Web 2.0 Calc

A really nice web app. Very useful at times when you don't have a physical calculator at hand and the problem is too small to fire up an ipython/scipy console.

Build a compiler series

A great 15 part series here. Definitely worth bookmarking.

The approach taken is an interesting one. Ruthlessly eliminate features. Relentlessly punt to user. Just focus on building a working, complete - and functionally correct - baseline. By functionally correct, I mean it should correctly - and in all cases completely - raise the red flag whenever it encounters anything illegal according the syntax or semantics.

Perhaps it deserves to be given a name. How about "The Crenshaw approach"?

Apple's latest

Have a look.

Great job, Apple. HTML5 can't land here fast enough. I wonder why then, they seem to be interested in HTML5 so much by their participation in WHATWG.

An eye opener...

Have a look here.

"Indeed, the government predicts the jobless rate will average 9.8 percent next year and 8.4 percent in 2012 before falling to 5 percent in 2016."

~3 years to reduce unemployment by ~1%. Really eye opening.