ridiculous_fish

Mac OS 9 and NEXTSTEP were like two icy comets wandering aimlessly in space. Neither was really going anywhere in particular. And then, BANG! They collide, stick wetly together, spinning wildly! Thus was born Mac OS X - or so the legend goes.

Thursday August 24th, 2006

3.4

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Hex Fiend 1.1

From ridiculous_fish, over 2 years ago, 0 comments Comment

Spiffy! Hex Fiend version 1.1 is ready. Hex Fiend is my fast and clever free hex editor for Mac OS X. New stuff: Horizontal resizing Custom fonts Overwrite mode Hidden files Lots more goodies (see release notes) Hex Fiend 1.1 May you find it useful! Wake up. Ssnsnrk. Wake up, he's gone. Zzzz...wha? Oh, someone's here. Allow me to spin up. ........................................ If [...]

Tuesday May 30th, 2006

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The Treacherous Optimization

From ridiculous_fish, over 2 years ago, 0 comments Comment

I imagine the author of grep, Ultimate Unix Geek, squinting at vi; the glow of a dozen xterms is the only light to fall on his ample frame covered by overalls, cheese doodles, and a tangle of beard. Discarded crushed Mountain Dew - no, no, Jolt - cans litter the floor. I look straight into the back of his head, covered by a snarl of greasy locks, and reply with a snarl of my own: You're mine.

Tuesday May 16th, 2006

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...and statistics

From ridiculous_fish, over 2 years ago, 0 comments Comment

Here we go again

Tuesday March 28th, 2006

6.3

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Hex Fiend

From ridiculous_fish, over 2 years ago, 0 comments Comment

One of my side projects has born some fruit. Introducing Hex Fiend, a new hex editor for Mac OS X.

Sunday February 5th, 2006

Nest

From ridiculous_fish, over 2 years ago, 0 comments Comment

How do nested functions work, and why did Apple stop supporting them?

Friday December 23rd, 2005

Array

From ridiculous_fish, over 3 years ago, 0 comments Comment

Our arrays, aren't. There, that's known as a teaser. You see it in television all the time. "Find out which common household plant devours pets at night...but first." And then you have to sit through and watch the stuff about Brad and Angelina shacking up / Shaq driving his new Hummer / Hummer's [...]