Monthly Archives: March 2015

It depends? It depends.

Posted on 2015-03-23 by Graham

Sometimes you ask a question which has a small collection of actionable answers: yes or no. You ask someone who should be able to give that yes or no answer, and they go for the third: it depends. Maybe they … Continue reading →

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GNU Terry Pratchett

Posted on 2015-03-17 by Graham

(post-hoc prescript: I admit to being in two minds about sharing this post. Name-dropping can be the ultimate in reflected vanity: I have worth because I knew this worthy person. I title it about them, but we both know it’s … Continue reading →

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Linus’s Bystanders

Posted on 2015-03-16 by Graham

For some reason, when Eric S. Raymond wanted to make a point about the “bazaar” model of open source software development, he named it after someone else. Thus we have Linus’s Law: Linus was directly aiming to maximize the number … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Swift

Posted on 2015-03-09 by Graham

Gulliver meets the Oopers Lemuel Gulliver’s world was black. No light, no sound, infinite darkness and solitude. Am I dead?, he asked himself. No, surely not. He opened his eyes. Still, everything remained black. My God, I am dead! Lemuel … Continue reading →

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