Slashdot links to an interview with Gabe Newell, of the Valve fame.  I think this idea is pretty interesting: The issue that we’re struggling with quite a bit is something I’ve kind of talked about before, which is: how do you properly value people’s contributions to a community? … An example is – and this … Continue reading Karma-based pricing models for games
Slashdot reports: The European Parliament has approved the controversial data transfer agreement, the bilateral PNR (passenger name register), with the US which requires European airlines to pass on passenger information, including name, contact details, payment data, itinerary, email and phone numbers to the Department of Homeland Security. Under the new agreement, PNR data will be ‘depersonalized’ … Continue reading All your base are belong to … USA
Apologies for a somewhat misleading title. Â I just thought it was funny and appropriate. Â This post is nothing but a link to yet another blog post discussing all things broken in PHP. Â Or is it? Virtually every feature in PHP is broken somehow. The language, the framework, the ecosystem, are all just bad. And I … Continue reading The python of PHP bashing …
Cyprus Mail reports a fascinating story of two girls being switched at the hospital right after birth. Â The mistake was eventually discovered by one of the girls. Â That later led to a reunion of children and parents. Â Read the full story, it’s well worth it. The tests, reportedly carried out at the Institute of Neurology … Continue reading Switched at birth, reunited 27 years later
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who called, emailed, tweeted, facebooked, skyped, or sent me birthday best wishes via any other means. Â I got all of them, and it means the world to me. Â One thing all my birthdays have in common is they remind me of all the wonderful people that I … Continue reading Before and after : aging celebration