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Updated more or less frequently, some musings about the life, the universe and the rest.

Snail mail

Posted on 05/28/2008 01:08PM

Le courrier électronique a supplanté le courrier traditionnel de telle manière que nos amis d'outre-{Atlantique,Manche} trouvent le besoin de préciser «snail» (escargot) pour désigner le courrier papier (beaucoup plus lent que le courrier électronique, d'où escargot -- ça aurait pu être limace mais...

Naming your software project

Posted on 02/27/2008 09:26AM

I was re-reading the part of the Free software management howto about the advice for naming a software project, and after some thought decided that the advice was a bit outdated. My own advice in this matter would actually be: The name should tell what the software does The name should be ea...

Stop Putting F*cking Capitals Over Every Word, Goddammit !

Posted on 11/20/2007 05:57PM

OK, you just wrote your scientific paper, you're happy with it and are proud of your work. By looking at the first page, we can easily see the title. It's hard not to see it, actually. Then why the f*ck do you have to put a capital for every first letter of every word of the title ? Do You Use "Spec...