It took a while but it’s finally here. A rewrite of “If Operating Systems Were Airlines“, but this time with version control systems (duh):
Git Airlines: The “there’s more than one way to do it” airline, Git flies the world’s largest and fastest airplanes. Git Airlines was founded by some priests who were flying for […]
Entries from March 2008
If version control systems were airlines
March 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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Dutch university thinks bittorrent is greatest thing since sliced bread
March 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Torrentfreak posts that dutch University INHOLLAND now uses bittorrent to distribute software updates to its desktop computers:
According to an article in the weekly Dutch magazine Automatiserings Gids, the Dutch university INHOLLAND uses BitTorrent as a network management tool to distribute software to 6500 desktop computers in 16 different locations throughout the Netherlands. Instead of distributing […]
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Bugatti Veyron FBG Par Hermes Released
March 6th, 2008 · No Comments
While not as cool as the black on black version, this is still finger lickingly beautiful:
The official name of the highly exclusive Bugatti Veyron “Fbg par Hermès” refers to the historic Hermès headquarters on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in the heart of Paris’s eighth arrondissement: the “Fbg” appellation evokes the house’s “faubourg” address.
With the […]
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New architecture goodness being built in Dubai
March 6th, 2008 · No Comments
The stuff that they’re building in Dubai never ceases to amaze me. Here’s the lowdown on two of the latest projects:
The people behind this stunning looking structure are the Dutch firm Royal Haskoning , and they are not just in the business of developing a fantastic looking building they also have a use for […]
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God creates man, man creates vigilante robots
March 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Yeah, this is a REAL good idea….
Boingboing writes about Rufus Terrill from Atlanta, who has apparently built his own robot to “battle drug dealers”:
Late at night several times a week, Terrill powers up the 4-foot-tall, 300 pound device and reaches for a remote control packed with two joysticks and various knobs and switches. Standing […]
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YES! I got an Xbox for christmas…..no…wait….
March 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Some people are just sick in the head when it comes to humor. There are certain things you just don’t do, certain limits you don’t traverse.
Here some parents thought it would be a fun joke to give their kid an XBOX 360 for christmas. The only catch being that the box the kid is […]
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