#[linkfarm] Microworld - Back in 1976, microprocessors had a maximum of 8.5K transistors for 64bits of memory. The Queen of England sent her first email, and Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I. And a post-Star Trek but pre-TJ Hooker William Shatner made this film for AT&T about the future of microprocessors. [Add a comment]
#[linkfarm] We Have FDIS! - The new International Standard for Programming Language C++ is expected to be published in summer 2011. Yay! [Add a comment]
Friday 25 March, 2011
#[linkfarm] Bram's Law - The easier a piece of software is to write, the worse it's implemented in practice. [Add a comment]
#[linkfarm] Hull retaining sense of perspective - Upon hearing that Hull is the only UK city not to receive a single application for a Royal Wedding street party, people everywhere have started believing that it must be a wonderful place to live. No joke - it is, [Add a comment]
smellygit said Think I heard one in January. [added 2nd Mar 2011]
I had a couple reported by other people in the first half of January, but these are in-the-wild first-sightings outside my house :) [added 2nd Mar 2011]
Russ L said We've had one turning up continually since the 30th of January.