Coding Relic

Spanning Tree: L2 protocol to transform complete network failure due to topology loop into a never-ending series of more subtle failures. ...

"Excuse me? Is this for an iPhone or Android app?"

Peerritation [peer-i-tay-shun] (noun) : Unreasonable hostility felt toward the subject of the last peer review left to be written. "...

Something is wonky with twitter's search function. In May 2010 twitter search started returning results for keywords in the original, u...

Peerrihelion [peer-rê-heel-yên] (noun) : The point at which 50% of requested peer reviews are complete.

One of gcc's more obscure features is -finstrument-functions. It was implemented by Cygnus Solutions , presumably as part of a contract ...

D_NOTIFY is a facility in the Linux 2.4 kernel to monitor a directory for changes. It will send the monitoring application a signal when fil...

I think this drive would be even luckier if it were 888.8 GB.

I get up very early in the morning, typically around 4am. The house is pitch black, so when I open my computer it vaporizes the top layer of...

Several weeks ago I cracked a tooth, which had to be capped with a crown. Years ago this would have required the dentist to cut away the bro...

Function works first time Briefly feel elation... Did it really work? Having code work the first time is more annoying than having it f...

The ARM architecture dominates mobile computing. It is used in all popular mobile phones and in a huge percentage of battery powered device...

FURNITURE LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS FURNITURE IS LICENSED, NOT SOLD. By using the furniture you signify that you have read and agree to all t...

I'm currently reading Cognitive Surplus , by Clay Shirky . It builds upon his earlier Here Comes Everybody , detailing how the Internet ...

If you have an Android phone, Barrr is a wonderful game by FireDroid . It is available in the Android Market or direct from their site via a...