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Curtis Jones

God-fearing, mountain-climbing, software engineer.

📍 Atlanta, GA https://curtisjones.us

Rubik's Cube Update

I think I've progressed just about as far as I can with the simple by-layers method that I am now well acquainted with. I got it down to seventy-eight seconds once, but I can only reasonably assume that I'll always have it under two minutes. This

TODO for 2008 - Revisited

Things to do in 2008 - revisited: [-] Rubik's cube in under sixty seconds * down to 78 seconds [x] Amateur Technician Class license [] Balloon project * no recent progress [x] Climb Mt. Rainier [] Climb Mt. McKinley * May [] Climb Half Dome * June [] Learn to do a back flip * post-McKinley

Mt. Rainier Photos

I've got my Rainier photos online. See them here. I still haven't even pulled the video from the memory cards yet. I ordered Final Cut Express, which is supposed to arrive Wednesday. I'm sure I'll love that learning curve. That's

Factorial

I added factorial support to BigMath on my flight out to Seattle last week. I wanted to know how many possible permutations existed for a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube. I came up with 19.313 trillion (8! x 12!), but Wikipedia says there are 43 quintillion possible permutations. The

How to Lose Seven Pounds in Seven Days While Eating Candy Bars

I'm back from Rainier. And I've taken several showers. And I think the smell is almost gone. We all smelled a lot nasty at the conclusion of the week. A lot. I'll post pictures and such later.

BigMath

We interviewed a guy at work last week. In addition to an interview we often either provide a small homework coding assignment or ask to see some sample code. More frequently than I would have guessed, the candidates do not have any sample code to provide. All of their work

Free Rice

This issue needs to be addressed. Presidential candidates should be taking a stance on this. Concerned citizens should be decrying it. The problem is freerice.com. By testing your vocabulary prowess, you can donate rice to feed the often-mentioned hungry people. It's an interesting idea. And if you&

Days Until....

9 days until Rainier. This should be a relatively painless trip (it's mostly just for the purpose of high-altitude, winter-time how-to-stay-alive training), and I'll find out with great certainty whether my current exercise routine is going to be sufficient for McKinley, and if it proves not

Florida

If I had to guess, I'd say that Google Map is perhaps trying to find the geometric center of the Florida-shaped polygon ... maybe? I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm switching back to MapQuest. 1998 here I come!

Pining for the Fjords

Cut to the interior of a PC store, looking strangely like a pet shop. Man 1: "'ello, Miss?" Man 2: "Waddaya mean, Miss?" Man 1: "Oh, I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint about this operating system

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