steve, don’t eat it
steve don’t eat it is the precisely the kind of thing which reminds me why i spend every god damn spare minute of my life glued to the internet. in equal parts strange, hilarious and downright terrifying, it documents one man’s quest to, well, eat things.
if i learnt one thing from this site, i learnt […]
strategy haiku
plan ahead. beware
underestimating risks
you may encounter.
c++ templates are turing complete
i guess we all had our suspicions; here’s a proof.
if i was feeling cynical, i might make some kind of sarcastic comment about this being a lucky accident, rather than by design. but hey, it is what it is…
rodent-free driving
pay attention, because i’m actually about to say something positive about microsoft in general, and windows in particular.
i recently bought an xbox 360, mainly because i wanted to play ‘bioshock’, and there was no sign of a ps3 version on the horizon (although there is now - thanks, 2k!). with ‘bioshock’ pretty much nailed, i […]
how to make pizzatoast
total preperation time: about 15 mins
you will need:
a grill
some toast (2-4 slices per person)
a tomato (or two, depending on size)
deli meat (salami or pepperoni works best, but cured ham can be used at a pinch)
cheese (i’d recommend a swiss cheese such as emmental or gruyere)
put the slices of toast on the grill, then cover each […]
i wish i was clever…
There was an old man
From Peru, whose lim’ricks all
Look’d like haiku. He
Said with a laugh “I
Cut them in half, the pay is
Much better for two.”
wish i’d written that.
you are not going to believe this…
ok, i swear that i’m not making any of this up. i don’t have the imagination, to be honest….
i was out celebrating a birthday in a pub in downtown vancouver last night, sitting on the patio. a friend of mine appeared out of nowhere with his pockets full of dry ice (you see?). as it […]
let’s get back to basics…
i’m expecting to have to do some paperwork at some point, so i thought i’d have a look at the current state of open source word processors. as i’m appalled by the incredible amount of bloat that microsoft word has accreted over the years, i find myself yearning for something at the other end of […]
now haiku
the past is over
the future is an unknown
there is only now
project euler problem 9 in tinyscheme
problem 9 involves solving a pair of simultaneous equations. you need to make sure your tinycheme was compiled with USE_MATH defined to be 1, or you won’t be able to use the maths functions such as sqrt and floor.
(define (whole? n) (= 0 (- n (floor n))))
(define (square n) (* n n))
(define (magic a b […]