Boring Database Stuff

Database Tables, Primary Keys, Foriegn Keys, and Relationships

Isn't it ugly?  All embedded engineers just hate this crap...  snore!!!!!

Until the lights just came on for me watching this:

This is how Civilization and many online video-games are written!  Set timers for build items and there you go.

So keep those boring database videos coming youtube.

The Dark Side of Open Source

2 days ago I ran across this site:

http://programming-motherfucker.com/

I was actually looking for C# tutorials, and this site is related to "Learn <language> The Hard Way".  (Which might be fine - too bad there aren't more Python-tutorial-like websites, which is really the best:

http://www.learnpython.org/

)

Anyways, back to Programming, Motherfucker...  which is now a technical term, so don't be offended.  The "manifesto" part of the page struck me as funny enough to post on my facebook page, then take it down because .. well just because.  And Zed Shaw has written a HUGE number of books.

So last night watched his ACM talk "The Scams That Derail Programming, Motherfucker", which is worth the time if you're sort of interested in the psychology of "community" and manipulation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Xh2Go-jkM

In a nutshell, take good care of yourself, watch out for scams, and learn what you can from everything that's out there without becoming a fanatic.  Oh - and program!  Like the wind!!