- Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Game and Simulation » for fans of evolutionary strategies everywhere
- How To Write Unmaintainable Code :Naming » bharely-needed advice
- Tiny oranges » How to create tiny oranges in modelling clay
Monthly Archives: December 2004
del.icio.us links, 14th Dec 04
del.icio.us links, 13th Dec 04
- Free Programming Resources, freeprogrammingresources.com » Lots of free stuff
- Wired News: Home-Brew IPod Ad Opens Eyes » schoolteacher goes off brand with iPod tribute ad
Roll your own
Very quickly: combine del.icio.us, feedburner and your aggregator of choice for a do-it-yourself RSS feed on any subject or combination of subjects tagged on del.icio.us.
Sashinka Book Club
I kinda want to be in a bookclub. And I kinda think they’re like paramilitary organisations with crudities.
del.icio.us links, 11th Dec 04
- Shannon’s 1948 paper, ‘The Mathematical Theory of Communication’ (pdf) » genius creates information theory, precise theortical description of entropy
The Cone Of Death
Following on from observations about Matt Webb’s light cone RSS feed and my thoughts on bringing the cone down to Earth, here’s another idea: The Cone Of Death.
del.icio.us links, 8th Dec 04
- CNN.com - From cell phone to sunflower - Dec 6, 2004 » Biodegradable and more for those XMas cellphone purchases
- Wired News: Video Feeds Follow Podcasting » TivoCasting, anyone?
Mark Pilgrim
Hardly a week used to go by without something interesting or curious or funny. I miss Mark. How about you?
The cone down to earth
Matt Webb came up with the light cone RSS feed that, rather spookily, will introduce you to the stars that your light cone has just wooshed past. Register your date of birth and Matt’s feed will tell you about your sphere of influence that’s been expanding at the speed of light (12 million miles a minute / and that’s the fastest speed there is) since your birth. I promise you, it’s fun to learn that Epsilon Eridani is 15.5 light years away.







