The fundamental problem of programming language package management : Inside 206-105
The fundamental problem of programming language package management Why are there so many goddamn package managers? They sprawl across both operating systems (apt, yum, pacman, Homebrew) as well as for programming languages (Bundler, Cabal, Composer, CPAN, CRAN, CTAN, EasyInstall, Go Get, Maven, npm,…
How Norway avoided the 'curse of oil'
Norway is one of the richest places on earth, yet displays of ostentatious wealth are rare. How has Norway avoided the pitfalls of mineral wealth, and what comes after the oil runs out?
The Relative Cost of Bandwidth Around the World | CloudFlare Blog
To be a part of the Internet, CloudFlare buys bandwidth, known as transit, from a number of different providers.
Gridland
Match. Build. Survive.
Hasnain says:
This was made by the folk who made "A Dark Room".
Here goes my productivity...
Gogs: Go Git Service
Gogs(Go Git Service) is a GitHub-like clone in the Go Programming Language
Hasnain says:
gogs is insanely easy to set up; I just decided to self host most of my code.
Posted on 2014-08-26T04:54:48+0000
roots
Around 2006, my friend Dan Christensen created a fascinating picture of all the roots of all polynomials of degree ≤ 5 with integer coefficients ranging from -4 to 4:
gogits/gogs
gogs - Gogs(Go Git Service) is a painless self-hosted Git Service written in Go.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
feynmanlectures.caltech.edu
Hasnain says:
"Caltech and The Feynman Lectures Website are pleased to present this online edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Now, anyone with internet access and a web browser can enjoy reading a high quality up-to-date copy of Feynman's legendary lectures."
Posted on 2014-08-25T20:33:31+0000
philsquared/Catch
Catch - A modern, C++-native, header-only, framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD
How did the Napa earthquake affect sleep?
The Napa Earthquake was the strongest to hit Northern California in 25 years. See how it impacted the sleep of UP wearers in the Bay Area.
Hasnain says:
An analysis showing how people woke up during the earthquake.
Posted on 2014-08-25T20:29:05+0000