MongoDB 1.5.7 - 1.6RC2 is out and ready for testing

Posted 31 Jul 2010 at 14:37 UTC by anderson

In a message posted by Eliot at Mongo DB list

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Horseshit on a stick "Can Open Source be secure" BCS riposte

Posted 27 Jul 2010 at 23:50 UTC by lkcl

An article published by the BCS was brought to my attention, and it was full of such glaring omissions and implicit attacks on free software that it had to be dealt with. initially written as a comment, it quickly extended way beyond the length of the original article...

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Coding challenge - reverse a string

Posted 16 Jun 2010 at 15:58 UTC (updated 16 Jun 2010 at 21:55 UTC) by fzort

It's simple. That's the point.

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Python GUI Proposal

Posted 12 Jun 2010 at 13:37 UTC by lkcl

in the longest thread i've ever contributed to rather than sparked off as a flame-war, i describe why i think that leveraging web browser technology is a much better way to create a widget set.

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The behavioral economics of free software

Posted 25 May 2010 at 19:36 UTC (updated 26 May 2010 at 13:26 UTC) by mdz

People who use and promote free software cite various reasons for their choice, but do those reasons tell the whole story? If, as a community, we want free software to continue to grow in popularity, especially in the mainstream, we should understand better the true reasons for choosing it—especially our own.

This is a repost of an article originally posted at http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2010/05/25/the-behavioral-economics-of-free- software/

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Auditory recognition module for artificial intelligence

Posted 14 May 2010 at 20:03 UTC by mentifex

The AudRecog mind-module for auditory recognition in artificial intelligence (AI) tests user input one character or phoneme at a time to recognize words and morphemes that will activate a concept in the AI Mind or extract meaning from an idea.

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Hacking computers, hacking life

Posted 14 Apr 2010 at 17:09 UTC (updated 14 Apr 2010 at 17:46 UTC) by proclus

Some of you may not know that in addition to my admin responsibility at GNU-Darwin, I am a biochemist and protein crystallographer, as well as the X-ray lab manager and systems admin for the Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry Department at Johns Hopkins University. Here are some Hopkins links.

http://biophysics.med.jhmi.edu/xtal/ http://biophysics.med.jhmi.edu/love/

The main reasons that I went into life sciences were to increase intelligence and longevity, which is like hacking computers, but it is hacking the body instead.

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Posted 12 Apr 2010 at 16:40 UTC by proclus

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proclus/GNU-Darwin Lives!

Posted 29 Mar 2010 at 17:33 UTC by proclus

I've been keeping this journal the way it was in 2000 for historical archival reasons. If you are interested in current information, here are some up to date links.

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'A Critical Examination on Recruitment/Promotion Process"

Posted 19 Mar 2010 at 19:08 UTC (updated 19 Mar 2010 at 19:09 UTC) by badvogato

THIS IS AN ALGORITHM WITH PERFECT SOLUTION BELIEVE TO BE FOUND.

by Susan and Eric. { scene setup:

pencil, paper, paper plate, pen, scissor, rubber band, rubber eraser, black ink, red ink, table, chair, clock, 4 huge windows, 1 hidden observation window. At least 4 applicants in the same room. allow discussions, making noises, every other way of interactions except killing each other with tools not listed above. Each applicant was given several pages of test papers. Testing duration is not specified. Background music playing BACH Violin and Voice. Hilary HAHN, Matthias GOERNE, Christine SCHAFER....}

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