An analysis arguing Google's future is at risk if it doesn't focus on its core search and advertising business, instead of diversifying into other products.
A developer shares the process and satisfaction of creating a custom template for their BlogEngine.net blog after 11 months.
A technical guide showing how to get the UNIX timestamp for New Year's Day in MySQL, Excel, and Visual BASIC.
Explains the differences between CSS3's opacity property and RGBA colors, including browser support and inheritance issues.
A Common Lisp library for handling netstrings, now available on GitHub and asdf-installable.
Highlights two new Team Foundation Server projects on CodePlex: TeamReview for in-IDE code reviews and TFS Sticky Buddy for project status tracking.
Introduction to a personal IT blog by Chris Bradshaw, focusing on infrastructure, Azure, VMware, and sharing tech knowledge with a humorous tone.
A user attempts to clean a hard drive with soapy water, but data remains recoverable. The article explains why physical destruction is necessary.
A humorous IT support report about a squirrel causing a major power outage by chewing on an 11KVA electrical feeder.
Explores the new strong typing system in Javascript 2.0, covering type annotations, enforcement, and reduced type coercion.
An obituary for the XEmacs fork, reflecting on its history, technical contributions to the Emacs ecosystem, and its eventual decommissioning.
Donald Knuth discusses his preference for Linux and critiques the shift to multi-core architecture, questioning its benefits for most software.
Analyzes the distinction between 'organic' and 'non-organic' open source development models, using examples like Apache and MySQL.
A 2008 link roundup discussing open source commandments, Linux desktop strategies, and industry moves from companies like rPath and Microsoft.
Guide to installing and using Compcache on Linux to optimize RAM usage through compression, improving system performance.
Explains CSS pseudo-classes like :link, :visited, and :first-child, describing them as 'phantom' classes that style elements based on state.
Analyzes the differences between 'organic' open-source projects with community contributions and 'non-organic' ones driven by a single company.
A technical exploration of implementing JSON-RPC communication between Common Lisp and C, including netstring encoding and protocol details.
An analysis of the proposed features and debates surrounding Javascript 2.0 (ECMAScript 4), exploring its evolution and potential impact on web development.
A personal account of attending the European Common Lisp Meeting 2008, covering technical talks on Lisp applications and development insights.
