http://humor.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for humor en Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2584724 unknown@DZone.com Different points of view on open source software :-) Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2584724humoropen sourceProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2584233 unknown@DZone.com I am incredibly anal about people not touching my displays. I'm not even going to apologize. If you touch my display, I'll kill you. Displays are for viewing, not touching. Put down your damn sticky bun and go touch your own filthy display. Here's my mental image of everyone who has ever touched my screen Tue, 13 May 2008 17:16:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2584233humoropinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2579307 unknown@ma.gnolia.com Saved By: traceymich | View Details | Give Thanks Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2579307javascriptvisualizationcanvasdemotipografiweb tasar?mseocanoncamerareferencehackfontfontscreativecreating fontsxhtmlcssDesigncodeweb designtypographydesign inpirationwork-WJwork-MTembedapiNone assigneddomizeservicedomainsearchbirdsClimate Changeglobal warmingevolutioninspirationblogtypefacesoperating systemfile transferswebappwebdevopensourceProgrammingajaxbootstrap startup entrepeneurtimetubeyoutubechronologymashuphumor http://web2announcer.com/go/2577615 unknown@DZone.com A look at what can happen when you don't know what you're doing Fri, 09 May 2008 10:36:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2577615humoropinionreviewstrendsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2571753 unknown@DZone.com Jacob Sedelin continues the mad experiments. The well-known founder of Javascript-ports Mario and Wolfenstein 3D was come to mind by idea to keep a javascript-code in a PNG-picture, thereby using possibilities of a compression of this format for code compression. The author has laid out small library which by means of a method getImageData() object Canvas reads out bytecode from a picture and translates it in clear for function eval() the form. Mon, 05 May 2008 14:48:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2571753how-tohumorjavascriptProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2571585 unknown@DZone.com With JavaOne coming up next week, I thought this little tribute might be approriate. Mon, 05 May 2008 12:28:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2571585humorjavaProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2571438 unknown@DZone.com Ola Bini on Scaling Mon, 05 May 2008 11:28:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2571438humorjavaother languagesrubyProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2571439 unknown@DZone.com A little picture/chart of a web developer day, or life... :S
 It also applies to designers ;) Mon, 05 May 2008 11:28:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2571439css-htmlhumorweb 2.0web designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2560429 unknown@DZone.com An irreverent look at blogs on scalability Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:23:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2560429humorserverweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2558260 unknown@DZone.com a list of horrible css crimes - the truth has to come out eventually :) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:27:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2558260css-htmlhumorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2556173 unknown@DZone.com A humorous factory method lesson. Hope you enjoy... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:56:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2556173.nethow-tohumorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2548605 unknown@DZone.com I’m trying to download a file from the evil Rapidshare (who make you wait about 2 painful minutes before giving you the file) and just after the wait time is over, I get a Captcha looking like this: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:23:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2548605humortrendsusabilityweb designProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546861 unknown@DZone.com Comic lampooning our favourite DZoner Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:50:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546861humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546565 unknown@DZone.com In light of the recent news about American Airline's maintenance problems, I sat down and talked with my Dad about aircraft maintenance. You see, my Dad was a maintenance Crew Chief for Pan American Airlines for nearly 30 years and I wanted to understand how things got so bad for American. My Dad explained the inner workings of Pan Am's maintenance program to me. The program dated back to late 1960's and early 1970's and was remarkably agile-sounding Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:26:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546565humormethodologyopinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2544148 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2544148humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546167 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546167humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546227 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546227humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546278 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546278humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546331 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546331humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546389 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546389humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2546450 unknown@DZone.com A couple of videos showing how to make good use of a wii remote and a gamepad at work for development! :-) Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2546450humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2542214 unknown@DZone.com Funny song about the Model-View-Controller design pattern. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:14:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2542214humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2539134 unknown@DZone.com 27 images of macs with wallpapers giving the appearance that the screen is see-through. Very cool. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:37:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2539134ApplehumorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2536165 unknown@DZone.com 9) Your boss hands you his resume. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:29:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2536165humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2531388 unknown@DZone.com A funny story about disappointment and Clearcase, IBM's (former Rational, former Atria) version control product.
 It is written in a "love affair" style, like talking about a real break up with his couple... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:39:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2531388humoropiniontoolsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2525954 unknown@DZone.com In which places have you been? Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:55:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2525954humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2518237 unknown@DZone.com This one is inspired by a recent forum post, that still leaves me in amazement.
 
 Hi, Im wondering how i can create a boat in turing and if someone can post a example.
 
 This makes no sense, since one doesn’t normally make water vehicles in Turing, the programming language. Though this got me thinking — if a programming language was a boat, what would it be? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:43:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2518237humoropinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2515532 unknown@DZone.com The software development process is a big black box for basically everyone on the planet earth, except for a few, proud individuals who speak geek and wear silly tee-shirts. To everyone else who doesn’t read code or wear silly tee-shirts but work with people who do, the last bit of sanity they have is during the time they get to tell development what they want. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:56:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515532humorjavamethodologyopinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2515364 unknown@DZone.com Most mornings I make it a habit to do a quick check of Google Analytics in order to view the stats on this blog. I’m usually greeted with somewhere between 25-35 visitors a day sometimes spiking to 50 or more. So you can imagine my surprise when I saw this: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:49:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515364humorNewstrendsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2515273 unknown@DZone.com When it rains, it pours! Yesterday was a HUGE day for tech news, especially news relevant to the Java audience. It was such a huge news day, in fact, that I'm certain we have missed some very important headlines. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:12:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515273humorjavaNewsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2515153 unknown@DZone.com When I get hired by a new company, I want the company to know. These are my rights, Do you choose to accept them before I start working for you? Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:13:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515153.nethumoropinionweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2515104 unknown@DZone.com An open-source project surprised insiders today by announcing an implementation of the Java programming language on the JVM. The language, jJava, reflects the current trend for using the JVM as a systems platform for various languages. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:13:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2515104humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2514959 unknown@DZone.com A revolutionary web framework that I've been working on. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:21:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2514959frameworkshumorrubyweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2514324 unknown@DZone.com I like DZone. I have been reading stories posted there for a least a year now. It is a great place to go if you want to stay on top of new technologies. However, over the past year I have noticed similarities among many of the articles that find there way to DZone. Here are the top 10 things you can do to get your article on DZone. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:51:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2514324how-tohumoropinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2513639 unknown@DZone.com Nice fun thing... Great humour!! Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:01:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2513639eclipsehumorjavaopinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2508612 unknown@DZone.com wow! How easy to Keep the CPU cool while coding Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:09:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2508612humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2504065 unknown@DZone.com Google makes your life easier with great search, but did you also know it's loaded with pranks, goofs, and put-ons? We show you the best of the bunch. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:14:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2504065humorweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2495769 unknown@DZone.com The three complexities of solving the Travelling Salesman Problem Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:37:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2495769humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2495677 unknown@DZone.com ``What if I was a management consultant?'' Adams Scott(Dilbert Creator ) wondered. ``I could
 lead a bunch of executives in writing a mission statement so impossibly
 complicated that it has no real context whatsoever.'' Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:54:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2495677humoropinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2494664 unknown@DZone.com Most companies and project managers suggest constructive criticism when working with developers. We take a slightly different approach. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:16:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2494664humorphpProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2493275 unknown@DZone.com A picture and a forum post that describe two sides of computer science Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:49:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2493275databasehumormethodologyopinionProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2489413 unknown@DZone.com This is the second part of the "Ten UI lessons from the real world" article. It has more funny examples of what (not) to do with your UIs. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:55:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2489413guihumorusabilityProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2488991 unknown@DZone.com The vi editor if it were designed by Microsoft Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:51:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2488991humorMicrosofttoolsunix-linuxProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2485955 unknown@DZone.com ASCII art is an old computer art form where one creates images by nothing else than ASCII characters. Here is a small ASCII art generator which will generate ASCII art from and image of your choice. Oh yeah, all code is available and Open Source...
 Including Gaia ;) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:42:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2485955.netajaxhumorstandardsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2481543 unknown@DZone.com I am very pleased to announce the availibility of the Hypothetical Megastructure "but will it scale" t-shirt.
 The t-shirt provdes the wearer with the following powers:
 1. Effortlessly win any technical discussion instantly!
 2. Impress your friends!
 3. Immediately dismiss any rival language or framework! Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:59:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2481543humorrubyweb 2.0Programming http://web2announcer.com/go/2474961 unknown@DZone.com XKCD tries to sort out the apparent confusion over exactly how many bytes make up a kilobyte Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:06:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2474961humorProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2473130 unknown@DZone.com ...in a bold secret move Microsoft decided to incorporate cutting edge and even futuristic technology into some if its more popular products. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:38:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2473130humorMicrosoftProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2471033 unknown@DZone.com A cartoon on best programming language; invented yet! Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:04:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2471033humorother languagesProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2469558 unknown@DZone.com In this article I will demonstrate Excel's arithmetical facilities, the embedded rendering subsystems (there are two of them!) and the revolutionary approach which might just cause a paradigm shift. I hope you will discover that Excel effectively and efficiently incorporates practicality, tons of features, the multi-platform portability and the high performance with the unique and futuristic 3D engine features. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:13:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2469558humorMicrosofttoolsProgramming http://web2announcer.com/go/2468754 unknown@DZone.com What can we learn about usability… Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:07:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2468754humorusabilityProgramming