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Archive - Dec 21, 2006

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Drivl.com: Movie Coding Myths

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 12/21/2006 - 4:12pm

Drivl gives a rundown of how coding works in the real world, as opposed to how Hollywood thinks coding works. Gems include "Code does not move", "Code is not three dimensional", "Code does not make blip noises as it appears on the screen" and "Most code is not inherently cross platform" (which means that Apple laptops shouldn't be used to take out alien motherships, and Dells shouldn't be able to connect to myriad Gou'ald and Ancient devices.

AP: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 12/21/2006 - 1:12pm

We now know what the name of the seventh (and presumably final) Harry Potter book will be: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was announced by Scholastic on Dec. 21; no release date for the book was given.