Tagged “geekHumor”

“DevOps is Ruining My Craft”

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Below is an excerpt from an interview with a disenfranchised systems administrator. All identifies have been kept anonymous to protect the innocent.

Congress to Vote on Another Technical Debt Ceiling Extension

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Yet another fight over our nation’s technical debt in underway in Washington. Obama administration will soon request an increase of 1.2 trillion to a limit which currently stands at 15.194 trillion man hours.

New Virus Reinstalls IE6 on Infected Machines

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A new computer virus called KaBlueE is spreading havoc around the internet by re-installing IE6 on infected machines. The timing of this pandemic is especially devastating in light of the fact that IE6 usage has finally dropped below 1%.

GoDaddy Also Withdraws Support For Syria, Red Light Cameras, and Justin Bieber

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GoDaddy, a leading domain registrar and internet piranha announced that it is withdrawing support for Syria, red light cameras, and Justin Bieber.

Things I Learned About Blogging

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When first I started blogging about a year ago, my primary concern was to “not get lazy and stop writing”. Yet, somewhat surprisingly (and in spite of my strong natural tendency to “kick back”), I continued writing all through the year.

Dell Announces New Line of Touchless Tablets

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BREAKING NEWS: Dell is going to re-enter the tablet market with a new line of touchless tablets. From the announcement: “Our new Prespiron line of touchless tablets represents a level of innovation previously unseen in tablet computing.

Guilt Driven Development

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Do you want to use Test Driven Development in your daily work but lack the necessary motivation? Do you have the nagging feeling that TDD could use more nagging to make you get things done? If this describes you, then you should definitely consider Guilt Driven Development.

Apple to Revolutionize Driving with Siri Powered iCar

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Hot on the heels of the iPhone 4S and a rumored TV, Apple is apparently building a car powered by its revolutionary Siri technology

NoSQL No More: Let’s double down with MoreSQL

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For far too long now I have sat idly by as the NoSQL movement spread across our industry. The time has come to stand up to the scourge of NoSQL. Today, I am calling on developers everywhere to join a new movement dedicated to bringing back the golden era of relational databases: MoreSQL.

Google Introduces A New Language to Replace English

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BREAKING NEWS: Google just announced a brand new language called Zoom aimed to replace English. Here’s a quote from the official announcement: “With Go, we were able to create a better C++. With Dart, we re-imagined JavaScript. With Zoom, we are finally rethinking the English language.”

Introducing JS.js

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Do you ever wish that you could write awesome client side code while using a familiar syntax? Do you want to leverage powerful concepts like closures and prototypical inheritance? How about using 3rd party libraries without conflicts? Well, your dreams are about to come true. I’m pleased to announce a brand new JavaScript library called JS.js.