short takes

[cellio]

Overheard: "It's not exactly spaghetti code. More like sticky rice -- weirdly clumpy but not really cohesive."

This article from aspaqlaria seems just to be about the grammar of biblical Hebrew (which by itself is enough to get my attention), but it actually leads to a good lesson about mussar (right behavior). Nicely done.

Sony is settling a class-action lawsuit over fake movie reviews (link from dmnsqrl). People who saw the movies based on ads quoting non-existant reviews can't get their two hours back, but they can get $5. While this is clearly a fraud case, I do hope that this doesn't lead to suits from people who weren't defrauded and just didn't like the movies they saw.

Hamster-powered night light (link from dyanearden). I'd occasionally wondered about that too.

Comments

Biblical Hebrew

[magid.livejournal.com]

I sent you an email last week about this; just checking that you got it.

[madfilkentist]

Sony is settling a class-action lawsuit over fake movie reviews...

Right after getting caught doing payola, no less.

[dvarin.livejournal.com]

By the power of ontology, I declare myself to be a hamster!

Essence is really only another attribute anyway.

[xthlcm.livejournal.com]

crap, hope that wasn't my code. :/

[cellio]

Not to worry -- I didn't hear this there.