Gifts for computer scientists
Gift ideas for computer scientists
This is where creativity is at a premium for many people. ;) Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more common for people to need gifts that appeal to lovers of ones and zeros. Be it because relatives or friends are IT administrators, programmers or something else in the IT industry, or because SysAdmin Day is approaching - sometimes you just need something suitable for IT people. In our Geek Shop, IT people are some... Mehr anzeigen of our favorite customers and that is why we have a large selection of IT gadgets and other items that they are guaranteed to be happy about and that also make great gifts.When programmers have worked too long on a project, or when you ask them how the code they worked on actually functions, their favorite answer will...
View full detailsLinux - The choice of the GNU generation.
At times, we reach the point where our brain just refuses to function properly and even the simplest tasks are impossible to complete. Most program...
View full detailsAnyone who's ever developed a program knows that just because it works on one person's computer, doesn't means it works on another! Given the almos...
View full detailsLook again!Even on t-shirts, the number of bugs increases by the day. All getDigital t-shirts are of course way past the beta phase ;)
An answer to every single newbee question... Now you do not even have to make the effort to open your mouth!For those who do not know (and are afra...
View full detailsWhat's the trick behind all the software and where does it come from? That's what we asked ourselves and then we went on a investigation....
View full detailsOn January 19, 2038, exactly on 03:14:07 (GMT) the 32-bit Unix time variable will be completely filled!Unix-like systems store the time as the numb...
View full detailsThe word 'hacker' in Japanese, on a T-shirt. The characters are pronounced "hakka" (with a short pause between the k: "hak...
View full details"Too many cooks spoil the broth!" - a principle that not only applies in the kitchen but also the world of IT. When it comes to identifying former ...
View full detailsAll users of a unix-like operating systems (Linux, Mac, BSD, etc) should know what a fork bomb is. A fork bomb is a program which creates so many c...
View full detailsIsn't it a good feeling to have power over hardware users? Of course, backups don't help against a real admin, but users won't reali...
View full detailsProgrammers who use pointers should be careful because they aren't far away from hell ;) At least that's what the 2nd of the 10 commandme...
View full detailsWho knew that two small words could make a seasoned programmer sweat and shiver in fear? Simply utter "syntax error" to reduce anyone who works in ...
View full details[i]pi[/i] * thumb = 42-thumb = 42/[i]pi[/i]-thumb = ~13.3742 is the answer to everything, as we know – life, the universe and everything. And, as ...
View full detailsTo be or not to be, that is the question.2b, or not 2b, that is the question./(bb|[^b]{2})/ We knew it: coders are poets. If only Shakespeare had b...
View full detailsWhen a German-speaking person reads these two words, a relaxed feeling automatically sets in. One thinks of good air, healing springs, and absolute...
View full detailsWho tells us what is right and what is wrong? Or, maybe, right is not right, and wrong is right!? Maybe it's a matter of opinion?
At times, one can get the impression that in many software companies, one department does not know what the other is doing and vice versa. For exam...
View full detailsGiven that the binary system is widely used in IT (and thus in most parts of our lives), surprisingly few people actually understand the combinatio...
View full detailsSure, table based layouts should be avoided at all costs, but, if you ever make a layout for Firefox which took several hours of hard work and trie...
View full detailsSometimes it's astonishingly easy to hack into other computer systems. Just pick up your phone and say: "Hi. This is your system administ...
View full details"You are dumb" in binary ASCII-code.The right answer to all DAU questions (including the one on what's written on your T-shirt): You are dumb! ;-)
The T-shirt ´before you bother me` picks up on an all too familiar situation in everyday office life, when technical problems occur and colleagues ...
View full detailsThe command [i]export EDITOR=""[/i] is used to set the default editor. The short; [i]rm,[/i] means nothing more than to "remove"...
View full detailsSome call it arrogance, engineers call it expertise. Where others see problems, they see solutions—in ways that normal people couldn't even begin t...
View full detailsSorry to all 1337 h4x0r, but someone had to say it :) If you don't understand what's written on the shirt, you should be happy. Here is the transla...
View full detailsIt's not enough for talented coders to write their own code, they try to analyze other programs and hardware too! For example, they'll wr...
View full detailsIf you think shells live on the beach, and a console to you is a video game, this shirt is probably not really meant for you. But... if you have ev...
View full detailsSo, your computer centre urgently needs better security? Are you perfectly qualified for the job? Then don't hesitate: Become a member of the ...
View full detailsFor all those code monkeys among you ;-)
Be it software, hardware or the analog world outside the computer - sometimes, when things have gotten too messy and are running hot, all it takes ...
View full detailsWhat sounds like a joke to today's generations was once an absolute revolution: a data carrier made of cardboard that is inserted into a drive. 80 ...
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