https://www.jakubmacek.cz/ 2026-04-27T15:35:30+00:00 https://www.jakubmacek.cz/ https://www.jakubmacek.cz/lib/tpl/doogiestpl/images/favicon.ico text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/bioshock_infinite_ending_feels_kind_of_dumb?rev=1394103600&do=diff Bioshock Infinite ending feels kind of dumb I've just finished the Bioshock Infinite main story and decided to write a short summary of my opinion on it's ending. <note warning>Warning: Spoilers for Bioshock franchise ahead. Also if the following post sounds too technical and uncomprehensible, it may have something to do with the fact that the title of my dissertation-to-be is text/html 2014-07-11T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/crazy_warrant_in_a_sexting_case_in_the_usa?rev=1405072800&do=diff Crazy warrant in a sexting case in the USA Everytime I read something like this I'm more and more determined to never ever leave Europe. Even for a vacation. While the whole case should have been dismissed, the fact that someone proposed this horrible idea and a judge have signed that warrant means that there's way too many crazy people in position of power over there. text/html 2015-11-15T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/do_i_have_to_work_on_my_self-confidence?rev=1447585200&do=diff Do I have to work on my self-confidence? Well, I don't know how to start this one, since apparently I've thought of the same introductory sentence the last time. So this an opinion with a short introspection. I've stumbled upon an interesting blog in which a geeky woman documents some of the online dating failures she has experienced. Overall it's not that different from what other women told me and given her high expectations (ie. being picky), I understand most of her commentary, since I've … text/html 2014-09-03T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/embedded_databases?rev=1409738400&do=diff Embedded databases For quite some time I have been looking for an embedded database I could use with the confidence that it was the best choice. My usual choice so far has been SQLite, but mostly out of convenience and I haven't done any proper research of options. text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/gauss_jokes?rev=1394103600&do=diff Gauss jokes Collection of some of my favorite Gauss jokes. --- Gauss never has an underfull hbox (badness 10000) warning. When Gauss integrates he doesn't need to add a constant. Fermat once made Gauss angry. The result…Fermat's Last Theorem. text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/if_you_don_t_like_labels?rev=1394103600&do=diff If you don't like labels... Lately, it seems like more and more people on the internet “don't like labels”. I assume that's not really what the person meant, since (s)he is using language, which by definition consists mainly of labels. (Here I would like to except the people, who text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/mass_effect_3_endings_are_good?rev=1394103600&do=diff Mass Effect 3 endings are good <note warning>Warning: Spoilers for Mass Effect and Baldur's Gate (and possibly other cultural references) ahead.</note> Foreword: My first playthrough is female Shepard (I liked the voice) romancing Liara (I liked her personality in ME1, both Ashley and Kaidan were so text/html 2014-07-22T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/men_s_swimwear_goes_back_in_time?rev=1406023200&do=diff Men's swimwear goes back in time Today I've been thinking about men's swimwear a bit. At the swimming pool I've noticed a quite striking contrast. While women's swimwear has liberalized over years in a such way that bikini (and monokini for that matter) for swimming are socially acceptable, the men's swimwear went through a regression. Many men wore trunks and sometimes even something even longer. While bikini make sense for suntanning, I can't exactly put my finger on this. Perhaps it's the co… text/html 2014-09-25T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/ms._male_character_and_gender_equality?rev=1411639200&do=diff Ms. Male Character and gender equality After watching the Ms. Male Character video (from series Tropes vs Women in Video Games, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYqYLfm1rWA>) I've come to the conclusion that not only as the author notes the trope originates far deeper in the culture than the video games (biblical Adam and Eve story is mentioned), it also cannot be resolved at the level of video games, because those only reflect the culture itself. text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/php_5.3_mysqlnd_old-password_directive_and_password_trick?rev=1394103600&do=diff PHP 5.3 mysqlnd, old-password directive and PASSWORD() trick Today I faced one frustrating obstacle that made implementation of a 20-line PHP script into a 2 hour googling session. I wanted to set up a new PHP project using classic combination of local Apache for day-to-day development, SVN, post-commit and shared hosting for client testing. Everything was OK, until I met a very confusing error message: text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/povaha_cisel_z_hlediska_filozofie?rev=1394103600&do=diff Povaha čísel z hlediska filozofie Vrátil jsem se zrovna z konference Československé sympozium k filozofické logice 2011 a po cestě mě napadl menší příspěvek týkající se povahy čísel: K diskuzi o tom, zda jsou čísla individua v nějakém mimosvětě či pouze vlastnosti agregátů fyzických individuí (nebo čehokoliv jiného), bych chtěl poznamenat, že dnes již vcelku dobře neurologie ví, že myšlenky jsou reálnými fyzickými objekty - konkrétně vhodným uspořádáním iontů v neuronech mozku. Proces práce s … text/html 2015-07-26T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/realistic_body_depiction?rev=1437904800&do=diff Realistic body depiction Yay! Another purely opinion piece! This time about <http://www.bulimia.com/examine/video-games-realistic-body-types/>. While the body depiction in video games has never been realistic, including women, men, cats or trolls, the pushback shouldn't go right through realism and stop somewhere on the other side. text/html 2016-09-18T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/snowden_s_im_possible_pardon?rev=1474192800&do=diff Snowden's (im)possible pardon This article (and many others on the topic) are pissing me off. <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/09/op-ed-why-president-obama-wont-and-shouldnt-pardon-snowden/> Every time I see people discussing whether Edward Snowden is a legitimate whistle-blower or a traitor to the cause, the reason mentioned for his guilt is often that he not only published about US government spying on its own citizens (which is supposed to be bad thing to do), but that he also tol… text/html 2014-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/start?rev=1394103600&do=diff text/html 2014-07-27T10:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/urad_seznameni?rev=1406455200&do=diff Úřad seznámení Dneska jsem dostal vcelku vtipný nápad, který by ovšem mohl ve výsledku mít vážné a pozitivní dopady na celou společnost. Podobně jako máme úřad práce, který je zodpovědný za evidenci volných pracovních míst a hledání vhodného zaměstnání pro lidi hledající práci, tak bychom mohli mít 'úřad seznámení', který by měl za úkol evidovat lidi hledající vztah a pomáhat jim ho najít. text/html 2016-03-21T11:00:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.jakubmacek.cz/blog/why_do_so_many_women_have_dogs?rev=1458558000&do=diff Why do so many women have dogs? If you expect an in-depth analysis then brace for a disappointment. This is just an honest question to which I have no satisfactory answer. I however consider the fact quite annoying in the context of dating. What a photo of a woman with her dog says to me is