Monthly Archives: July 2010

Afford to Lose

Posted on July 7, 2010 by MXH

I was watching David Mamet’s “House of Games” the other day — more specifically, I was listening to the David Mamet/Ricky Jay commentary track. Jay’s patter is interesting; he’s presenting himself as an expert on confidence games, but 90% of … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: JFK

Posted on July 6, 2010 by MXH

Fire swept through the JFK archive.

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Adoption

Posted on July 5, 2010 by MXH

Last year, I wrote a small disassembler for the 8086 instruction set in Python. I was recently flattered to learn that Transistorski thought it was worth building upon. He has adopted the project, cleaned it up, and put it on … Continue reading →

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Anniversary

Posted on July 4, 2010 by MXH

From Calvin Coolidge’s 1926 4th of July address: If no one is to be accounted as born into a superior station, if there is to be no ruling class, and if all possess rights which can neither be bartered away … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Comedians

Posted on July 3, 2010 by MXH

“Going forward, we’ll license all comedians.”

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Taipan! Rebalancing

Posted on July 2, 2010 by MXH

I’ve rebalanced my Taipan! browser port to mimic Ronald J. Berg’s Apple ][ version of the game. The changes make the game quite a bit tougher; bad things happen more frequently, and the scoring is harsher. But, hey: authentic!

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Quickie: Disguise

Posted on July 1, 2010 by MXH

Winston Churchill was a man of many great quotes. On his defeat in the 1945 elections, in response to the suggestion that perhaps this was a blessing in disguise, he remarked that: “If this is a blessing, it is certainly … Continue reading →

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