Shining
by Marshall on December 8, 2006
Looks like a promising new indie film…
Four Fours
by Marshall on December 6, 2006
I just found out about a little math game called Four Fours. Basically what you try to do is try to represent integers using only the number 4 and a few common mathematical operators, for example: 0 = 4 – (…)
The Math behind Google’s PageRank
by Marshall on December 6, 2006
The American Mathematical Society has a fairly indepth article on how Google computes the PageRank.
N. Korea and iPods
by Marshall on December 5, 2006
No iPods for Kim Jong Il.
Zudeo: Video Downloads
by Marshall on December 4, 2006
The folks that created Azureus, the ever popular bittorrent client, have released their “YouTube competitor”, Zudeo. It looks kinda neat, especially some of the HD content.
Need the Inverse Square Root of a Number, Fast?
by Marshall on December 1, 2006
Quake 3 has a the following bit of code to calculate the inverse square of an integer. The i = 0x5f3759df – (i >> 1); is the most curious part of the function, and apparently is has to do with (…)
Asteroids Revenge!
by Marshall on December 1, 2006
Asteroids Revenge!Finally, the Asteriods Fight Back