Computer science shirts and computer science articles
Look again!Even on t-shirts, the number of bugs increases by the day. All getDigital t-shirts are of course way past the beta phase ;)
Why don't we use the binary system in elementary school? Learning just two numbers would make a lot of things easier and it would also be easier to...
View full detailsProgrammers who use pointers should be careful because they aren't far away from hell ;) At least that's what the 2nd of the 10 commandme...
View full details"Too many cooks spoil the broth!" - a principle that not only applies in the kitchen but also the world of IT. When it comes to identifying former ...
View full detailsIt's safe to say that without IT specialists, the world as we know it could hardly function. Most aspects of our lives, whether we realize it or no...
View full detailsWhat's the trick behind all the software and where does it come from? That's what we asked ourselves and then we went on a investigation....
View full detailsAll users of a unix-like operating systems (Linux, Mac, BSD, etc) should know what a fork bomb is. A fork bomb is a program which creates so many c...
View full detailsLinux - The choice of the GNU generation
Something you may not know is that computer scientists have to deal with all sorts of trees. Quite often, the most common being the so-called binar...
View full detailsOne nice aspect of mastering a language that not everyone understands is the possibility of being able to make a lot of inside jokes. This is espec...
View full detailsAt times, we reach the point where our brain just refuses to function properly and even the simplest tasks are impossible to complete. Most program...
View full detailsSometimes you just need a little longer to sort out your thoughts. Just point to the button and finish thinking. That way everyone knows and you ha...
View full detailsOn January 19, 2038, exactly on 03:14:07 (GMT) the 32-bit Unix time variable will be completely filled!Unix-like systems store the time as the numb...
View full detailsWe really don't know what evolution was thinking with zebras! Ok, maybe the stripes help against flies, in the heat or confuse predators. But let's...
View full detailsThe back says ACK.SYN/ACK are the "commands" that the TCP/IP protocol uses to establish every connection.
To be or not to be, that is the question.2b, or not 2b, that is the question./(bb|[^b]{2})/ We knew it: coders are poets. If only Shakespeare had b...
View full detailsOf course, table-based layouts are evil and should be avoided. But when you test the CSS layout you've painstakingly created for Firefox with Inter...
View full detailsIf you ever meet a colour-blind robot, it will be useful to have the hex code the same colour of your shirt written on it :)The writing #000000 is ...
View full detailsAn answer to every single newbee question... Now you do not even have to make the effort to open your mouth!For those who do not know (and are afra...
View full detailsIt is surprisingly easy to hack into other computer systems, often a simple phone call does the trick: "Hello, I am your system administrator. I ne...
View full detailsWho tells us what is right and what is wrong? Or is right not right and wrong right? A matter of opinion?
Ahh, nothing beats a well-organized home, right? Everything exactly where it belongs, all the books organized by the astronomical sign of the autho...
View full detailsLet's be honest: anyone who needs additional explanations besides the code wouldn't understand your explanations anyway. The next time someone asks...
View full detailspi * thumb = 42-thumb = 42/pi-thumb = ~13.3742 is the answer to everything, as we know – life, the universe and everything. And, as we know, 1337 ...
View full detailsIsn't it a good feeling to have power over many computers and users? Of course, backups don't help against a real admin, but users only realize tha...
View full detailsFor the code monkeys among you ;-)
At least in theory, we nerds should not have problems with curfews, right? After all, we usually spend the majority of our time at home in front of...
View full detailsAt times, one can get the impression that in many software companies, one department does not know what the other is doing and vice versa. For exam...
View full detailsThis year's line-up of the Hacken Open Air is probably the best one ever: The headliners sudo's Priest and Gnutallica will set the Black Hat Stage ...
View full detailsAre HEX-Numbers part of your everyday life? Then you should understand the subtle message of this t.shirt without problems. In any other case, just...
View full detailsIt's not enough for talented coders to write their own code, they try to analyze other programs and hardware too! For example, they'll wr...
View full detailsWhat the Force is to Jedis, the source code is to computer scientists. If you control it, you basically control everything. But remember: with grea...
View full detailsConfident 127.0.0.1, happiness alone. With this button you can declare all kinds of things to be your home. But whether other people will accept th...
View full details"You are dumb" in binary ASCII-code.The right answer to all DAU questions (including the one on what's written on your T-shirt): You are dumb! ;-)
Let's keep our computers clean and ban Unicode! Abominations like Unicode are destroying our good nerd-values and when you get right down to it, AS...
View full detailsWho knew that two small words could make a seasoned programmer sweat and shiver in fear? Simply utter "syntax error" to reduce anyone who works in ...
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