Perl Programming Language
Nine years ago Perl was the undisputed king of scripting languages. Python, Ruby and a cadre of others were riding its coattails.
We were promised a new version that would right the wrongs of the previous. Now, nine years later, Perl 6 is still not out and those other, "lesser" languages have overtaken Perl in almost every field. Perl is now fast on its way to irrelevancy.
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- Wikipedia Perl 6: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl_6
- Perl Monks: http://www.perlmonks.com/?node_id=561229
- Digg: http://digg.com/programming/Perl_is_dying
Nissan Motors
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. shortened to Nissan is a multinational car manufacturer headquartered in Japan. It was formerly a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn (CEO).
Big job loss reports are coming in...
- Share Price: http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:NSANY
- BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7878213.stm
The British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Today, they often perform ceremonial and social duties throughout the United Kingdom and abroad on behalf of the UK, but, aside from the monarch, have no constitutional role in the affairs of government.
The Queen and the Royal Family have cost the taxpayer £40m during the last financial year. The total is equivalent to 66p per person in the UK
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Family
- Abolish the Monarchy: http://www.abolishthemonarchy.co.uk/
- BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7477222.stm
Twitters servers
Crowds of celebrities seem to be piling onto Twitter of late and their millions of fans are soon to follow.
Twitter have obviously been bolstering their system over the last year - the fail whale is becoming a distant memory - but will it be enough to prevent melt down?
Trousers that hang around young mens' bottoms
Sagging Fashion - These are the equivalent of the pastels and bad hair of the 80's. I once saw a man with them so low, if he walked into the sun, a beam of light shone through the gap. Often young men can be seen holding them up with one hand, either permanently stuck in the back pocket, or around the defunct belt-loop. As with all fashions, they will die, and we will rejoice.
- Sagging Fashion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagging_(fashion)
- Sagging Pants Gallery, from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/in_pictures_sagging_pants/html/3.stm
