After last years winters holidays in Val Thorens, we have returned closer to home this year in the village of Arabba. We've been here two times already and it was fun every time.
A week of skiing in winter paradise does good to us every year. This year there was more snow then previous two times so it was even better.
I'll put some photos on-line soon and link them here.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Big Endian, Little Endian
It's more computer science thingy than anything else.
Most of you (CS) people out there have heard about different endian rules when it comes down to handling individual bits of data. There are basically two rules:
There is also much less popular rule of (Middle endian).
Now one of the interesting things about this rules is where do they come from. And the answer is from inhabitants of island of Blefuscu from the book Gulliver's Travels (see wiki). It's not much, but I wanted to share this little secret with you all.
Most of you (CS) people out there have heard about different endian rules when it comes down to handling individual bits of data. There are basically two rules:
There is also much less popular rule of (Middle endian).
Now one of the interesting things about this rules is where do they come from. And the answer is from inhabitants of island of Blefuscu from the book Gulliver's Travels (see wiki). It's not much, but I wanted to share this little secret with you all.
Long break again
I know, I know. But I was really busy. It's just one of many excuses that I usually use when I feel bad about not blogging more often.
I do have some posts too publish, I just need to put them into a proper form and publish them here.
I do have some posts too publish, I just need to put them into a proper form and publish them here.
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