For a few months, now, Katie and I have been repeatedly finding a certain bug in our house.
Author Archives: Chris
Hyperthreading CPUs and User Experience
Brian has an article on his blog about Hyperthreaded CPUs and their effects on “the user experience”, by which I’m sure he means the typical response on a graphical desktop to a user’s actions — something like moving the mouse, dragging a window, opening-up a menu, etc. I disagree with a few of his assertions…Continue reading “Hyperthreading CPUs and User Experience”
Character Assassination
Using a programming language touted for its strong internationalization support along with an application server that should do the same, one would think that “international” characters would be easier to deal with. It turns out that the world is out to get me.
Ridin’ Along in my Automobile
Some dude in Shenandoah, MD takes his pickup out for a drive. In the river.
How old are you, really?
An investigation into time delta computation.
Can I Get A Witness?
Chris begs for recognition for some prior art…
Spyware Sucks
My brother-in-law’s computer turned out to be a real challenge.
A repeated adventure, with a twist
We return to Cinque Terre
Pasqua a la Fiorentina
Easter in Florence
È Gratis?
Katie guest-writes, again.
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