Archive for January, 2010

As many of you are probably aware, I’ve been involved in varying degrees with a project on computational finance.  Originally called the DarwInvest project, I had intended to develop a Genetic Programming algorithm for making intelligent trades on price history data.  The projected ended up being encompassed by the development of my extensive GP library, Darwin, my proudest achievement in elegant code design.  Well, I’m back at it, and this time I’m trying to tackle the news! Read more…

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions IN A TORTILLA?  What is this nonsense I saw on a commercial recently?

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I’ve been eating Starburst since I was a baby.  My favorite flavor set was the tropical ones.  But recently, I discovered an odd unannounced change in the packaging of my all-time favorite flavor, strawberry-banana.

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I guess I’m probably also a little late to ride the hype of the Motorola Droid, but I was so excited by the commercials that I got myself one of my very own, and I have to say, it’s pretty cool!  My biggest surprise, is that it took me this long to get a phone with the internet. Read more…

I know, I know, raving about how awesome Netflix is… that’s so 2007.  It’s a new decade, man!  Well I’m sorry; I can’t help it– it’s just fantastic! Read more…