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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Source Code is Formal Communication
When developing a new program—especially when trying out many different things—it’s common to pepper your code with various messages that are displayed when the program reaches a particular point or when it encounters a condition that you thought was impossible. … Continue reading
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Paranoia
Our amateur radio club is in the process of starting another class for people interested in getting their ham radio license. One of the more difficult tasks is finding a place to hold the classes. We need a room that’ll … Continue reading
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Shakespeare vs. Markov
I’m developing some code to work with Markov models, and as an early test I created a model of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Then I had the program generate some verse from the model. For example: If they in thou, thy love, … Continue reading
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Creating a slide show shouldn’t be this hard
What I want to do seems simple enough. Given a collection of image files, create a slide show video suitable for sending via email or posting on YouTube. There are countless GUI programs that will do this. But I want … Continue reading
One more time on the treadmill
Just wanted to share this video from yesterday’s treadmill session. They’ve reduced the water level and increased the speed. Charlie is improving by leaps and bounds every day. Perhaps soon he’ll be leaping and bounding.
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Charlie Walks Again!
The title pretty much says it all. The physical therapist at A&M sent us these videos of Charlie walking yesterday. This is just two weeks post-surgery, after not walking for almost two months. He still has a long way to … Continue reading
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Frame Switch
Just west of Taylor on U.S. 79, I noticed a sign that said, “Frame Switch.” I caught that sign coming back, too, and was curious because it looks just like the signs that announce the little towns along the route. … Continue reading
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