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[14 Sep 2007|05:18pm] |
Are we at all surprised that my top five are all computer related?
1. Computer Support Person
2. Computer Programmer
3. Computer Trainer
4. Business Systems Analyst
5. Database Developer
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| Checker's have been solved! |
[19 Jul 2007|04:31pm] |
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After 18 years of calculations by dozens (sometimes hundreds) of computers, the game of checkers has been solved. This means computers can now beat or draw any human (or computer). If two players play perfectly then the result will be a draw. Neither red nor black has a move that can force a win. The only way to win is for a player to make a mistake. However, I don't know if the non-forced-jumping version has been solved.
Just for reference the search space is 5x1020 or 500000000000000000000 possible moves.
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[01 Jun 2007|02:27pm] |
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This is a graph of when I read articles on Google Reader. The period of time I am asleep is obviously 03:00—07:00. It also looks like I am either eating or driving home around 6pm (here is a hint, I read while eating).
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| wants |
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[13 Jul 2006|11:59am] |
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New icon snarfed from SERPENT (Scientific and Environmental ROV Partnership using Existing iNdustrial Technology).
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| The bet is on |
[19 Feb 2006|02:56pm] |
This is to witness a bet between ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) iuls and satanlvsu2 on whether or not Johnny Weir will make it to the next Olympics. iuls says that he will make it and satanlvsu2 thinks he won't. The bet is for five dollars US currency payable at the Winter Olympics in 2010.
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[13 Feb 2006|04:31pm] |
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Scrubs S02E08 My Fruit Cups |
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I am not normally one for memeage, but this looks interesting. If you have a moment add to my Johari thing.
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[31 Jan 2006|01:23pm] |
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air conditioning |
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So, is "[He] swallows a mug of valerian-laced decaff espresso, and estivates like a lungfish in the dry season." inventive or just a pretentious alternative to "[He] swallows a mug of valerian-laced decaff espresso, and hibernates like a bear in winter."?
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| What's in your wallet... |
[26 Jan 2006|07:45am] |
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Lazy Monday - Supdawg (narniarapbattle.com) |
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More evidence that playing has unintended consequences. Slashdot is reporting a story from Science Blog about an upcoming article in Nature:
An anonymous reader writes "Using data from the web game wheresgeorge.com, which traces the travels of dollar bills, scientists have unveiled statistical laws of human travel and developed a mathematical description that can be used to model the spread of infectious disease."
And now I am posting about the Slashdot article.
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| growing fat faster |
[04 Nov 2005|10:36pm] |
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growing fat faster
clownlike mice wail
power marks walls
print face shambles away
connectionless streams fade |
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| slip cover furniture death |
[03 Nov 2005|11:25pm] |
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slip cover furniture death
rosy blue bank note
bland voiceless wanderings
disjointed fuzz blanket
precise web strand capture
evenly spaced droplets
angular fear faces square
reflected darkness bone dry |
Okay, maybe I do need medication
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| Trying out Flock |
[19 Oct 2005|11:36pm] |
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Flock has released a new version. Flock is a web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. The twist is that it is supposed to be better integrated with blogs and rss feeds.
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salivating
amused