Monthly Archives: August 2008

Is human powered search the next big thing?

I’d be well within reason to suggest that it would be somewhat difficult to use the web without a good search. Google has been so successful that their name has become a verb in the English language that defines using … Continue reading

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How much overhead does C++ bring compared to straight C?

The other day, I had a conversation about putting C code onto an embedded chip. I wondered if it was possible to put C++ code on there. The gist of the conversation was that the C++ libraries had a lot … Continue reading

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Comment Spam and WP-SpamFree

I’m tired of comment spam. I guess my blog has grown to a popular enough size that I’m known by just enough bots to make things annoying. The next plugin I’ll be trying out is WP-SpamFree. If you can’t post … Continue reading

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3 Optimizations for speeding Visual C++ compiled code.

For fun, I participated in a programming contest. Instead of describing the process this time, I thought I’d include a function. Can you guess what it does? I’m changing some of the variable names so it isn’t obvious. unsigned short … Continue reading

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Picking a Good Laptop

Friends and family often ask me what laptop they ought to purchase. My answer is always the same: “It depends”. Then I proceed to break down the pluses and minuses of different types of laptops and try to determine where … Continue reading

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