.NET Programming for apes.

Someone with far too much time on their hands has developed Ook#, a programming language for Orangutans that compiles to .NET bytecode. Get the compiler here, along with sample code, and a quick guide to the language.

There's a listing of "Hello World" ( after the cut... )

[Link: BoingBoing]

Just Read: Whit, Iain Banks

[amazon.co.uk]
Isis Whit, the teenage "Elect of God" of a small Scottish religious cult, goes out into the big, bad world of 1990s Britain to try and make contact with her cousin, a famous musician who was supposed to be Guest Of Honour at the cult's "Festival Of Love". Who will come off worst, Isis or the modern world?

To my shame, this is the first "no M" Banks I've read, even though I'm a big fan of his SF work.

Banks uses Isis' viewpoint to give an outsider's view of our world, and highlight a few oddities, though all the while he's building the central plot, which has surprisingly little to do with the culture clash.

The plot flows well, as Banks slowly reveals the mysteries at the heart of the Luskentyrian cult and dodges at least one clichéd ending in favour of something less obvious.

I enjoyed it.

One for the Whovians with a sense of humour...

The BBC has a story finder for Doctor Who, based on the twin questions "What were the monsters?" and "What happened?" It's all about as serious as swisstone's "Classical Influences In Doctor Who" talks, which makes it kinda fun even for those of us that aren't huge fans.

[Link: BoingBoing again]