Patent Cube!
Got my patent application cube today! (Proudly displayed alongside my "Ship It" plaque, of course).
Adrift (by Simon Christen)
Absolutely gorgeous.
A sufficiently advanced compiler is indistinguishable from an adversary.
— John Regehr, Finding Undefined Behavior Bugs by Finding Dead Code
Great quote, and an extremely interesting paper from MIT on compiler optimizations revealing unsafe code.
Crayola Color Chart, 1903-2010 →
Great data visualization. Click through to see the associated color names.
California
I officially live in California; I went surfing this morning and saw Zuckerberg tonight.
Our Web Development Workflow Is Completely Broken →
Agreed. I hope we start to see more and better use of the remote debugging and external API control Firefox and Chrome have begun showing off.
An interview with Sherry Turkle on privacy. Always a good listen.
Join Wall Street. Save the world. →
The people in this article have a wonderful outlook on life and morality.
Ancient Roman Concrete Is About to Revolutionize Modern Architecture →
The researchers now know why ancient Roman concrete is so superior. They extracted from the floor of Italy's Pozzuoili Bay, in the northern tip of the Bay of Naples, a sample of concrete that dates back to 37 B.C. and analyzed its mineral components at research labs in Europe and the U.S. The analysis, the scientists believe, reveals the lost recipe of Roman concrete.
Dialect Survey →
Y'all, soda pop, caramel, and donuts all appear in this fascinating set of maps showing the various regional differences in pronunciation and even word choice across the U.S.