Monthly Archives: May 2011

Blog Fail

I find that some new projects are monopolizing my time, and, as a result, this blog cannot receive the attention it is due. I’m therefore putting it on pseudo-hiatus, in which state it will be updated “when I feel like … Continue reading

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Sharp Television Writing

“Number Eighty-Six has a confession, that Number Two is unmutual!” (From “A Change of Mind“.)

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Six Word Stories: Inflation

Parking meters now accept direct deposit.

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FOTY 1980: Muhammad / Lopez II

This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1980, Matthew Saad Muhammad defended his WBC Light Heavyweight championship against Yaqui Lopez. This was … Continue reading

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Heaps

Heaps are slightly obscure data structures that underlie some common higher-level programming constructs, and that may come in handy if you find yourself solving certain classes of problems. (They also come up in certain types of programming interviews, which, to … Continue reading

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Six Word Stories: Competition

Medellin scoffs at San Francisco’s “hills”.

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Change of Direction

I’m going to be changing the blog rules a little bit: I’m going to be posting less. I’ve done over two years of daily posts, and I’ve built up enough content that I feel I can slow down a little. … Continue reading

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FOTY 1979: Lopez / Ayala

This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1979, Danny “Little Red” Lopez defended his WBC Featherweight championship against Mike Ayala in Ayala’s … Continue reading

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