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Why does this ad make me more inclined to vote for Rand Paul?

By Brian Hurt | Published: October 16, 2010

As you read this, please remember that I strongly disagree (and that’s putting it nicely) with Libertarianism, and that I’m a liberal, progressive, and staunch Democrat (if I leave the Democratic party, it’ll be to the left). But yeesh…

Also posted in Politics | 9 Comments

So soon we forget

By Brian Hurt | Published: August 6, 2010

The first thing to remember is that the main difference between what we did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what we did to Tokyo, or what Japan did to China (see “The Rape of Nanking”) or the Philippines, or what we did to Dresden, or what Germany did to Coventry or Leningrad or Moscow, or what Russia did to Berlin, etc., etc. was how cheap it was.

Also posted in Politics | 2 Comments

Apple is just Microsoft with better marketing

By Brian Hurt | Published: April 10, 2010

If you read this blog, you’ve heard about Apple’s new licensing restriction- the one wherein you are now only allowed to use C++, Objective-C, or Javascript to program on the iPhone. The consensus of the blog sphere is that this new clause is aimed eliminating the ability for people to build abstract environments. This is exactly why Microsoft decided to “cut off the air supply” of Netscape.

Also posted in Software Business | 65 Comments

Scala: Post-Functional, Post-Modern, or Just Perl++?

By Robert Fischer | Published: March 6, 2010

Protip to Scala people: If one of the fundamental stunts of a style is pervasive in all the code but yours, you’re not in the same style of programming.

Also posted in Perl, Programming Language Punditry | Tagged , , | 85 Comments

Why I Quit Twitter

By Brian Hurt | Published: February 6, 2010

I can not explain on twitter why I quit twitter. Which is why I quit twitter. Confused? That’s exactly my point.

Also posted in Metacognition | Tagged | 18 Comments

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