{ "date":"2010-02-01", "blurb":"Ham ham ham. Ham.", "author":"Curtis Lassam", "top10": [ { "title":"Privacy", "link":"http://zachaysan.tumblr.com/post/364510410/i-want-privacy-because-i-break-the-law", "body":"A Torontonian discusses why he wants privacy- because, occasionally, and by complete accident, he (and most Canadians) do something that is against some sort of law. Maybe it's showing a large group of people a movie. Maybe it's sharing T3s. But it could end badly, if not for privacy.", "category":"Misc" }, { "title":"7 Bullshit Cop-Myths", "link":"http://www.cracked.com/article_18385_7-bullshit-police-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html", "body":"Oh, Cracked-lists, you are one of the most effective possible wastes of my time.", "category":"Misc" }, { "title":"HEY! HEEEEY!", "link":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYPwYfbi8jA", "body":"This Game Jam Sydney game is powered by LOUD AGGRESSION, just like me.", "category":"Gaming" }, { "title":"Your Biggest Flan", "link":"http://www.kawaiinot.com/?p=319", "body":"We should have a flan party sometime.", "category":"Comics" }, { "title":"Charity", "link":"http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/01/bill-gates-gives-10-billion-for-vaccines/", "body":"Bill Gates gives enough money to charity to officially WIN AT CHARITY FOREVER- especially because, by spending inconcievable amounts of money to fight malaria and vaccinate the world, he has probably saved more lives than any single non-scientist in history. On the other hand, Windows. So, you know, it's give-and-take.", "category":"Misc" }, { "title":"Robots: Evolve", "link":"http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-01/robots-display-predator-prey-co-evolution-evolve-better-homing-techniques", "body":"Robots display predator-prey co-evolution. So cool.", "category":"ROBOT SCIENCE!" }, { "title":"Toyota", "link":"http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/01/toyota-recall-plan.html?ref=rss", "body":"Toyota is getting shafted on this whole 'accidentally killing people with a shoddy product' deal. I hope they get around to fixing my 2010 Matrix before I run over a family of four. On the other hand, this could be a good excuse to run over a family of four, so complaint withdrawn. ", "category":"News" }, { "title":"Else-Where", "link":"http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Else-where.aspx", "body":"Given one or two programming constructs, it's possible to recreate just about everything else... whether or not that is a good idea, however, is left as an exercise for the reader.", "category":"Programming" }, { "title":"Common Programmer Mistakes", "link":"http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/awotv/experienced_programmers_which_common_mistakes_do/", "body":"This reddit thread discusses common programming mistakes that newbies make. I'm still quite the noobertoober, but if I had to contribute something to the pile I would say that **not knowing that there's already a library that will do that for you** is my favourite example. My own half-rolled CSV parser will hopefully die in a fire.", "category":"Programming" }, { "title":"Awesome", "link":"http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/02/01/nypost-report-fortress-intrwest.html?ref=rss", "body":"There is a slight chance that lenders may foreclose on Whistler in the middle of the Olympics.", "category":"News" } ] }