About the Cobras
I'm a C, C++, Objective C and PHP programmer. I develop various things for PCs, Macs and the iOS platforms. On and off I'm developing an iPhone game which I expect I shall never finish. I feature progress reports on how far I am from completing it in this blog along with me rattling on about learning French and any other junk I need to get off my chest. I shouldn't really need to say it in this day and age, but obviously, the opinions here are mine and not those of anyone who pays me... unless I've been bribed, in which case, all bets are off. There's more here.-
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Bees: the miracle powering modern computing
Computers. How do they work? Magic? Bees? Magnets? Who knows. All those components, wires and other bits and bobs, it’s pretty much a mystery that we’ll never really understand. Well, no, actually. Almost nothing (I say almost because, well, you … Continue reading
Posted in Software development
Tagged 6502, bees, cobra art, giraffe, Girafferillo, machine code
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Top secret big nuts
For top secret work1 reasons I am learning a touch of C# at the moment. Normally, because it’s a Microsoft technology, you’d expect any knowledge you acquire to be transient due to their merciless and comprehensive deprecation strategy. This, as … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous rubbish
Tagged C++, cobra art, Coco de Mer, giraffe, pointless observation, shiny box syndrome
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Aliens… from Mars
“♫ So remember, when you’re feeling very small and insecure, How amazingly unlikely is your birth, ♬ ♪ And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space, ‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth. ♬♩” – Eric Idle, … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous rubbish, Space
Tagged aliens, cobra art, ET, germs, giraffe, leedle loodle, Mars curiosity, seti
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That’s no moon!
Itook my umbrella to London the other day in order to prevent it from raining. It was Mrs Cobra’s idea, she reminded me that Murphy’s Law means that if I don’t take it, I will end up more drenched than … Continue reading
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Tagged cobra art, droids, giraffe, khaaaaaaaaaan!, quantum, the force
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The invasion of the giraffes
Since the baby Cobra joined us late last year, there has been a marked increase in the number of giraffes in our house. From where I am sitting, for example, I can see four giraffes – which I believe is … Continue reading
Corks-a-poppin’
Here’s my expression when I checked my email every morning for the past few weeks: It’s what I expect is the standard expression for iPhone developers going through app approval the first time. Here is the full sequence of sheer … Continue reading