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Scrivener: An IDE for thinkers, creators, and writers original ↗

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Shame on the NSA original ↗

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WA Initiative 522: GMO Food Labeling original ↗

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Strange Loop 2013 Highlights original ↗

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How I learn new programming languages original ↗

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Skills I'm Learning at Splunk original ↗

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Skills I Learned at Microsoft original ↗

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Programming for Perfectionists (P4P): A Book Outline original ↗

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Avoid feeling like a port on the Mac original ↗

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Copyrights and Licenses for Software original ↗

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Exploring Onionland: The Tor .onion Darknet original ↗

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Making an Existing Python Program Unicode Aware original ↗

9 Apr 2013

Beautiful Code: SQLite original ↗

7 Apr 2013

Migrating from BBEdit to Sublime Text original ↗

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Introducing p4status: A status command for Perforce original ↗

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Killer apps for software platforms original ↗

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Notes on Racket (PLT-Scheme)original ↗

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Notes on Prolog original ↗

25 Feb 2013

Visual Guide to Programming Language Properties original ↗

20 Feb 2013

RDiscount 2.0.7 released original ↗

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Learnings from SICP (and Lisp)original ↗

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Unique Features of Various Programming Languages original ↗

29 Jan 2013

Things I Wish I Knew Before Working in Industry original ↗

15 Jan 2013

Programming is Fun. But What Matters is Solving a Real Problem.original ↗

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2010

Retrospect vs. Time Machine original ↗

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Impact of Anime on my Programming Experience original ↗

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