Languages shape the way
Languages shape the way we think, or don’t. Erik Naggum
Erik Naggum
The fundamental deficiency in
The fundamental deficiency in HTML is that it reduces hypertext and the intertwinedness of human communication to a question of how it is rendered and what happens when you click on it. … HTML is to the browser what PostScript is to the laser printer. Erik Naggum
I’m bothered by the
I’m bothered by the fact that stupid people don’t spontaneously combust, which they should. Erik Naggum
Have you considered the
Have you considered the option of getting the joke? If not, try it now and redeem your soul. Erik Naggum
I have actually programmed
I have actually programmed a fair bit in Perl, like I have C++ code published with my name on it. Other things I have tried and have no intention to do again if I can at all avoid it include smoking, getting drunk enough to puke and waste the whole next day with hang-over, breaking … Read more
Enlightenment is probably antithetical
Enlightenment is probably antithetical to impatience. Erik Naggum
XML is a giant
XML is a giant step in no direction at all. Erik Naggum
‘Code sharing’ is an
‘Code sharing’ is an economic surplus phenomenon. It works only when none of the people involved in it are in any form of need. Erik Naggum
If, however, one factor
If, however, one factor is too successful, it will continue to be the winning factor regardless of the variation in the other factors over the range of variation in the conditions, and therefore will stifle the development of other advantageous factors until the conditions change sufficiently that it no longer is the winning factor. At … Read more
The only important property
The only important property of evils of the past is that they not be repeated in the future, in any way, shape, or form. Erik Naggum