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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Not as foolproof as we thought?

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

3 of the 4 cables that provide internet connections between Europe and North Africa (and thence the Middle East) are broken at the moment. Repairs won’t be completed for a few more days, because a ship has to find the broken ends, and drag them to the surface, where they will be stitched together fibre [...]

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What to make of this – Ocado’s Christmas email

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

I don’t know whether I really like this for its sincerity and humanity, or really feel it’s just wrong. I’m not at all sure what to make of it…
It’s almost exactly nine years to the day since Ocado started in a temporary office in central London, and at this festive time of the year [...]

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Facebook – the engineering could be better

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Facebook is often referred to as a social utility. It’s become an important aspect of many people’s daily lives, used to organise events, stay in touch and so on. Some have practically stopped using email for personal communications: Facebook can keep all your friends’ addresses so you don’t have to remember them.
Not long ago, I [...]

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Upgrading to Python 3

Thursday, December 11, 2008

About 18 months ago I taught myself the Python programming language over the course of a few weeks, and was impressed with it from the start. Version 3 has just come out, and is generating a lot of interest, as this post illustrates. The new version takes the language forward in its purity and structure [...]

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