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tiny fonts for programmers. See more code/screen.

The original article on the Broken windows theory. circa 1982

Excellent comparison of output qualities in text when using "word processors" against LaTeX typesetting system.

Dataisnature is a weblog of personal and recreational research containing information and links covering the following topics - Robot Art, Algorithmic and Procedural Art, Computational Aesthetics, Glitch Aesthetics, Vj’ing, Video Art, Computational Archaeology and similar subjects.

This was the clearest tutorial on ObjC i've read so far.

Their success ought to be durable because of this.

recommended by fellow redditers.

iPhone Programming course from Stanford

user masklinn on reddit explains.

Teh new awesomeness in programming language books crowd.

Don't waste your afternoon drawing UML Sequence Diagrams

excellent advice. Covers writing, voice, technical, audience topics.

scholars from India, over a period of some 4500 years, contributed to some of the greatest mathematical achievements in the history of the subject. From the earliest numerate civilisation of the Indus valley, through the scholars of the 5th to 12th centuries who were conversant in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, geometry combinatorics and latterly differential calculus, Indian scholars led the world in the field of mathematics.

A lot of people give flak for zope2 without understanding the factors behind the choices zope made in 90s. Kevin teague brings in fresh perspective on that.

article by DAVID FOSTER WALLACE on NY Times

Joel Spolsky explains how with the help of new Dropbox service, one can manage passwords across machines.

by Jason Calacanis

Hilarious!! But CS? CS?? Aaargh!

by Kurt Vonnegut

CKAN is the place to search for open knowledge resources

SAS R Statistics Blog.

Most universities now have a curriculum called “Software Engineering”. This should not be confused with the usage of the same word in, for example, Electrical Engineering. Why? Because Electrical Engineering is a discipline and is taught as such.

My alarm went off at 7 the next day. After a panicky wake-up, I realized I wasn't tired at all—I was full of bounce and vim. The melatonin pill had worked a miracle. "Time to get up!" I sang out, pulling up the blinds.