The Linker’s favorite iMac was killed by PG&E this week. Power went out, and when it came back up, a sickening hiss was followed by burnt dust being expelled from the 2006 model’s fan port. It was a good steed and served well. Were he not in California, The Linker might hold a Viking funeral for it. Were it not a Mac, he also might have been able to change the power supply out of it. Such is life…

Try Python, Ruby, QBASIC, Forth…

Why use Amiga in 2011?

“Algorithm” is not a four-letter word.

Making async programming easier with Emacs and macros…

Asynchronous programming with Async and Await…

This developer’s life…

Today’s random Wikipedia entry: The telephone