My textbook was written by a sex maniac

misc

Let this be a warning to students of the Chinese language everywhere:

Paul and Shumang Fredlein are trying to poison your mind.

Consider: today’s lesson featured an entire section devoted to finding out where someone sleeps. No, ni jin tian wan shang shui nar? is not just part of an innocent grammar lesson, but shocking come-on that can only lead to seed-spilling, sodomy and other unspeakable acts. But the section entitled Finding out where someone sleeps is only the tip of the iceberg of corruption that has already spread its roots throughout the textbooks. As further proof of their hideous lewdness, I present you with the following pictures:

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If I had more time, I would have written a shorter application

misc, personal

Upon finally getting around to filling out my first application, I’ve had the rather nasty surprise of discovering that there’s just not enough fucking room. (more…)

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deX α

code, misc

a note: a friend pointed out to me that this system contains multiple serious security holes. I will probably never get around to fixing them. If you want to use deX do not put anything sensitive into it or put it in a database containing other important information; in fact, do not use this at all unless you know exactly what you are doing.

 If somebody feels moved to sanitize all the inputs and patch up the rest of the holes that person will have my eternal gratitude.

deX is

a little project of mine designed to help organize notes, in the spirit of theTomboy project for GNOME. The goal is to provide an automated cross-referencing service as well as some date recognition, in order to easily see related notes. It is extremely lightweight and easy to set up. (more…)

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