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Gilad Bracha: So why not get rid of constructors and have a class declaration create a factory object instead? Well, Smalltalk did just that a generation ago. Every time you define a class, you define the factory object for its instances. I won’t explain the Smalltalk metaclass hierarchy here. Suffice to say that it is a thing of beauty, resolving a potential infinite regress with an elegant circularity.

This is a good article, and I’ve certainly hit the problems talked about with both Smalltalk and Java. I’m looking forward to some examples…

Checkout these YouTube videos for New Zealand Folk Parody duo Flight of the Conchords action.

My favourite is The Humans are Dead

They also have an upcoming HBO show! Which we’ll probably never get to see in the UK.

Cool looking map of the Star Wars galaxy..

Upgrade to Typo 4_1. After a few false starts it all seems to be Ok, if you notice anything wrong post a comment.

During the upgrade Sean suggested using mongrel which is now in play, clustered too after he got that going for me =]

“People keep asking me to join the LinkedIn network,” he said, “but I’m already part of a network, it’s called the Internet.”

One day all those walled gardens will be broken down and the internet will be one. Of course, it will still be full of photos of Cats, but whatever.

Scott Adams: It’s important to have goals when you pet. Otherwise you’re just rubbing another mammal for no reason.

Err, yeah.

Nice article on turning of adverts for your members.

Stuff.co.nz has feeds now, I’m not sure if they had them all along and last time I looked I was blind but they’re there now.

Check it out: Sutff.co.nz feeds