I'd be willing to bet that those people we dislike most are often nowhere near as truly and completely evil as we imagine, and similarly those who we admire most are in truth quite likely to be far less angelic.
The participants to last year's ICFP Programming Contest received a short sharp introduction to orbital mechanics. It was only a 2D version, but still not an easy task. I ran out of brain power and time just short of the last set of problems which is where it got really interesting.
Please believe me when I tell you that many things in New Zealand are stuck in a Time Warp... not just the trees. Even the computer I'm typing this on is from the last century.
Endo, the alien creature at the heart of this years ICFP Contest, has already stuffed all manner of information into his/her DNA. Plenty of images, and some audio also. Do our earthly patent systems extend to outer space?
The rest of us have been here also, all along, but just in "Private Mode". There are actually 1203 "first posts" before yours. Look harder. :-)
Oops. That should have been: The rings of Saturn spin mainly in the rain!
The rings of Saturn spin mainly in the plane?
Doesn't really have the right ring to it does it?
I'd be willing to bet that those people we dislike most are often nowhere near as truly and completely evil as we imagine, and similarly those who we admire most are in truth quite likely to be far less angelic.
The participants to last year's ICFP Programming Contest received a short sharp introduction to orbital mechanics. It was only a 2D version, but still not an easy task. I ran out of brain power and time just short of the last set of problems which is where it got really interesting.
Please believe me when I tell you that many things in New Zealand are stuck in a Time Warp... not just the trees. Even the computer I'm typing this on is from the last century.
Endo, the alien creature at the heart of this years ICFP Contest, has already stuffed all manner of information into his/her DNA. Plenty of images, and some audio also. Do our earthly patent systems extend to outer space?