Monthly Archives: July 2006

Ruby vs. Python (take 147)

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Russell

Tim Bray, a new student of Ruby, admires it for its readability, and compares it to Python: In theory, Python ought to do better, lacking all those silly end statements cluttering up the screen. But in practice, when I look … Continue reading →

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It's official: the Orioles stink (update: so does Tampa)

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Russell

That must have been the worst half-inning in ten years. Double, single, homer, triple, single, single, single, strikeout. Exit R. Lopez. Hope we can get a sack of baseballs for you now… Enter Birkins. Fly ball, homer, walk, homer, double. … Continue reading →

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To boldly split infinitives is fine

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Russell

From Coudal via John Gruber comes this list of common non-errors in English. The first item on the list is split infinitives, and of course they give as an example the most famous split infinitive in Modern English: “… to … Continue reading →

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