A few years ago, some MIT students built a computer that plays Tic-Tac-Toe (or Noughts and Crosses) out of Tinkertoys. I think it is a great reminder of the indefinite nature of computing. The device itself is now at the Boston Museum of Science and I’ve seen it in real life - quite [...]
Archive for February, 2005
Tinkertoy Tic-Tac-Toe
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18 February 2005 |
9:35 |
Science and Math |
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The State Archives
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17 February 2005 |
12:20 |
Humor |
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The State was a hilarious sketch comedy show on MTV from about 1994 to 1996. Some of the participants have more recently been on the Comedy Central show Reno 911. There was only ever one archive release - a VHS tape that is long out of production. (There is a petition for [...]
The State was a hilarious sketch comedy show on MTV from about 1994 to 1996. Some of the participants have more recently been on the Comedy Central show Reno 911. There was only ever one archive release - a VHS tape that is long out of production. (There is a petition for [...]
Gizoogle
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16 February 2005 |
23:58 |
Humor |
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This is the funniest thing I have seen in a while. Here’s a couple of links to Gizoogled pages:
The Inference Group
The Republican Party
CNN.com
Mathworld
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
This is the funniest thing I have seen in a while. Here’s a couple of links to Gizoogled pages:
The Inference Group
The Republican Party
CNN.com
Mathworld
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
Penn State Recruiting Update
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12 February 2005 |
10:47 |
NCAA Football, Sports |
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Can Penn State bounce back under Paterno? The question is open. The good news is that Stewart Mandel thinks the future is bright, given this recruiting class.
Can Penn State bounce back under Paterno? The question is open. The good news is that Stewart Mandel thinks the future is bright, given this recruiting class.
Book Review: From Here to Infinity by Ian Stewart
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11 February 2005 |
9:54 |
Books, Reviews, Science and Math |
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This is a very interesting sort of book. It is hard to decide what sort of genre to place it in. On one hand, it purports to be a lay book about mathematics. To that end, it does not go into detail about the specific topics and never tries to force a [...]
This is a very interesting sort of book. It is hard to decide what sort of genre to place it in. On one hand, it purports to be a lay book about mathematics. To that end, it does not go into detail about the specific topics and never tries to force a [...]
GRE Going Back To Paper and Pencil
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10 February 2005 |
12:45 |
Computing |
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One of the lessons that you would think we would have learned by now is that just because something can be done by computer does not mean that it should. The GRE examiners seems to have finally learned this lesson. Three years ago, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) transitioned the Graduate Record Examination [...]
One of the lessons that you would think we would have learned by now is that just because something can be done by computer does not mean that it should. The GRE examiners seems to have finally learned this lesson. Three years ago, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) transitioned the Graduate Record Examination [...]
Google Maps Beta
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8 February 2005 |
15:35 |
Computing |
No Comments »
As reported on Slashdot, Google has introduced Google Maps which at first glance appears to be a big UI improvement over existing online maps. In particular, I like the dragging feature. Unfortunately, it seems to only work for the USA right now. Hopefully they’ll do the same thing for the UK at [...]
As reported on Slashdot, Google has introduced Google Maps which at first glance appears to be a big UI improvement over existing online maps. In particular, I like the dragging feature. Unfortunately, it seems to only work for the USA right now. Hopefully they’ll do the same thing for the UK at [...]
Dr. Z’s Top Twelve Running Backs
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4 February 2005 |
13:40 |
NFL, Sports |
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One of my favorite sportswriters, Dr. Z has written up his 12 Best Running Backs. I love watching a good running back work - way more than watching a quarterback throw. Dr. Z knows his stuff and makes good cases.
One of my favorite sportswriters, Dr. Z has written up his 12 Best Running Backs. I love watching a good running back work - way more than watching a quarterback throw. Dr. Z knows his stuff and makes good cases.
Chicago Detective Speaks
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2 February 2005 |
12:12 |
General |
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If you’re someone who would be reading my obscure blog, then it’s safe to say that you’re the sort of person who’s already heard of Craig’s List, on which you can find just about anything. I actually rented my apartment in Massachusetts (bizarrely to a Cambridge exchange student) via CL. Anyway, it can [...]
If you’re someone who would be reading my obscure blog, then it’s safe to say that you’re the sort of person who’s already heard of Craig’s List, on which you can find just about anything. I actually rented my apartment in Massachusetts (bizarrely to a Cambridge exchange student) via CL. Anyway, it can [...]