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Mobius Sliced Linked Bagel

December 7th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Geekery

Mobius Bagel

Mathematically Correct Breakfast — Mobius Sliced Linked Bagel.

This isn’t exactly programming related but it’s very geeky. Next time we have bagels at work the keyword will be: Awesome.

A New Theory of Awesomeness and Miracles

December 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Geekery

A New Theory of Awesomeness and Miracles, by James Bridle, concerning Charles Babbage, Heath Robinson, MENACE and MAGE.

Frequently Forgotten Fundamental Facts about Software Engineering

December 3rd, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Code

Here are the most frequently forgotten fundamental facts about software engineering. Some are of vital importance—we forget them at considerable risk.

via Frequently Forgotten Fundamental Facts about Software Engineering.

Very interesting list of easily forgotten ideas. I hesitate to outright call them “facts” since there’s so little real research in programming (and even the author says they might be figments of his imagination. One of the most annoying things about the computer field is how much we reinvent things and forget old lessons so lists like this and discussions on the topics are always valuable if they keep things from being forgotten.