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Work in progress...
Wow! Finally... I've returned from the dark side... and although I am wiser I have yet to fully recover from my battle with the demon of the deep. (Just like Gandalf in Lord of the Rings). As a ninja programmer I now wear a white belt rather than...
Terminator Salvation : Understanding the human conciousness.
"I think therefore I am". Or am I? Does the fact that I am concious and have some kind of "experience" of what is around me, mean that I actually exist? A robot can have an "experience", but at what point would you say the...
Posted: Apr 17 2009, 07:52 AM by jean
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Why Windows Sucks
I've been working with Microsoft "Technologies" now for over 10 years, and the idea of moving over to Apple OS / Java has crossed my mind quite a few times. During those times I felt that if I managed to escape the Windows environment the...
Maintaining Consistency
Another long awaited, highly anticipated blog post. I realised something yesterday evening while I sat on the bicycle machine at gym preparing myself for the mental trauma of forcing myself through an hour and a half of mindless weight pushing ... I realised...
Posted: Feb 10 2009, 01:19 AM by jean
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"Nice to have" VS "Must Have"
Programmers enjoy writing code. As long as we are not under too much preassure, its always fun to add those features into the system that are "nice to have" rather than critical or "must have" features. We have become "Code Addicts"...
The Matrix - "Temet Nosce"
I'd say I'm one of those people with an ingrained skeptical view of "societies view of what is write and wrong". My skepticism is also based on the idea that most authority figures are not necessarily basing their decisions on what they...
Lessons from the Dark Side of Life
This is a way overdue blog post, but one that I will enjoy writing. I have learned much from my past work and social experiences here in the UK. One thing I don't have(fortunately) are regrets. All my decisions have paid off so far and I now sit in...
The relevance of relativity
Hey .... not that anybody reads my blog... but who cares... I thought I would mention that there has been something bothering me for a while now. People tend to hand pick reasons in a biased fashion from their basket of reasoning to facilitate their personal...
Posted: Aug 11 2007, 02:02 AM by jean
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The importance of simplicity and common sense.
It's about time for another blog entry... I find that the two most coveted attributes in a programmer is the appreciation for simple elegant solutions and plain common sense. It seems as though there are too many of us that enjoy making life unnecessarily...
Posted: Aug 11 2007, 12:28 AM by jean
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