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| Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 | | 9:42 pm |
Mutual No Gift Coupons
Hi anyone who still reads this mostly dead journal! This year, for an unlimited time, I am offering exclusive 'Mutual No Gift Coupons.' Basically, the idea is simple. I have too much junk around the house, and not enough space. I don't want to add to it this holiday, and plus I think christmas is becomming too commercial anyway. So here's the deal: you agree not to get me anything, and I agree not to get you anything, and neither of us feels cheated. It's what I really want for christmas. Please don't be offened if you are really into the gift giving thing, I wouln't mind terribly if you want to do the gift exchange thing. Also, please note, not takeing a coupon doesn't mean that I will definitely get you something, just that I will feel bad if you get me something and I didn't get you something. Feel free to post this (or some reasonable variation) to your blog and start a meme. Or not. Either way is fine with me. | | Sunday, February 5th, 2006 | | 9:56 pm |
Books
I'm trying to figure out who has what books of mine. If you have a book of mine, please drop me a note, either here or in email. In particular, I'm looking for my copys of "Elric: The Stealer of Souls" and "Cryptonomicon" Consider this amnesty if you feel guilty about having kept one of my books forever. | | Thursday, October 20th, 2005 | | 4:41 pm |
Need Recommendations
Can anyone recommend a good general economics book? I'm trying to get a better understanding of how the economics of the modern world work (yes, I realize that's a huge task), and I don't even know where to start. I have a strong math and stat background, but no economics, so I have none of the jargon. Ideally, if someone reading this has taken a undergraduate level global or macro economics course, preferably with only one or two pre-reqs, and remembers the text book for that, that'd be perfect. Failing that, I'll take general suggestions. Current Mood:  geeky | | Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | | 9:29 pm |
Another pointless programming style holy war
So this came up in one of my classes, and since I like watching dischord, I'll post it here and see what my assorted geek friends think on the matter: Is it better to indent your programs using spaces or tabs, and how far should each level be indented? Also, does this vary from language to language with you? Current Mood:  mischievous | | Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 | | 6:37 am |
RSS rocks
So I just downloaded and configured an RSS reader (RSS Owl), and have all my friend's journals on RSS feeds now. I love this thing. So now I'm asking for refrences to other cool or noteworthy sites that have RSS feeds. In particular, I'd like some good political news sites, and good tech sites. Thanks in advance for your reccomendations. Current Mood:  excited | | Tuesday, August 30th, 2005 | | 2:11 pm |
Survey for the coders out there
I'm too lazy to actually take time away from programming to make this an actual poll, so just post replies: The ?: trinary operator - Cool or confusing? Do you use it? Why or why not? Current Mood:  hungry | | Thursday, May 19th, 2005 | | 8:25 am |
Contest Conclusion
And so, it brings me great pleasure to announce that our augers have read the signs and determined the winner of the Name Mark's Laptop contest to be (sound of entrails being read please): ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) balerion with the name Falstaff. I found his reasoning impeccable, and he was the only one I had to look up a character on because I thought he got the play wrong. For reference, CS majors should not argue Shakespeare with English majors, it's really not wise. Thanks everybody for playing, see you next time, when we try to personify more of Mark's technology. | | Monday, May 9th, 2005 | | 8:48 am |
| | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 | | 8:38 am |
| | Thursday, April 28th, 2005 | | 11:54 pm |
New Laptop!
So this is my first post from my new laptop. And with that, I'm announcing the "Name Mark's Laptop" contest. Here are the rules: 1: All names submitted must be characters from a Shakespeare play. 2: You must name the paly the name comes from. 3: Oberon and Mercutio are already taken for my other two machines. Entires will be collected until we have a winner. | | 7:39 am |
Gmail
I have a few Gmail invites...if anyone want a Gmail account, drop me a comment here or mail me (see a few posts ago for my new email address). | | Tuesday, April 26th, 2005 | | 11:59 pm |
New Toy
Powerball!This is just way too cool. I have it in blue. Best wrist exercise gizmo I've found yet. Plus, it's surprisingly entertaining. | | Monday, April 11th, 2005 | | 6:03 pm |
So I've been told I'm hard to shop for
In response, I'm posting a list of suggestions for things one could get me for my birthday. Don't feel obligated. Helsing Mangas - I have the first volume, I need the rest. New Music - I'm getting desperate here. Pick something you think I will like, or here's a list of bands I'm looking to get into: Yngwie Malmsteen: This guy is pretty awesome, based on the demos I downloaded. In particular, I'm looking at the "Alchemy" and "Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op. 1" albums. Here's an amazon link for them. Steve Vai - Again, here's an amazon link. Afro Celt Sound SystemI'm also considering checking out A. C. Newman: Amazon againAlso looking for more Hawkwind, Peter Gabriel, Santana, Therion and BOC. Additionally, good folk music, tribal music, and anything in that cool tribal rock style that's popular(ish) now. I don't really know any bands there, I'm afraid. Things not to do: --Don't get me more t-shrits. I have more than I know what to do with. --Also, don't get me posters unless they're really cool. I'm pretty much out of wall space. Hope that gives people some springboards, if they wanted them. Current Music: Pink Floyd - Money | | Sunday, April 10th, 2005 | | 7:46 pm |
| | Monday, April 4th, 2005 | | 6:05 pm |
Worst death ever
So I think I may have just suffered the most ignoble nethack death ever. I should have taken a screen capture, but I didn't think of it. Basically, I was in a 2x4 room with the down stairs on one end and the only exit on the other, and accidentally read a scroll of earth in the middle of the room. The result was that I could only move one boulder, in one direction I could push it onto the down stairs, which was in a corner, thus cutting me off from it forever, or in the other direction, I could leave four boulders between me and the down stairs, also cutting me off from it forever (since I had not yet acquired my pickaxe). I starved to death in the aftermath of this blunder. Current Mood: geekyCurrent Music: Faithless - God is a DJ | | Thursday, March 31st, 2005 | | 5:24 pm |
Cute
Cute quizes. I think these two complement one another rather well. ( Read more... ) Current Mood:  amusedCurrent Music: Don McClean - American Pie | | Monday, March 28th, 2005 | | 8:13 am |
Morning Thought
Those who set off to save the world may be in for a surprise: the world does not wish to be saved. | | Sunday, March 20th, 2005 | | 7:03 pm |
Pseudo-scientific clap-trap (again)
NY Times Article(login required, account free) Ok, I'll go out on a limb here, and say I'm not entirely convinced that intelligent design is wrong. I'm not convinced that it's right either. What's more, I don't really see Intelligent Design conflicting with Evolution. This is nether here nor there. The general point I want to make here is a follow up to my earlier Pseudo-Scientific Clap-Trap posting. There is only one tried and true, proven method for evaluating an idea: compare it to other ideas about the same topic. This is what distinguishes Science from Pseudo-science. Current Mood:  aggravatedCurrent Music: Jethro Tull - A New Day Yesterday | | Thursday, March 17th, 2005 | | 8:33 am |
ICON?
So, Icon is in less than a month (weekend of April 8th to be specific). Anyone have an interest in going? I'm not sure if I want to go yet, but I want to get a feel for who else would be there, so if my glorious presence is your only reason for attending . . . Here's the website | | Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 | | 8:00 pm |
Your life can be taken from you. Your freedom can only be given away. Understanding this is key to my philosophy. |
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