Ishpeckian Browse-Dump Digest #1

Python is neato but slow and expensive. This guy's frequent and vitriolic criticism of PHP is truth but unconstructive.

http://me.veekun.com/blog/2012/07/28/quick-doesnt-mean-dirty/

Making the web think is a mistake. I have been guilty of this and I self-flagellate every day as penance. If you must do so, go pure JavaScript; razor-thin node business upon the server and make the client carry the burden of any harmless thought.

Political science never ceases to amaze me. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

They say you can identify non-scientific studies by the presence of the word "science" in their titles. Chemistry, Astronomy, Physics, all real science. Political Science, not science.

I go further to say that you can identify whether a thing is the product of demonic possession by the presence of the word "political" in its title.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.en.html

He doesn't need to bother speaking or typing anymore. We all know what he's going to say and exactly how much sense he's going to make when saying it. The man has done an amazing job of obviating himself.

Science is chiefly characterized by its propensity to state the boringly obvious when it isn't busy disproving itself.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/07/science-music

Ergo this must be science!

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/binney-on-alexander-and-nsa/

Welcome to my (out/in)box, NSA. Make yourself at home whilst I whine about crypto culture. Oh yeah! The web needs more Ishy whining about crypto culture!