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Programming jokes
If you aren't laughing at these Best Programming Jokes, you are probably not a nerd. Example:

Two strings walk into a bar and sit down. The bartender says, "So what'll it be?"

The first string says, "I think I'll have a beer quag fulk boorg jdk^CjfdLk jk3s d#f67howe%^U r89nvy~~owmc63^Dz x.xvcu"

"Please excuse my friend," the second string says, "He isn't null-terminated."

Posted by Andrew on May 9, 2008 at 2:15pm Permalink
How are people spending their stimulus checks?
I'm glad you asked... go to HowISpentMyStimulus.com. My favorite is the May 8 entry from a person who converted it to Euros for a vacation.
Posted by Andrew on May 8, 2008 at 1:49pm Permalink
What's wrong with the health care system?
The Angry Economist says that American Health Care is Totally Broken because "[i]n the American health care system, nobody is optimizing for value". I agree with that sentiment, but I wonder if the fix is as easy as he proposes.
Posted by Andrew on May 8, 2008 at 10:46am Permalink
375,486 people thought this was really funny
What's the difference between accurate number and made-up numbers?
Posted by Andrew on May 8, 2008 at 7:31am Permalink
Why is music more expensive from Apple than Amazon?
According to Reg Braithwaite, it's an exciting tale of collusion! Read Why Apple is more expensive than Amazon. Then decide if you think this is a case of collusion, or that of "never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence."
Posted by Andrew on May 7, 2008 at 3:45pm Permalink
My Halo 3 strategy in two words
I found the perfect description of my Halo 3 strategy: loss aversion. It means losses hurt more than gains feel good. Incidentally, it's also why most people make for lousy investors.
Posted by Andrew on May 7, 2008 at 2:09pm Permalink
Users aren't reading what's on your site
Well, they are probably only reading about 20-28% of the words. So says Jakob Nielsen in How Little Do Users Read? over at Alertbox.
Posted by Andrew on May 7, 2008 at 9:47am Permalink
Commencement advice from P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'Rourke weighs in with Fairness, idealism, and other atrocities. My favorite passage is this:
Well, I am here to advocate for unfairness. I've got a 10-year-old at home. She's always saying, "That's not fair." When she says this, I say, "Honey, you're cute. That's not fair. Your family is pretty well off. That's not fair. You were born in America. That's not fair. Darling, you had better pray to God that things don't start getting fair for you."
Posted by Andrew on May 6, 2008 at 11:21am Permalink
Get Off Donovan McNabb's Back!
I thought I was one of about three remaining Eagles fans who supported Donovan McNabb. Now I found a great article showing how he compares favorably to none other than golden boy John Elway through the first nine years of their careers (Donovan has played nine seasons). Please read Get Off Donovan McNabb's Back by The Angry T.
Posted by Andrew on April 30, 2008 at 8:10am Permalink
Get more productive employees via a culture of quitting
It may seem strange, but Alex at TheDailyWTF makes a compelling case on how to solve the IT turnover crisis -- by embracing a culture of quitting. For one thing, it beats lying to yourself that your employees will never quit.
Posted by Andrew on April 29, 2008 at 2:35pm Permalink

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