Slashdot Science Story | Data Sorting World Record 1 Terabyte, 1 Minute -
This is funnier because I was arguing with a coworker today over certain data tables that were giving us some grief. I vividly recall complaining that a well-tuned SQL Server has no trouble spitting out more than 10,000 records in under a second.
These people SORTED a terabyte of data in just a minute.
14 Famous Man Caves | The Art of Manliness
I think my favorite is TR’s, but I am sure that Karla won’t be able to pick between Frederick Douglass’ book crammed office and Mark Twain’s writing hut. I would had picked Lloyd Wright’s drafting studio had you asked me back when I was still drafting by hand instead of with CAD (I was hardcore, I even had a huge drafting table that my dad had me built to my specifications).
Dear Adult Son (age 19):
I’m your Mama not Obama.
I will not bail you out. You are an adult now.
Never again wake me out of a sound sleep (that I rarely have the fortune of acquiring and took me until 3 AM to get into) and ask me where your work shirts are.
Lay them out the night before. They are your responsibility - not mine. You are no longer 4 years old.
If it happens again, you’re sleeping in your car.
Love,
Mom
I think somebody got told:
Trying something new in VS 2008, I need to hedge my bets.
Slashdot Games Story | Frustration and Unhappiness In the Games Industry -
This is why I only work at companies that build custom web-based, data driven applications, with specialization on workflow management solutions. Is it fun? Sometimes, but I don’t take a job expecting it to be a major source of entertainment and amusement. Instead I get a job EXPECTING TO GET PAID. Anything else I get out of the job is just icing on the cake, but amusement and entertainment are never part of the main criteria to take a job.
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Canadian geese (by pvera)
Blocking traffic, either an act of civil disobedience, or maybe the lake was too damn hot and decided to try their luck across the road.
Georgie Combo (by pvera)
