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And I thought Debian was the one thing they couldn't make fun of. Yes,
I use Debian :P

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While going through some unused parts of my hard disk, I found
something pretty fascinating. I wrote this out in 2007 to explain
pointers in C to someone. Hopefully, someone somewhere will find it
useful :)

The device has huge potential. The price point will determine the rest.

Yes, I really did change the nameservers and nobody but Google/
GoDaddy would know about this. I'm sure it's from Google App Support
now.

 
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C - Black Sabbath.
Rough, unpolished and what most people consider too old for this day
and age. Yet some people worship Sabbath and claim they're the
greatest thing in existance.
 
C++ - Dream Theater
A little complex when you start out with it, doesen't make perfect
sense unless you understand it. You consider it brilliance if you do.
 
Java - Metallica
Was a great concept once upon a time. Now everyone seems to hate it,
though people still cling to it, who are rather disliked by others in
the programming world.
 
C# - Megadeth
Competes with Java, though you can't deny some things about it are
very impressive. Also, the frontman/controlling company is considered
a real prick.
 
Python - Iron Maiden
Everybody who tries it falls in love the first time. You'll never meet
a single chap who's tried python/Iron Maiden and not liked it. You
don't understand why they do some of the things in the latest releases
though.
 
Perl - Dragonforce
You have no idea what's going on and is incredibly complicated. If you
don't pay attention to it, it sounds kindof nice.
 
PHP - Opeth
Pretty inconsistent, a little confusing, though fun to try once in a
while. *way* too overrated.
 
LOLCODE - Spinal Tap
'Nuff said.
 
Ruby - Nine Inch Nails
Everyone keeps talking about it, but you can't really make out what
the fuss all about.
 
Haskell - Dethklok
Brutally fast and extremely popular with specific people, with almost
cult status. Any haskell/dethklok fans will bond almost instantly.
 
Visual Basic - Linkin Park
Only 14 year olds think that's a programming language/metal band.