fplanque: IT world

It was bound to happen. Macromedia's (well, Adobe's) Flash player finally evolved into a very complete Virtual Machine. They call it Apollo. It basically solves the same problem Java has tried to solve for years: write once, run anywhere. Though it… more »

Guy 1: I am so efficient I can fold 100 parachutes in a hour. Guy 2: I am so effective I can fold 100 parachutes and every single one of them will open right. Would you rather give your parachutes to the efficient or to the effective guy? Now wh… more »

"A computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a dangerously perfect match." -- Bill Bryson. more »