The Go Programming Language (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
The greatest program ever written
An ode to a small work of programming genius.
Hasnain says:
Back when programming was actually difficult and close to the metal
Posted on 2015-03-05T16:53:15+0000
India’s Daughter: BBC brings forward airing of Delhi rape documentary
Film on brutal attack on Jyoti Singh broadcast in UK on Wednesday night despite being banned by Indian authorities
Hasnain says:
" India’s parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu declared: “We can ban the film in India. But this is an international conspiracy to defame India. We will see how the film can be stopped abroad too.”"
I thought us Pakistanis had the monopoly on claiming any bad press was a foreign conspiracy
Posted on 2015-03-05T16:14:42+0000
One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn't
Identical twins who shared the same sports and other physical activities as youngsters but different exercise habits as adults soon developed quite different bodies and brains, a new study from Finland found.
EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ & ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
Maxis Emeryville, the studio responsible for huge PC hits including 'The Sims' and 'SimCity', has been closed by EA after nearly thirty years of operation.
SpaceX Profitable as Musk Pulls In NASA Contracts, Google Cash
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.
Decision in ‘free-range’ case does not end debate about parenting and safety
CPS investigation leads to finding that Md. parents are responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect.
Hasnain says:
"“The go-to narrative in the last 20 or 30 years for parents was, ‘Take your eyes off your kid for even a second and he’ll be snatched.’ What the Meitiv case did was pivot the story to: ‘Give your kid one second of freedom and the government will arrest you.’ ”"
Posted on 2015-03-04T17:50:26+0000
Why Unreal, Unity, and Source are Going Free
In the last three days, three major game engine developers have announced they are giving their technology away. Why would they do that? What do they hope to achieve?
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Posted on 2015-03-04T17:46:51+0000
The Night My Girlfriend Dissociated and Forgot Who I Was | VICE | United Kingdom
Because of her dissociative identity disorder, I was a stranger in the eyes of the woman I loved.
Hasnain says:
"She listened for a little while longer and then passed the phone to me. "He wants to talk to you." I spoke to George for a couple of minutes. I've never been so relieved to hear the voice of a girlfriend's ex."
Posted on 2015-03-04T17:43:42+0000
I Do Not Know C
The purpose of this article is to make everyone (especially C programmers) say: “I do not know C”.I want to