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NickFitz··on Ask HN: Do you use an old or 'unfashionable' programming language?
Although I haven't used Forth much since the time I implemented it on the Atari ST and used it for a commercial product, I still like to think of myself as a Forth person. It continues to influence aspects of my programming style, and can be useful to have known well in surprising circumstances; for example, I once solved a thorny problem in some rather complex XSLT by adapting a technique that's quite normal in Forth, but would be considered downright weird in many other languages. So yes, we are different :-)
NickFitz··on I wrote the original blue screen of death, sort of
The articles you link to are all just misquoting the original blog post by Raymond Chen (who is not "MSDN", they just host the blog).
NickFitz··on Attacked By Thugs (2004)
He does say "This riverside park doesn't figure much in Warsaw criminal lore" at the start of the second paragraph.
NickFitz··on Why can a scam company raise $40 Million Series C + $76 Million Series B?
You're full of crap, and you know it.
NickFitz··on Show HN: Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac
You do realise Apple's site is listed as an example of a site with good contrast on contrastrebellion.com?
NickFitz··on As Microsoft Shifts Its Privacy Rules, an Uproar Is Absent
Single page link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/technology/microsoft-expan...
NickFitz··on Things I, as a designer, wish more tech startups knew
Have you tried looking at the top of the page? It even has a photo of him.
NickFitz··on The frequent fliers who flew too much
I just bookmarked this very article in delicious.
NickFitz··on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda's Resume. Anyone interested?
My 4 digit /. UID is also prime. Does that command a premium?
NickFitz··on Rate my app (iconswitch.me) - iOS icon creator
Very nice, and just saved me a lot of messing about. Thank you!