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31 October 2006

[Self] Evolution in Code

"We have shellfish DNA in our DNA."

That was the thought that glazed past as I was listening to a french hacker and Mel (small world) go through their Pen Test findings in my current project last week - I think it was the part where they found some junk code from the existing base that was not used anymore that triggered that interesting fact in some BBC documentary I saw some years ago.

Holding on the thought of inheriting shellfish junk-DNA, it's interesting how our this in turn could be used in a dichotomic sense:
A) The atheistic & scientific - we are just layers of atoms baby, no more no less!
B) A supreme being does exist - intelligent design is proof of life on earth and the beyond.

I'd love to crack some sanctimonious references to Goddy, deities, and hobbits... but won't now. Ever wondered about how humanity tries to replicate itself through its creations? It is expressed in a variety of rather enriching ways. And back to what I slog to everyday and call work - I find that coding and systems development as a concrete example of how we as a species do project our own image into what we collectively create.

Geek example: A system with a base (B1) is eventually implemented across other projects that lead to other bases with different flavors (B2, B3 ...), or may add on several cores that make it different from its original family (C1).


Interesting enough, come to usage of C1, there could be modules in B1 which exist in C1 but are never used again. And there you go ~ shellfish code in our DNA is B1 and as we climbed up the evolution tree it just got embedded deeper and deeper.

So if Goddy does exist, he was a bit of an undisciplined programmer who didn't bother with too much documentation or give much thought to long term design needs. In the meantime, I gotta talk to my tech lead about cleaning up some junk code tomorrow.

20 October 2006

[Self] Godstorm Geeks

Old pics - taken some months back.



Pic: A bunch of geeks basically spent the entire
Saturday afternoon and evening at Starbucks playing Godstorm.





Pic: The ancient world up for grabs.













Pic: Tan Sri surveys the battlefield ~ total SMF!

18 October 2006

[Self] Masjid Jamek@Night


Another late night some weeks back. Had a walk around for a breath of fresh air (that was before the haze). Masjid Jamek can be quite nice at night even with the simple lighting.

08 October 2006

[Self] The Rare Unbitterness :)

Well, life is occassionally (and so rarely in fact) unbitter ... A good friend of mine told me she is 2 months pregnant now and I am genuinely happy for her.

It's a rare thing for me to smile like that ... see ya in Nov06 and May07 ok?

06 October 2006

[Self] Meowzers!

You know you have kindof lost it when you greet your cat like this when you come home.

-Hello Meowster (Hello Mister)
-Meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meeeooow (To the tune of "Ride of the Valkyries" also known as that theme from Apoclypse Now)
-You crazy meowschevious fella!!


There are more but 3 is already too much.

03 October 2006

[Work] More VSIT Pics

Pic: Notes, scribbles and powercord












Pic: Defects troubleshooting












Pic: ANOTHER Sunday spent on work!

Pic: It was like that before I moved in. Stickitnote was complaint about slow NW connection

Pic: Unwinding after the hours... Thank God for OneTreeHill - fantastic trash TV at it's finest!