Browsing category: 'Miscellaneous'

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Perimeter Institute Physics Festival!

 
This may be only marginally related to computer science, but if you are like me, you may also have an interest in physics (and for those who don't I think there are some lectures on quantum computers which may be cool). The festival runs in October...
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Problems with Mobile / Wireless Service in Canada

 
Today I set out to try to find a replacement for my LG8100 phone which has had a very long and horrible life (going through the washer and dryer several times and still working). I am interested in getting some type of blackberry an iPhone, or would...
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Top 10 Reasons to Study Computer Science in 2009

 
The trend in blogs, the internet and news sites lately is to write articles about the economy. Instead of that however, I thought I would use the opportunity to try to encourage people who might be considering studying computer science (or related...
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Cluster Computer Case Suggestions?

 
So I've recently come across a bunch of free computers and I've decided to try to hook them together to form a beowulf style cluster for running some of my simulations on since I think I can modify the code to be parallel. I have tested all of the...
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Distributed Screen Saver Project

 
A couple of days ago while trying to stay awake while my simulations ran for hours, I came across this website: Electric Sheep. It seems like a really cool idea. It is a "distributed screensaver" that makes use of genetic algorithms to progress and...