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And keeping it all in one text file. org-mode allows you to easily enough set up a structure so that it remains easy to edit.

I think it might only be a waste if you can come up with a way to predict who is going to be the person with a BA in English that doesn't use it. If you can't predict it, then it m…

Here (where you have to search through Fibonacci numbers) I suspect memoization is rather the way to go: # memoized fibonacci function fibtable = {1:1, 0:1} def fib (n): global fib…

Monday: Mon(th)da(y)y(ear) Doesn't get much worse for a mnemonic, but works for me.

I belief the Fields Medal is not only given to people below 40 b/c there are no older people deserving; I belief it is given to younger people b/c they can most benefit from gettin…

Do we know "the guy" is not the bartender?

Site does not work for me, but I have been using foxclocks for a long time: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117

"The first thing we always do is make slight modifications to what we already have." rather contrasts with "The next big difference is that we changed colors and went from cardboar…

Has been done: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=114232425072

I distinctly remember claims that for modern monitors the color does not change energy use.

Anyone any idea how these energy measurements were made?

I had the same question; I don't know the answer yet, but I found a location for the answer http://www.openbsd.org/papers/bcrypt-paper.ps The documentation for py-bcrypt ( http://w…

As another scientist I have to strongly second this . Some things might take real work on your part to understand though. Even within different fields of mathematics there are diff…

I really hope that app stores are on their way out, for exactly the reason the article gives (lack of openness). So even though I am at this point doubtful about them actually bein…

What do you mean when you say it is not a hobby? Is it your job?

The article suggests otherwise (though does not quite say so in: And some makers of germ killers wish they could say their products kill the swine-flu virus -- a claim that some ca…

How much free content do they need to tie it back to you? Remember AOL releasing some search queries, and quickly people were identified. I imagine that is not hard with facebook i…

The code for my lock would not be found this way. Choosing the correct 3rd number (which obviously I know) my whole code does not appear in the suggestions to try.

Requires: Mac computer with an Intel processor. No upgrade for my 12" powerbook. :-( http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html

Requires: Mac computer with an Intel processor. No upgrade for my 12" powerbook. :-( http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html

I find this rather upsetting. I picked the unlimited option; but think that this removes the pressure on them to make a nice interface to all the deleted files.