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bcompiler

This document describes how I implemented a tiny compiler for a toy programming language somewhat reminiscent of C and Forth. The funny bit is that I implemented the compiler in the language itself without directly using any previously existing software. So I started by writing raw machine code in hexadecimal and then, through a series of bootstrapping steps, gradually made programming easier for myself while implementing better and better "languages".

via github.com

When asked for comment, "It's turtles all the way down."

TCP/IP over Lego model train

The video below is a good starting point, but then read on for a description of how TCP/IP is actually transported over a Lego train carrier. Basically, on the back of each train is a USB memory key (literally a key in this case; the French have a good sense of humor) with four dangling wires attached to each of the key’s interface pins. The train chugs around the track until it reaches a station (a relay turns the power off when a train approaches), where an Arduino board interfaces with the USB key via a very complex piece of cardboard wrapped in aluminium foil (see gallery below).

via www.extremetech.com

This is the most utterly useless thing I've ever seen, but it is so amazingly cool that I'm envious of the creativity.

Rascal Micro: small computers for art and science

The Rascal is a small, open source computer that works with Arduino shields. Inside, it runs Linux, and you can program it in Python. The Rascal comes with a web-based editor and lots of examples that you can modify to make whatever you want.

via rascalmicro.com

This looks like fun!

Functory

Functory is a distributed computing library for Objective Caml which facilitates distributed execution of parallelizable  computations in a seamless fashion. Further, it is polymorphic, incorporates a robust fault-tolerant mechanism and is already being deployed in real-world applications.

via functory.lri.fr

All amazing properties to have if you want something to be used. (Emp mine).

monitors.txt - lazy webapp monitoring

TL;DR Specify your webapp’s monitoring in a plain text file that your monitoring provider reads at http://yoursite.tld/monitors.txt to setup your monitors

via monitorstxt.org

I'm recycling a lot of hacker news today, but for some reason it's good today. Must be a full moon or something.

The BDD style specification sure beats sendmail.cf! (Not that those two are related in anyway.. hmm.. Maybe sendmail.cf should switch to a BDD style. if mail is sent to "andrew" it should be delivered to "john" as well.)

Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail - Web Applications

So today I was playing with some web security and one my surprises was when I decided to test the Forget the Password link on Facebook.

via webapps.stackexchange.com

Is anyone surprised here?

Eclipse Xtend

Java is a great platform and also the language has some nice features. Xtend is not meant to replace Java all together but to be a convenient alternative in situations where Java doesn't shine. Therefore Xtend ...

via www.eclipse.org

yawn. I'm so tired of seeing new languages that just compile to Java that don't offer much of anything. But, this at least has some notion of `match` even if it looks broken.

Twelve Views of Mark Jason Dominus

Lisp is a really excellent language in a lot of ways, but the Lisp world has several huge social problems. I'd like to help, but I don't think I can, because they don't want to hear it from anyone, and least of all from me.

via perl.plover.com

Truth!

I've infiltrated the #nyse ...

@apgwoz: I've infiltrated the #nyse. I was there all day, protesting in spirit, but in reality for a recruiting event. I did go with a stack of copies of "The Occupied Wall St Journal" just for good measure—many people took a copy (there were lots of college students from out of town).

Techies Unite for Occupy Wall Street Hackathon - Digits - WSJ

You can call Occupy Wall Street, the protest that has occupied a park in lower Manhattan for the last month, a product of innumerable “hacks” of a sort.

via blogs.wsj.com

... and I was also interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Busy day yesterday, busy day.