Code, Strings, and Keys

Month: August 2008

  • Ubiquity for Mozilla web browser

    Mozilla labs Ubiquity — based on the Javascript programming language — will allow users to type commands in an input box to launch a specific action, such as sending an e-mail. Ubiquitous Interfaces, Ubiquitous Functionality

  • Dutch National Supercomputer Huygens Beats Human Go Professional

    I never realized that Go was more complex than chess in terms of number of potential moves throughout the game. From the Wikipedia article on Go: The area of the board is very large (more than five times the size of a chess board). Throughout most of the game, the number of legal moves stays…

  • First successful attempt at a full running workout

    It’s been 14 days since my last sustained running workout (over 1.25 miles). Since then, I’m weighing in at 167.5 pounds to start (5 lbs below last gym weigh-in for a longer run) and 166 pounds to finish. Today’s workout was 7 miles in 1:04:14 (9’11” pace). Constant level 4 pain, aching, but no sharp…