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Category Archives: Geek Stuff
Static Mapping of a String to an Integer
With my head in programming for a bit, I decided to take a bit of a break from directly working on my PhD to solving a bit of a problem I was having with regard to the efficiency of the … Continue reading
Building a Node.js Development Environment (Part 2)
Today is the day that a new Node.js add-on is born. While an add-on is always a happy event, this one will be a little boring as it really is just a framework into which a useful add-on can be … Continue reading
Building a Node.js Development Environment (Part 1)
I start with the premise that Node.js is fun. The second premise is that I want a perfect world in which to develop. The third premise is that I must know everything. The fourth premise is that I will overuse … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff
Tagged C++, Eclipse, Google, JavaScript, Macintosh, Node, Node.js, v8
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Compiling Node.js on OS X Lion
If you are the type of person who is easily distracted by nifty technology you might be thinking that playing with Node.js might be fun. It is. That is all you really need to know, regardless of whether it is … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff
Tagged add-on, Apple, C++, Intel, JavaScript, Node, Node.js, segmentation fault, __DARWIN_64_BIT_INO_T
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Waiting for Science to be Cool
Science is not cool to kids. If I were a young person and I wanted to have the acceptance and admiration of my peers I would play a sport or take up a musical instrument. Given average attractiveness, these two … Continue reading
Posted in Familial Musings, Geek Stuff, Mundane Observations
Tagged curiosity, geek, humanities, ignorance, intellectual ability, music, MythBusters, science, science fair, sports, uranium
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Templates, James Bond, and URL Shorteners
It is time for a break from C++ templates. I am not sure that doing interesting template things is going to actually move my PhD forward in any way, but it is a very enjoyable distraction and challenge. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff
Tagged C++, Casino Royale, Diamonds are Forever, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, shortener, templates, Twitter, URL, WordPress, YOURLS
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Finally Set Up My Repository
One of the benefits of being “under the weather” is having a brain that is incapable of creative thought. This lack of creativity has caused me to code quite a bit less and tidy things up quite a bit more. … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff
Tagged Dropbox, git, in the zone, PhD, repository, under the weather, zone
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Not Now Chief, I’m In The Zone
There are times when a picture is worth a thousand words. There is also the occasional picture that is worth a thousand words, a laugh, and a wizened nod acknowledging a profound truth. Whether it is profound or not, when the picture … Continue reading