It is well-known fact that the realm of computing and programming tend to be very male-dominated. There are lots of discussion as to why it is so, and some people are trying to actively change it. A few months back I received this little story per email that doesn’t explain it, but does use it [...]
I feel so dorky for understanding the references in this. Doubly so for finding it funny. Triply so for checking the hunch that Yngwie Malmsteen is actually dark-haired.
Last night I was treated to a rare experience: The Mathematics Revue at the University of Copenhagen. My friend Jakob was playing saxophone in the revue band and had invited us to spectate. It was good fun. It reminded me of Biella Coleman’s research on hacker wit and humor, and it seems that this sort [...]
John, an American anthropology student currently on exchange here in Copenhagen showed me a site selling demotivational posters today. Almost all of them are recommended for disaffected college students, so there might be something there to like. Of course, this is a spoof on proper motivational posters which some business managers actually believe will work. [...]
- Avast! Ye landlubbers – avast! Belay thy needless moaning! Thar be a fine booty to be ‘ad, and we may yet fill our coffers wi’ plunder!! Aarrrh, me maties! Man the riggin’, unfurl them thar sails and set a leeward course! …oh, and happy “Talk Like a Pirate Day” to you, too.
It is truly amazing the amount of time and effort some Star Wars fans spend on their computers.
American slang is really funny. Especially when they want to swear, but can’t since it wouldn’t be proper. In this case, they use similar-sounding, but inoffensive words like Gosh, Darn, Heck, Sheesh, Jeez and Fudge. So Heck is where you go if you don’t believe in Gosh. You’re basically darned for all eternity. Jeez, you’ve [...]
Since it is now officially weekend (woo-hoo!), today’s excitement will be totally silly. Item A: The Hasselhoffian Recursion! Item B: New Windows Features! By the way, have you considered how many good English words the computer business has ruined for us? No longer can you say “she has nice features” without it sounding vulgar to [...]