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?!
Month: March 2006
Commonwealth Games Medal Tally
Just in case you’re curious, here’s a handy medal tally for the Commonwealth Games:
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