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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2009
Edit: This code has an updated version, here! This simple C program lists all of the “up” network interfaces on a linux system, along with their IP address and MAC address. It prints off the bound IP address as well as the MAC address of the interface. A older version of this program can be [...]
Posted in C++ Programming on Sep 27th, 2008
Recently, I needed a nice makefile for a c++ project. I was about to write one, but then I remembered that my emacs was imbued with magical makefile-making properties (I am not actually sure where the makefile template comes from). In any case, I made a makefile from the emacs template I had, used it, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29th, 2008
Often I find that I need a simple and easy to use way to redirect stdin and stdout to a file instead of the terminal. Its especially useful if you have a large program and your requirements change to require that files can be used for io, or maybe you dont want to use a [...]
Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Software on May 20th, 2008
Recently, I programmed a neural network that (successfully) learned to optimize its payoff while playing blackjack. However, I did it in C. A little research showed that most people don’t use C or C++ for AI applications, and that functional languages (as well as those that have internal support for the use of symbols) were [...]
Posted in Website on May 15th, 2008
Well, as some of my readers have heard, I switched from GoDaddy to dreamhost in an attempt to get away from a terrible management system, a clutter of ads, and frankly, paying too much for far too little. I did my search and looked at places from globat.com, dreamhost.com, mediatemple.com, and more. I ended up [...]