Sleuth

Hello, I'm Dave! I'm a software developer, and I've lived in Nottingham since October 2005, and I tend to write my random thoughts down here in the hope that they might help or entertain someone in the future. If you have a comment about any of the posts you see on this site, please submit it, as you might also be helping someone!

So, you think you know LINQ?

I’ve just stumbled upon this quiz which is published as part of a “C# 4.0 In A Nutshell” book, but provides a great test for your LINQ knowledge: C# 4.0/3.0 in a Nutshell – LINQ Quiz There are some particularly tricky ones in there. I fell flat on questions 6 and 9. Those are the [...]

Cisco announce the CRS-3, for up to 322 Tbps

Cisco announce the CRS-3, for up to 322 Tbps

Can this get more crazy? One of the key plug-lines of the page: The Cisco CRS-3 triples the capacity of its predecessor, the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, with up to 322 Terabits per second, which enables the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just over one second; every [...]

The Invention of “CharvaScript”

James (at work) said to me out of the blue that he thought of a language when at uni to be called “CharvaScript”. Apart from making me laugh, it made me think a little. So I thought some more. Then I stopped thinking and picked my nose. Then I thought some more again. I came [...]

James Cameron plays World of Warcraft

I’ve just read an interesting article detailing 5 similarities between James Cameron’s Avatar and the World of Warcraft. If you play WoW, I think you’ll agree he has a point…