Nethack

I've been playing Nethack for about 5 years. It's a game where the graphics are all typographic characters (you start the game as the @ sign), and you explore a dungeon, trying to find the amulet of yendor (If you haven't caught on, it's pretty nerdy). I've introduced two other friends to the game, and I've played countless hours. And this last week, for the first time, I finally beat it. And so I thought I'd share my final screen shot and my final manifest.

http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/g/glucose/dumplog/1290571478.nh343.txt

You wouldn't believe how happy I am with this.

Programmable chip

I just got this programmable chip, now I just need to think of fun applications for it.

I'm thinking about setting it up with some LEDs sewn into a shirt with a mini-microphone, to make a wearable equalizer visualization.

Quote of the day

"You live, and disgustingly, you are forced to learn concurrently." - Noah Firestone

creativity

This week looks to be a very creative one, hopefully some interesting content of all varieties comes out of it at the end. I'll post whatever comes along.

NBA on the Internet

I'm so impressed with watching sports like this, and so glad it's streaming on the internet.

What an introduction

"My book will no doubt be flawed in many ways of which I am not yet aware, but there is one "sin" that I have intentionally committed, and for which I shall not repent: many of the arguments are not rigorous, at least as they stand. This is a serious crime if one believes that our mathematical theories are merely elaborate mental constructs, precariously hoisted aloft. Then rigour becomes the nerve-racking balancing act that prevents the entire structure from crashing down around us. But suppose one believes, as I do, that our mathematical theories are attempting to capture aspects of a robust Platonic world that is not of our making. I would then contend that an initial lack of rigour is a small price to pay if it allows the reader to see into this world more directly and pleasurably than would otherwise be possible."

- Tristan Needham, from the intro to Visual Complex Analysis

A great introduction that gives hope to a reader who picked up a book on an interesting topic, worried it might be a little over his head (namely, me)

Lithopolis Honey Festival

I went to a honey festival with some friends and made a short and sweet video of how it went!