic Cars

So Plastic has this article on cars, which got me thinking. I was surprised, though not shocked, when I saw the new Mini had been supersized, presumably for the US market. The car I...

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Goodness Gracious Great Balls Of Ice

So this Spanish g uy has a theory that i ncreased a tmospheric flu ctuations due to global warming are responsible for an increase in the frequency a nd mass of random falling blocks...

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Big Feet Let Down

So Barbara spotted that diligent researchers have conclusively established that there’s no correlation between shoe size and penis size.