Woodcarving Round-Up

By Jim, on April 25th, 2012%

I headed south to New Braunfels, TX yesterday to get a look at the Texas Woodcarvers Guild Spring Round-Up. The Round-Up is a week-long event that features classes, a banquet, a Whittlin’ Contest, and a few vendors set up to sell things that carvers buy. A lot of carvers are unabashed tool junkies, there were . . . → Read More: Woodcarving Round-Up

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The things you see on the road

By Jim, on April 18th, 2012%

I had my bike repainted last year, and even started riding it. Then I got busy with other things (or maybe I just got lazy). The bike spent most of the last 12 months hanging in the garage overlooking the bandsaw. I’d take it out every couple of months just to assuage my own guilt, . . . → Read More: The things you see on the road

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Hash codes are not unique

By Jim, on April 13th, 2012%

It’s surprising how often I hear (or see written) a programmer saying, “…and then I’ll compute a unique hash code that I can use for a key.”

The term “unique hash code” is a red flag indicating that the programmer who uttered it does not understand hash codes and is about to do something incredibly . . . → Read More: Hash codes are not unique

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