A few years ago, I discovered the hilarity that is Curb Your Enthusiasm. Good or bad, I see a lot of myself in Larry’s character. I kept seeing references to Seinfeld and of course culturally know it as a classic…
A Different Look at the “Rising Age of Marriage”
It’s well known that people in the U.S. are getting married later in life. Today I heard that same fact on the SYSK Podcast, but it struck me that we’re also living longer. Sure we’re getting married later in terms…
Will I Get Rained On?
I’m a bike commuter and while I really enjoy it, getting rained on is a little bit annoying. This is actually something that people are most concerned about when they learn I commute by bike, but honestly, it doesn’t happen…
National School Lunch Program Participation
In the U.S. we have a national program for school children that allows them to get get reduced cost or free meals. Meals are available to all students and based on family income, some children are eligible for either free…
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…