Ex Bibliotheca

The life and times of Zack Weinberg.

Wednesday, 31 March 2004

# 3:20 AM (GMT+1)

Today we all went into Glasgow for the shopping. Went round a wide variety of gaming and goth stores. At the games shops, alas, I saw nothing that I couldn't have for cheaper in the states. (I had naively thought that prices here would be lower, since the currency is more valuable (at time of writing, roughly £1 = $2). Prices are indeed somewhat lower but not enough to make up for the exchange rate.) But at the goth stores I did find some nice T-shirts and tchotchkes whose like I've not seen elsewhere. No sign, alas, of the poster my mother wanted.

Jane got a pair of trousers that Steve Schultz would approve of. TJ bent my ear at length about the joys of the club scene in Glasgow; it is a pity I shan't be here over the weekend.

My difficulty with people's accents has mostly evaporated, although the difference between "trousers" and "pants" was cause for some humor earlier this evening. I wonder if I'm starting to speak with the accent too, or just understand it better.

Came home and I've been pondering a structural puzzle to do with GCC, to wit, what is the best way to keep track of identifiers? It is more difficult than I would like owing to the rather unfortunate way precompiled headers are implemented.