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Lugnet före tentan

Nu sätter jag punkt för studierna för den här kursen. Tentan äger rum först på lördag, men jag ska åka till Oslo imorgon och kommer inte hinna plugga mycket mer, vilket väl är lika bra eftersom det inte är sannolikt … Läs mer

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Hardware sucks, part 2

A month ago the hard disk in my home desktop computer crashed. Yesterday, the hard disk in my laptop crashed. I’ve been using computers with hard disks for at least 15 years, and before last month, I had never had … Läs mer

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Hard disks suck

So, my spiffy SATA hard disk crashed. I had most important stuff backed up, but sadly not the blog postings. I do have all the content in the form of a sharpreader cache file, so the stuff will come back, … Läs mer

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”If a tree falls in the woods…”

Don Box: ”If you write a spec that no one implements, did it ever really specify anything?”

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IIS suxx0rz

Why can’t IIS read files that are on either a SUBST’ed drive, or on a drive mounted into an empty folder? What kind of low-level file access trickery is it doing that makes it fail these simple file operations? I … Läs mer

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Cubicles, not having them, and what they would say about me if I had one

In swedish offices, cubicles are very rare. I have never worked at an office that has them, although I’ve seen them once or twice when consulting. Instead, I’ve always worked in an ”open” office, which most swedes seem to like. … Läs mer

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”The driver must have been written by the sales department”

In this story, Raymond Chen shows a novel way to use violence in the software development process.

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Joel on how to not write and send out résumés

Joel Spolsky sounds a bit more cranky than usual in Getting Your Résumé Read: Paper résumés can’t get into the email folder we’re using to keep track of applicants unless we scan them in, and, you know what? The scanner … Läs mer

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Bozos vs Idiots

Lao Tsu, by the way of SetTheBozoBit When the fool learns the Way, He laughs at it. Yet if the fool did not laugh at it, It would not be the Way. Indeed, if you are seeking the Way, Listen … Läs mer

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On being an idealistic Swede

Raymond Chen: The two types of stories I like most on Swedish radio are (1) where they talk about the United States, since it’s enlightening to learn how others see us, and (2) when they talk about slimy politicians. The … Läs mer

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