When web applications started to become popular, a big selling point was that you could design one set of code and have it run on any internet-capable computer. Unfortunately the front-end of the internet is now so fragmented that this…
Getting GPS Data from Android
Because Android’s source code is open, there are a lot of goodies that anyone with an Android device and Google’s development kit can explore. I was digging through the API section regarding location services when I found the method getSatellites().…
PostgreSQL generate_series() Tricks
Before my current job, I actually had not heard of PostgreSQL. But it turns out to actually be a pretty prominent SQL server. There are some weird quirks to Postgres and the management tools are pretty meh compared to SQL…
Why I’m Learning: Python
Not having a technical degree, I’ve had to learn most of my analysis skills on my own. This fits well with my personality because I am the type of person who can be easily bored and always likes a new…
How quickly can a computer learn Tic Tac Toe?
In my post last week, I discussed my Java implementation of the MENACE Tic Tac Toe machine. I also mentioned how playing against the MENACE manually is simply too time consuming. And since all programmers are lazy, I of course…