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Tuesday Was Election Day in the USA (or, as I call it, National Stupidity Day)

10 Nov 2022 2 minute read 4 comments Great White Snark

"Democracy inevitably involves the public putting up with the whims and delusions of the politicians who wish to represent them, not least the semi-delusional conclusion that you and you alone are the person to lead the putative free world. But at s...

Tuesday Was Election Day in the USA (or, as I call it, National Stupidity Day)

Why is PHP so Weird?

15 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

PHP is a very weird language, particularly with all its callback functions, reflection and magic method features. It tends toward stringly-typed code, making JavaScript look sensible and straight-forward. (It really isn't.) What's the point of imple...