World’s Worst Code Snippet?

Check out this [code snippet](http://www.thedailywtf.com/forums/65091/ShowPost.aspx). The programmer couldn’t figure out why the AccountId variable sometimes wasn’t set right, so he decided to read the value from the application’s debug log file! What the hell?!

My Lab Is Open (Again!)

The lab where I work has been officially opened. Again. This is the second time it’s been opened since I started working here! Strangely, it wasn’t officially closed between the two openings. My employer, [Andrew Corporation](http://www.andrew.com), has put out a [press release](http://www.andrew.com/pressroom/pressreleases/English/Get.aspx?PID=5134) to mark the occasion. >“The members of this world-class Andrew team in Wollongong… Continue reading My Lab Is Open (Again!)

Mac 2GHz Shootout

Bare Feats have done a [performance comparison](http://www.barefeats.com/pbcd.html) between 5 different 2GHz Macs: – Dual Core G5 Power Mac – iMac Core Duo – MacBook Pro – MacBook Solo (i.e. a Pro with one CPU disabled) – PowerBook G4 (upgraded to 2GHz by a third party) The MacBook Pro really holds itself up well, even compared… Continue reading Mac 2GHz Shootout

Keeping Schools Off The Internet

Here’s a really, really dumb situation. The [Copyright Agency Limited](http://www.copyright.com.au/) (CAL) charges Australian schools a per-student fee (totalling around AUD$31 million per year Australia-wide) to allow them to reproduce copyrighted works. From what I understand, the fees collected are (partly) distributed to copyright holders to compensate them for the copying. The idea is to allow… Continue reading Keeping Schools Off The Internet

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