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Something went wrong (take a look at the prices, the books are exactly the same):

Here is an example on how you could implement Monads in C++. Hrmm... I think I prefer the version of Haskell ;)

Here is a funny way of explaining Monads in Haskell (using Monsters devouring values).

I was just looking around a little bit in the .git subdirectory of a local git repository of mine and found out that some files are VAX COFF executables!

pb@earth:~/DataTrap/git/science/.git$ file ./objects/e5/940c1148ae6050cdc20b5978fa7419b2b093eb
./objects/e5/940c1148ae6050cdc20b5978fa7419b2b093eb: VAX COFF executable

;)

VAX is a pretty old computer architecture which runs operating systems like OpenVMS:

Well, .. in real those are just binary blobs where git stores content in. A joke or by accident? Because OpenVMS' file system has integrated version control in its native file system. Its much simpler than git, but... ;)

I received the following notification from Hetzners monitoring robot just after shutting down one of the my VServers:

==> PING (reminder) <==  
State is now:   ERROR    (00:30h 2010.02.14)
State before:   UNKNOWN  (was over 40 years)

Huge logo of Opera, seen in downtown München, Germany:

I've seen this yesterday in Karlsruhe, Germany:

An uncommon way to express internet bandwith:

You all probably know about the Ruby Scripting Language. Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.

However, some of you probably didn't know about Ruby Cabernet. It's the wine you should drink while programming in Ruby :)

Ruby Cabernet is a red wine grape variety that is valued for its drought resistance if not for the quality of its wines. A cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan, it can produce wines with good color and a pleasant cherry flavor, but is mostly blended into bulk wines.

I have not yet tried it out. The bottle is still closed. I am not a Ruby programmer anyways though :)

I know of a "Hacker Bridge" in Munich! In Karlsruhe they have a "Hecker Street" where all the hackers live!

In the Sedanstreet of Karlsruhe everybody knows Sed: