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JAPH – Awesome Code Obfuscation

Every so often I stumble across something that really just leaves me dumbfounded. The only valid response seems to be “… Fascinating!” The latest is this clever JAPH consisting solely of keywords. 1234567891011121314not exp log srand xor s qq qx xor s x x length uc ord and print chr ord for qw q join [...]

NSFW Rating System

BW6JK44BUVQH It seems like people have a hair trigger when it comes to labeling their links “NSFW“. I’ve even seen warnings about NSFW language which seems like overdoing it a bit to me. Anyway, since using the label “NSFW” to refer to anything from cuss words in plain text to “Harry Potter / Tentacle Rape [...]

Diplomacy

.chatlist{ padding:5px; margin:5px 0 5px -5px; list-style:none; font-size:1em; } .chatlist li { padding:5px; margin:5px 0 5px -5px; list-style:none; background-color:#eee; border:1px solid #ccc; font-size:1em; } Actual conversation between me and Malin about the Norwegian movie “Pathfinder”. Note: Lapps are the indegenous tribal folk of Scandinavia Me: I saw it ages ago when I was just a [...]

Ada: We salute you – The worlds First Programmer

This article was cross-posted on ria.creuna.com. Hear ye; Codesmiths and Script Artisans. Nay; Hear ye all who labour with keyboard and mouse, for you owe a debt to the singular person we commemorate today. Ahem. On this day, the 10th of december, a shockingly large number of years ago the First Programmer was born. If [...]

The last WebMaster

If you have been around on the web for ten years or more you will remember (or maybe even filled the role) of the mythical “WebMaster”. The WebMaster would design and program your site. He (or she… but lets be honest girls. Mostly he) would publish your articles and fix your site when broken. He’d [...]

Princesses gone bad

I’m a sucker for nice illustrations, and these are pretty damn awesome.

Ventriloquism done right

This is funny to me. Is it funny to you? If so, will you be my best friend and invite me to your birthday party? No? Alright, nonetheless;

R.I.P. Anne-Cath Vestly

There goes a woman who has impacted generations of children in a profound and important manner. Thank you for the memories, and in case I’m wrong about life after death; Godspeed and may you be as loved in the hereafter as you were in the hearts of Norwegian children of all ages. Anne-Cath Vestly stub [...]