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MacTech has an excellent article on using d-trace: the newly included debugging tool included with Mac OS X 10.5.

Go ahead and check it out.  You’ll be smarter when you’re done.

Software is abstract and non-tactile by its very nature. It can be difficult to see what it is doing and why it may be misbehaving. To get a better view of software, we often use tools like gdb, leaks, lsof, and sc_usage, just to name a few. We even still use “caveman debugging” techniques like recompiling the code with additional print statements.

A few years back, Sun Microsystems developed DTrace: a new and innovative way to trace running software on live systems. DTrace enables developers and administrators to “see” what their code, and others’ code, is doing in a flexible and dynamic way. With the release of Leopard, Apple has brought DTrace to Mac OS X.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15660_ultimate-war-simulation-game.html

The Ultimate War Simulation Game

http://hivelogic.com/narrative/articles/installing-mysql-on-mac-os-x

What follows are instructions for building and installing MySQL 5 on Mac OS X. These instructions should work perfectly on both Tiger and Leopard.

http://www.makemylogobiggercream.com/

http://poignantguide.net/ruby/

Interesting site full of really cool paper models.  Of course, it’s all in german, but hey?….

Link here.

Article here.

“At a well-attended rally in front of his new ground zero headquarters Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially announced his plan to run for president of 9/11. “My fellow citizens of 9/11, today I will make you a promise,” said Giuliani during his 18-minute announcement speech in front of a charred and torn American flag. “As president of 9/11, I will usher in a bold new 9/11 for all.” If elected, Giuliani would inherit the duties of current 9/11 President George W. Bush, including making grim facial expressions, seeing the world&#xu2;019s conflicts in terms of good and evil, and carrying a bullhorn at all state functions.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HqdnjgkExY

Pretty darn good stuff.