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Mon 03 October 2016

By Austin

Fibonacci

You've probably heard of the Fibonacci sequence. After all, it's all over nature in flowers, pinecones, shells, and leaves. Most of us can name off the first dozen or so numbers in the sequence too 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... But have you ever...

Thu 22 September 2016

By Austin

Virtue

Virtue is an old word. When you hear it you think of angels, saints, or a chivalrous knight, right? The common definition these days is something along the lines of "excellent, moral behavior", but I'd like to talk about a slightly different...

Sun 28 August 2016

By Austin

Romeo & Juliet Balcony Scene

Juliet: Like, oh my gosh! Romeo: She spoke dude! Oh, please like speak again, wondrous angel, because you are As gnarly as this night, being like, over my head, You're like a totally winged messenger from God or something, Who like everyone looks at,...

Sat 12 March 2016

By marble

Ray Tracing with Functional Languages

There are a few notable programming features intrinsic to functional languages that make them well suited for implementing algorithms like ray tracing. We'll be using a simple ray tracer implemented in Typed Racket as the article of discussion. For all...

Sat 16 January 2016

By Austin

Adventures in Anonymity

There are a lot of ways to gain some anonymity on the web, of which proxies and VPNs are quite common. In particular, Squid3, SSH, Tor, and OpenVPN are great free options if you're looking to run your own service. I've used all of these while...

Tue 12 January 2016

By oak

Freedom

To be free is to be an eagle soaring through the clouds, To be free is to be unchallenged and respected, To be free is to be a tumbleweed rolling across the desert, To be free is to be a honored guest anywhere, To be free is to have no home but to roam...

Tue 12 January 2016

By oak

Rain

When the rain pours down it is like a forbidden religion, When you hear the ratta-tat-tat of the rain drumming against your window, You wish you were out in it, jumping, running, and laughing, For when it rains, life is just around the corner.