Being used to the magic of PHP, it can be quite hard to get used to a more strict language. Variable comparison can only be done if both types are the same. String "5" is definately not the same as Integer 5. But what happens if you compare two strings? That should be easy right? Well, not allways.

Recently, I stumbled upon one of the most beautifull pieces of source code. It's a really simple flightsimulator, written in C. Nothing special about that. But the source code is completely indented, so it looks like an airplane. Now that's art with a capital A. Here's what it looks like:

Don't you just hate those people that post comments like 'OMGWTFBBQ!!!111!1!!'? Not only does nobody know what it exactly means (BBQ is defined as Barbecue, Be Back Quick, Bitch Be Quiet, and a lot more), they usually just post it because they have no idea what the story is about. A normal human would not comment, or ask education if they have no idea what the story is trying to tell, but I guess for certain people this is their way of showing. Several anti-spam engines for blogs and news sites, already block 'sequences of said characters', to disallow people from embarrassing themselves in such a way. But if you think that’s the whole story, then buckle up. The shit just hit the fan…

"It's a crack, I'm back, yeah, standing on the rooftops shouting out: baby, I'm ready to go!" (Thanks Republica for the quote).

After a whole lot of troubles, I finally made it back online. To give you the short version: my dedicated server provider and domain registrar (one single person) decided to vanish into thin air, and I had to go to hell and back to get my domain back in my possesion. With special thanks to the great guys of AN22 for their great assistence in this case.