What do I do all day?

As many of you probably know by now, my day job is programming computers. A year or so back, a non-technical friend, having got that question out of the way, followed up with "so what does that mean, then? What do programmers actually do all day?" This occurred at about 1am, and I wasn't exactly sober, so I did what any other programmer would. I babbled incoherently.

The question remained with me, though, and it's become clear that the answer is far from obvious to many people. So here's a slightly more detailed answer for interested non-techies.

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Unexpected Cover Versions, part 94

Cradle Of Filth, Devil Woman.

Yes, the Cliff Richard song.

(Bruce Dickinson Rock Show, 29/01/05, it starts at about 1h53m)

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The [flash-7-based] official MirrorMask site now has a full trailer up (under "previews") which confirms my initial impression that it looks like no other film I've ever seen. Exactly what I expected from Messrs McKean & Gaiman, then.

[via Neil Gaiman's Journal]