German Federal Elections 2009

Posted by Farid Hajji on 30 September 2009, 5:17 pm

A somewhat distanced but still interested view on the German Federal Election 2009′s results.

C++ Tutorial (2)

Posted by Farid Hajji on 29 September 2009, 9:32 am

This is part 2 of a fast paced C++ tutorial for programmers familiar with high level languages like Python and Perl. We introduce the incredibly useful and versatile std::map associative arrays, a.k.a. dictionaries.

C++ Tutorial (1)

Posted by Farid Hajji on 24 September 2009, 2:32 pm

This is part 1 of a fast paced C++ tutorial for programmers familiar with high-level languages like Python and Perl. We start with the traditional Hello, World program, and show how to write custom stream input and output operators.

Freedom not Fear 2009

Posted by Farid Hajji on 17 September 2009, 10:55 am

On an anti-surveillance rally, a camera caught police brutality against a peaceful protester on film. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? But who watches the watchers of the watchers?

9/11 WTC Collapse Theory

Posted by Farid Hajji on 13 September 2009, 5:01 pm

The WTC towers may have been constructed with a self-destruct mechanism, which could have been unintentionally ignited due to a short circuit in the control wires, caused by the kerosene fire.