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Category: Computers

  • Poker-playing robot

    Hey Jenny: I’m interested to hear what my “cousin-in-law” Dave has to say about this poker-playing robot. I almost think it’s a flawed experiment to begin with, because the whole point of being a good poker player (as I understand it) is to read your opponent. The cards you get shouldn’t matter at all. But a computer just can’t (as far as I know) interpret the millions of subtle bits of body language that humans are capable of. And conversely, there’s no way for the human to get a read on his opponent’s game other than by the card’s he’s shown. It just seems like more of a stunt than anything.

  • Passwords

    I read this article on password hacking, and now I’m setting proper (different!) passwords on all my sites. Which I should’ve done a long time ago. But I’m lazy.

  • Nerdy to the Max

    I was helping customers in the shop today when a lady asked if she could order some knitting needles. As I wrote down the order, I asked her for her name and phone number. Her surname was Babbage, she said, “like cabbage with a ‘b’.” “And like Charles Babbage!” I added. She smiled. “Actually,” she said, “he was my husband’s great-great-great grandfather.” GET OUT. We chatted about it for a while and she explained how the descendants of the guy who basically INVENTED THE COMPUTER wound up in Australia. And then I had to call the Snook and geek out. Isn’t that neat?

  • Hierarchy of Programmers

    Hierarchy of Programmers. Hey, I’m higher than I thought I’d be! (Not that I’m the greatest at PHP or anything, but I don’t suck.)

  • Nintendo = happy

    Nintendo guru wants more happy games. See, that pretty much encapsulates my whole issue with the video games industry. There are just too many “dark” games based on violence and horror. I want to play fun stuff that challenges while still making me smile.

  • Comment Spam

    The comment spammers are driving me nuts today. I may have to escalate the war. Possible options include forcing you to use a Captcha (which somewhat annoys me when I have to do it on other people’s sites) or requiring commenters to formally register (which REALLY annoys me and I never do it on other people’s sites). Any other ideas? Would either of those strategies keep you from commenting here?

    Afterthought: Hmm, what about putting a time limit on how often you can comment? Would, say, an enforced one-minute wait between comments suck too much? Might even cut down on some of the double posts, I guess…

  • Wii Related Stuff

    How much do I love my friends? This morning Eva e-mailed me a link to the forthcoming High School Musical videogame. SQUEEEE! And it’s going to be for Wii! And then Bex sent me a link to a pattern for a drawstring Wiimote carrying bag. Fun Monday so far!

  • GASP!

    Apple made me gasp twice this morning. First when I saw Steve Jobs’s ‘tache, and second when I saw the new iPod nano RED. (They don’t list the red nano on Australia’s site though. DAMN YOU, APPLE AUSTRALIA! I hope I can get one.)

  • Queen Adelaide

    My latest baby is finally ready to see the world: Queen Adelaide Needlecraft. Please let me know if you spot any bugs!

  • Woz

    Someone on MetaFilter asked what the big deal is with Woz anyway… and the man himself responded!