GCC hacks in the Linux kernel, an interesting article on some of the features of GCC that are being used in the Linux kernel.

Linux: Should You Use Twice the Amount of RAM as Swap Space? Debunking the grand old myth of how much swap space you need in your Linux system.

Golden Gate HDR from 20 Beautiful HDR Pictures

Avoiding Exceptions, a brief description of techniques to use when avoiding exceptions in C++.

Tech of Yesteryear: Where Old Computers Find Their Final Resting Place, Max Burnet is a guy living in Sidney, Australia, who has the largest private collection of old computers. CIO has published a slideshow of his amazing collection.

On the Death and 441-Year Life of the Pixel, A brief history of the 441 years of pixels.

How To Write Unmaintainable Code, a concise guide to writing difficult to maintain code. Very good!

Honeywell’s Kitchen Computer remembered, This was one crazy piece of equipment from Honeywell.

Cdecl, a very handy tool that translates english to and from C/C++.

Multicolr Search Lab, lets you search flickr for images based on colors that you select.

This is the last tumblelog entry before christmas. The next one will be posted on January 5th 2009. Happy holidays!