Monthly Archives: May 2009

A snake came to my water-trough

Posted on 30 May 2009 by cajo

I’ve been coding Python for most of the day.  Well, in between housekeeping duties.  I have a vague sense that my love of Python has reached a plateau.  What bothers me most is that the data model is quite complicated.  … Continue reading →

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Yes Minister

Posted on 29 May 2009 by cajo

I have been watching the three series of “Yes Minister” and two series of “Yes Prime Minister”.  I do not quite have the energy to describe it fully, but one important component is the character of Sir Humphrey Appleby, a … Continue reading →

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A visitation

Posted on 27 May 2009 by cajo

I had a guest spend last night at my place. In the garage. Late afternoon I decided to close the front door. There on my doorstep was a small white rabbit. “Pinky”, I later learned he is called. I decided … Continue reading →

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The zombie life

Posted on 26 May 2009 by cajo

I have not been posting for about two weeks, not because I was extremely busy (I wasn’t), but because I have been extremely ill. There is not physically wrong, but I have been having terrible sleeping problems. I cannot fall … Continue reading →

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The old ones are the good ones

Posted on 14 May 2009 by cajo

The algorithms I usually work with are pretty simple.  They are mostly variations on depth-first or breadth-first search, and the difficulty comes from the complex data structures.  Most of the details of how to do things have been worked out.  … Continue reading →

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Pixar inspired

Posted on 13 May 2009 by cajo

During a break today I watched parts of Pixar’s “Wall-E”.  As with many movies I think I like it better now than before.  It has had time to mature in my mind.  Whenever I watch a movie I tell myself … Continue reading →

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Firebird

Posted on 12 May 2009 by cajo

When I was younger, about 14 or 15, before laser discs came into general use, we had cassette tapes.  The quality was not always the best, but I kind of miss them. At some point someone lend me a cassette … Continue reading →

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Umfi

Posted on 11 May 2009 by cajo

In the early nineties our little research group had a couple of servers, one of which was called “mort” after the Terry Pratchett character.  TP was very popular around that time in the group.  When we replaced the machine, I … Continue reading →

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All of the above

Posted on 11 May 2009 by cajo

I spent a significant part of the day preparing for my Software Engineering course.  My prospective teaching assistant suggested half-jokingly that we use multiple-choice questions (i.e., monkey puzzles) to make the marking easier.  I dismissed the idea, but after a … Continue reading →

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Erratum

Posted on 9 May 2009 by cajo

I must have taken a stupid pill yesterday.  In the northern hemisphere Orion sets before the dogs or the rabbit, just like in the Southern hemisphere.  The only thing he is chasing, is the bull. Today was devoted to watching … Continue reading →

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