Programming: Here's an article on binary math in C. For more practical stuff (in you're a Python programmer), read this bit on the fileinput library in Python (very useful, but I hadn't heard of it previously).

Essays: Ever play Monopoly and wonder why the game (as you were taught) is so slow? That's because you were taught wrongDouglas ( Read more... )

Got the oddest citation the other day: A blog on ADD quoted me in an excerpt from the C-Realm Podcast in which I was describing the take-away lesson of the amateur podcast ethos (and amateur media in general ( Read more... )

Other things that I should kick myself for not investing in: Bitcoins. Of course, Bitcoins will probably end up being largely useless and the current bubble is doomed for collapse, but I could have obtained them for cents (or calculated them on ordinary hardware) less than a year ago and been selling them to some sucker for ~$10 each now. Wonder ( Read more... )

My little brother is trying to make a name for himself as a stand-up comedian / social media celebrity, so I figure I should give him a link or three:
Blog
YouTube Channel
Facebook Fan Page

You all should "like" him or whatever it is the kids are doing these days.

Tailor from Monday: My old suit will not fit anymore and is beyond salvage (for me, anyways), so donated to charity.

Tuesday: Snow, meeting Reddit people, and more snow.

Today: More snow!

In other news, OKCupid is doomed, it's been acquired by Match.com. An old OKTrends blog post that brilliantly explains why Match.com is crap has been ( Read more... )

Education: An essay on why going to any non-top-tier law school is a one-way ticket to penury. Ditto (most of the time) for getting a PhD. An article on the overuse of homework in elementary school.

Music: A love note sent indirectly, a twist on the multitrack music video, an OverthinkingIt essay on the song Like a G6.

The Internets Attack: An ( Read more... )

Various things of note this week:

I saw a tailor about some dress shirts, which should arrive in six to eight weeks. If that does not result in some shirts that are an excellent fit, I will be sorely disappointed. Also placed a small order here and here, and that will also take some weeks before I know exactly how I managed to get the fit ( Read more... )

ITA's company dinner cruise was nice and relaxing.

The vegetarian tasting menu at Oleana is amazing.

The movie Primer is amazing if you love time travel stories and being confused. Which I do, apparently ( Read more... )

Another IM relay bot has been pestering me lately, this one going by the AIM handle 644642289. I'm surprised there are any of those things left wandering around.

Kickstarter is pretty cool. It's a site for the distributed financing of small projects. Pledges are collected if and only if the project is fully funded, so there's less risk of committing money to a project that will never have enough to get off the ground. The project creators can also specify different rewards for different levels of support ( Read more... )