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August 2007
Why active record sucks
by mbertier
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Active Record may be used to implement ORM, but it should never be used as an ORM.
MySQL Community split officially a failure
by mbertier
MySQL fundamentally misunderstands their community
Exception is an Inheritance Nazi - Stubblog
by mbertier
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Whoever made its get*() methods final and the trace property private did not thought any second about how exceptions may be used or that people need to implement their own stack trace handling.
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June 2007
YouTube - Pachelbel Rant
by fastclemmy
A comedian rants about how much it sucks to play Pachelbel's Canon in D on a cello. Recorded live at Penn State, this piece by comedian/musician Rob Paravonian has been a favorite on the Dr. Demento Show.
March 2007
SXSW: Liveblogging Bruce Sterling's annual rant - Valleywag
by springnet
It's "for the semi-educated, shut-ins...a lower end evil medium that debases even the poverty-stricken people who watch it." Really, Bruce? So, um, I'm not allowed to watch 30 Rock, The Office, or Arrested Development? Everything has to be a supersaturate
July 2006
News Flash: Jeff Minter is Nobody. Film At Never.
by StoneCypher
Why does anybody listen to Jeff Minter?
May 2006
February 2006
She Dreams In Digital
by Sya
A blog about art, science, technology software and more! See the online traditional and digital art galleries of acclaimed artist Stacy Reed.
January 2006
November 2005
China Rant
by slacker
A public space for residents and visitors to the Middle Kingdom dedicated to ranting about horrible service, corrupt taxi drivers and bizarre occurrences in China.
October 2005
(screwed up) Nation by James Howard Kunstler
by multilinko
For the moment, it's back to business-as-usual for Easy-motoring Nation.
Yet 73 percent of oil from the Gulf of Mexico remains "shut in" or unavailable because of hurricane damage, and about 63 percent of natural gas production. Prior to the hurricanes, 24 percent of the nation's non-imported supply of crude came from the gulf. There are also eight refineries still shut down representing 2.1 million barrels a day of refined product capacity (900,000 barrels a day of gasoline, 500,000 of diesel and heating fuel, and 200,000 of jet fuel).
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