science, technology, and sarcasm
Posted in Law on Dec 29th, 2008
To: Cygnus Subject: Patent rights Hey Cygnus! I recently was made aware of your patent infringement case against Google, Microsoft, and Apple concerning the use of “file preview technology.” While I am happy to see that you are ready to play in the big leagues, I have some terrible news for you: You’ve already lost. [...]
Posted in Software, python programming on Dec 26th, 2008
Hey all: So, I am a little embarrassed to admit that this is my second python program, but happy to say that it works well, and is quite readable. Just thought I would share a simple quicksort in python: def getFunc(array, x, func): ret = [] for num in array: if func(num, x): ret.append(num) return [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2008
It is my pleasure today to write a review of CountyComm, a government products group that develops devices for the US military as well as operates an online store. At CountyCom.com, anyone can find items ranging from a “space blanket” ($1.80) to custom devices like a collapsing grappling hook(~$25), a number of great bags, and [...]
Posted in picodns on Dec 13th, 2008
Wow! It’s been a long road to get here, but I am happy to announce that picodns, the dns server that is part of “torus” (my peer to peer program in development) is finally in alpha. Anyone can download and use it, however they want! So, what is it? Picodns is the DNS server that [...]