If you’re not careful, your organization could devolve to this
If you’re not careful, your organization could devolve to This, a state where you don’t know how exactly it is that you are making money…
Indie Game Bundle
http://www.buygamesnotsocks.com/ is featuring a $5 indie-game bundle. It contains a bunch of great games, including Digitanks by my good friend Jorge. It’s totally worth it, go buy now!
The Halting Problem
A watchdog timer can simplify your error-handling code if used properly. When you detect a failure, write some tracking information into nonvolatile memory, and enter a spin loop that doesn’t send pulses to the watchdog (pronounced “falling on the ball”). After the system resets, your power-on diagnostics should verify that all the hardware is functional and, if possible, report the error to a responsible party.
[Crosspost] How to hire developers
Who gives a shit if an engineer can write a binary search? Anyone who still writes code to sort a batch of integers is either (1) a student, (2) not merely sorting integers, or (3) a total loser. How do you sort a list? You invoke sort. Next?
Unexpected Website Downtime
This weekend I experienced some unexpected website downtime. It appears as though an automated backup script accidentally filled the hard drive, and when the webserver logs attempted to roll over to the new day, there wasn’t any space for them and the webserver hanged.
This has been fixed.
I am a software gardener
You are NOT a Software Engineer!
You are not a Software Engineer. You do not build skyscrapers. You do not build bridges.
You grow gardens.
You are a Software Gardener.
A thousand times, this.
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Blinkenlights :)
Work on the OpenAMD badge firmware commences… 
Bored? Here’s a 3D Maze Generator
Feeling frisky? I created a 3D Maze Generator. Maybe this will become something more, but for now it’s strictly pen and paper.
