Tag Archives: Humor

Pointers

Posted on 2022-05-05 by jcs

One of the hardest things to learn in C—indeed, many say it’s the acid test for a good C programmer—is pointers. Here’s an amusing cartoon (via Karl Voit) that explains it as well as any other explanation I’ve seen. Pointers … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Coffee Confidential

Posted on 2022-04-29 by jcs

This episode of Red Meat Friday isn’t really red meat so much as an account of a skirmish between two bête noires of yore. The two combatants were Microsoft and IBM. Not very long ago they were the two giants … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Internet Laws

Posted on 2022-03-18 by jcs

Some of you may argue that today’s offering isn’t really Red Meat but since almost everybody will be offended by something in this list of Internet Laws, the Minions have ruled that it qualifies. You’ve probably seen some of these—Murphy’s … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Emacs Discoverability

Posted on 2022-01-28 by jcs

Here’s nice coda to yesterday’s post on Mickey’s essay on bad Emacs advice. As with all great humor, this is hilarious precisely because of the truth it’s based on.

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Red Meat Friday: The Oxford Comma

Posted on 2021-12-24 by jcs

There’s a particularly odious type of reprobate who refuses to use the Oxford comma. A subset of the type can claim ignorance as a mitigating factor but, sadly, the majority of the transgressors do so with full knowledge and understanding … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: See? This Is Why We Needed The Revolution

Posted on 2021-12-03 by jcs

As a nice coda to yesterday’s post, Liam Proven offers this bit of heresy: I became a double-hyphener years ago and it’s a hard habit to break. But while the em-dash *is* great — let’s do it the British way, … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Take That, Neovim

Posted on 2021-11-19 by jcs

PSA: Any title that starts with “Neo” is either superfluous or misleading. — Kontra (@counternotions) November 12, 2021

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How To Be an Ankle Biter

Posted on 2021-11-08 by jcs

It’s Sunday night and I’m completely unmotivated to write something coherent and interesting for tomorrow’s (i.e. today’s) post. Instead, I offer this oldie but goody from the Way Back Machine that they title Things to say when you’re losing a … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Dark Mode, Like It Or Not

Posted on 2021-09-24 by jcs

I should have been suspicious. The Minions have been uncharacteristically quiet lately and behaving themselves; until they weren’t. Then, of course, they sprung another light-mode/dark-mode post on me. It turns out there are a lot of sociopaths out there. Here’s … Continue reading →

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The Tale of the Fake Sign

Posted on 2021-08-20 by jcs

Even though it’s Friday, this is not a red meat Friday post. But it is a whimsical tale to serve as a digestif for your week. It’s a charming story that is reminiscent of the famous MIT hacks except that … Continue reading →

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