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64-bit quotas
Bonus feature: mostly readable shot of the whiteboard Kirk and I used while reviewing the state of 64-bit quotas: Continue reading “64-bit quotas”
FreeBSD 9.0 Wishlist
Mostly readable shots of the whiteboards used during the 9.0 brainstorming session. Continue reading “FreeBSD 9.0 Wishlist”
Dude, where’s my torque?
There are many reasons for a car engine to take longer to start and deliver less torque than it used to, but here are some of the most common ones: Continue reading “Dude, where’s my torque?”
Nilges v. the World
Herbert Schildt is the author of a series of books on computer programming, including about a dozen about C, which are widely considered by the C community to be, to put it bluntly, shit. Two of them, C: A Complete Reference and The Annotated C Standard have been roundly criticized by Peter Seebach and Clive Feather, respectively, and inspired a number of scathing reviews on the Association of C and C++ Users website. Even Steve Summit’s C FAQ includes a warning about The Annotated C Standard.
Recently, a certain Edward Nilges has been waging a highly entertaining crusade against Schildt’s critics on comp.lang.c (C as a Platonic pathology) and comp.lang.c.moderated (Statement on Schildt submitted to wikipedia today)).
The whole point of this entry is to share with you some exquisite gems from the latter thread: Continue reading “Nilges v. the World”