Archive for May, 2008

Processing in Python: the future of multiprocessing

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The PEP for the inclusion of pyProcessingкомпютри втора употреба in Python 2.6 and 3.0 has been published. This is incredibly significant for multicore programming! Some details from the PEP:

Violence and guns in the U.S.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
I checked some numbers for 2002 I think it was. The state of Vermont and Washington DC both have around 600,000 or so people. In one year, Vermont had 6 murders, DC 262. DC had a total handgun ban, while Vermont at that time was the only state allowing concealed carry of a handgun without even getting a permit first (background check and training).

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Flying penis interrupts Gary Kasparov

Monday, May 19th, 2008

You need to see this:

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Google Treasure Hunt 2008: the bot in the checkerboard problem

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

I have the solution to the bot in the pseudocheckerboard problem for the Google Treasure Hunt 2008 .

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El problema del trole, matar y la moralidad

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Quisiéramos creer que nuestra moral viene de nuestra sana capacidad para emitir juicios racionales… pero eso es solo un deseo. Un fascinante experimento revela lo contrario:

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