Maze Solver [3]

I got the C port of the core maze solver code done, tested, working and integrated with the OS X app. And the solution line is so much cleaner now.

Enchiladas (Made in China)

Funniest thing ever. I stopped at this place called Super Taco Express on my way home from work. This is a Mexican food restaurant staffed entirely with Chinese people. And the guy working the counter had a perfect American accent. Watching them fix my enchiladas I managed to not laugh

Maze Solver [2]

I got ported the core maze solver code (everything except the gui code) to C. I haven't tested it yet; just got it compiling a few minutes ago. Anyway, it should run quite a bit faster since I can use fancy pre-allocated memory pools instead of sluggishly allocating

Maze Solver

UPDATE: Years ago, when I wrote this, I don't know why it didn't occur to me to link to the code. Here it is. My mind, for whatever it's worth, was being under-used, so I applied it to solving mazes. Check this action out.

New Yorker Phone Etiquette

I've received the weirdest phone calls to this hotel room. It started a couple days ago with this one. I should explain that from the very first sentence he spoke, he sounded like an idiot. I don't know how else to describe it. Him: May I

Sean Tracy

See the "Sean Tracy" mentioned in this picture? I took that picture in the Roadhouse diner in Talkteena in 2008. He did a single trek from the lowest point in North America (Death Valley) to the highest point in North America (Denali). And he was the first to

Unit Testing

I'm a victim of something. Probably television advertising during my more impressionable years. I prefer UPS to FedEx; Pepsi to Coke; McDonald's to Burger King. But I don't regularly ship things; I don't drink soda; and I don't eat fast

A Bar

I can't complain about much regarding my hotel accommodations (considering that I'm not paying for it). And in particular I'm happy that the on-site gym is open 24/7. And I can almost understand the lack of a bench press setup. But I can&

Cotopaxi

The specific mountain (err, volcano) hasn't been decided on yet, but I'll definitely be in Ecuador in mid-January. Woo hoo! There's some sweet, sweet ice climbing to be had if we decide on Cayambe instead of (or in addition to) Cotopaxi. Although, I'

Donation #20

I made blood donation #20 [1] this afternoon. This one was unique though. As the lady inserted the needle into the vein, instead of the usual small drip of blood escaping, it sprayed out onto my arm, across my shirt and my face. Rather unexpected. The previously humorless "blood