Firstell.

It is not only the violin that shapes the violinist, we are all shaped by the tools we train ourselves to use, and in this respect programming languages have a devious influence: they shape our thinking habits. This circumstance makes the choice of first programming language so important.

E.W. Dijkstra: To the members of the Budget Council (concerning Haskell), 12 April 2001

Doppelgeburtstag.

An so einem schönen Datum zwei werden ist zweimal so gut!

Scrabble für 200 Punkte.

Finde ein Wort mit zwei Doppelkonsonanten die beide getrennt ausgesprochen werden.

Preparing slow and using fast.

Often taking longer than expected:

  • cooking
  • writing
  • thinking

Often taking shorter than expected:

  • eating
  • reading
  • doing

How long can you stand the heat?

The window doesn't open, and the fan is broke,
And my face is turnin' blue.
I haven't been in a crowd like this
Since I went to see The Who.
Well, I should'a got off a couple miles ago,
But I couldn't get to the door.
There isn't any room for me to breathe.
Now we're gonna pick up more, yeah!

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Another One Rides the Bus