A page with a few links about C programming. The most interesting link there is to Rob Pike’s cool essay Notes on Programming in C (which I already read).
A Fresh Look at Efficient Perl Sorting – a cool article that covers Perl sorting in an accessible and comprehensive way – including a clear explanation how to sort by multiple keys.
I just read Kenneth Hite’s last Pyramid column (about Red Riding Hood), and he quotes a book called the Testament of Nicholas Flamel (the page is part of an Alchemy portal which should be worth looking into some day). Apparently, Nicholas Flamel was a big name in the Alchemy business long before he made his cameo appearance in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone…
I’m looking up stuff on Pirates for a one-shot RPG session (Duh) and I came across this site for a National Geographic film, called Pirates of the Whydah. Capt. Samuel Bellamy’s men read like a perfect PC party…