How NOT to write code

Thanks to a long holiday, new job, lots of work, blah blah blah, I've built up a large backlog of somewhat interesting links that I want to dump. This is partly for my benefit, so that I can find these links at a later date, but I'm hoping that most readers will find at least one of these links worthy of investigation.

Techie stuff

• Singleton in C#: The singleton pattern is one of the best known patterns in software engineering. This article analyses the benefits and drawbacks of different ways of implementing the pattern.
• Here be dragons: Deeper (Java-based) analysis of why the double-checked locking idiom for accessing a Singleton doesn't work.
• Here be more dragons: The baptism of fire that comes when you first try to override Object.Equals or ==.
• Hard facts: Some hard facts about software development, with sources. Could be useful if you're trying to make a point to management or to your colleagues.
• How not to write code: Truly hilarious.
• Mandelbug investigation: How to investigate intermittent bugs, where the underlying cause is so complex or obscure that the bug's behaviour appears to be chaotic or non-deterministic.

Fun stuff

• Top 100 IRC quotes: Possibly not suitable for work - the "sugar in sperm" one is a classic.
• Baby bottle song: Only cute if you're into babies, and then perhaps just marginally funny.
• Bash the penguin: For somebody who rarely plays games, this nasty specimen has absorbed a lot of my time.
• More addictive games: The name says it all.
• True porn clerk stories: Thoughtful writing, interesting subject - possibly not suitable for work.
• BugMeNot.com: Lets you bypass the annoying registration process that some websites force you through before letting you read an article.