Category Archives: Web Wandering & Opinion

Excellent tip for picking which languages you learn

Posted on 2008-06-17 by Stephan Sokolow

How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor) Just a blog post I ran across with some excellent tips for evaluating how difficult it will be to learn a given language. Not necessarily something … Continue reading →

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Chaetopterus pugaporcinus

Posted on 2008-03-16 by Stephan Sokolow

A worm like no other Anyone who enjoys reading about interesting species should take a look at this. Same for anyone who likes laughing at amusingly-named creatures. 🙂 Update: I’d also suggest checking out spongiforma squarepantsii and dracorex hogwartsia.

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Useful Stuff – 10 Easy Arithmetic Tricks

Posted on 2008-03-15 by Stephan Sokolow

10 Easy Arithmetic Tricks I’m a bit bogged down with work right now, but I can at least share something useful. Enjoy.

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Humor – If Version Control Systems Were Airlines

Posted on 2008-03-12 by Stephan Sokolow

If Version Control Systems Were Airlines Just a bit of geek humor that I ran across and felt like sharing. 🙂

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Interesting History – Charles Fraser-Smith

Posted on 2008-03-08 by Stephan Sokolow

Charles Fraser-Smith – The man who was ‘Q’ I can’t remember how I originally found this page, but I finally remembered to blog about it. For those who don’t know, Charles Fraser-Smith is the real life man upon whom Ian … Continue reading →

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Music – MC Chris – Nrrrd Grrrl

Posted on 2008-02-23 by Stephan Sokolow

MC Chris’s Website MC Chris’s MySpace Page Ever seen the Fett’s Vette vid? What about this part of AMV Hell 4? Well, in case you haven’t, both “The Tussin” and “Fett’s Vette” are by MC Chris and he’s currently running … Continue reading →

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The Streisand Effect

Posted on 2008-02-21 by Stephan Sokolow

Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? It refers to how, as John Gilmore said, “The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.” Want some examples? Streisand effect @ Wikipedia Look Before You Leak @ InfoWorld Just a little … Continue reading →

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