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Starting from Scratch – Part 1

Posted on June 18, 2008 by admin

About a month ago, someone I met asked me if I could give him C programming lessons. To protect his privacy I won’t talk about him much, besides saying that he is a serious guy and he doesn’t know programming … Continue reading →

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Fractal Memory Usage and a Big Number

Posted on June 12, 2008 by admin

In a previous post I said I’d talk about 4**(4**(4**4)). First, about the number. I first saw it mentioned in a math lesson back in high-school, when the teacher wanted to demonstrate estimation abilities. He wrote it on the board, … Continue reading →

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My Bad Memory, High Load, and Python

Posted on June 11, 2008 by admin

About a month ago the new Ubuntu 8.04 was released and I wanted a clean install. I downloaded an image and burned it to a CD. Just before installing, I tried “check CD for defects” and found a few. Turns … Continue reading →

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