Leo Irakliotis
@bonaire.bsky.social
Programmer, diver, college prof, pilot, dog guardian, data person, photographer, spouse, KC9GLI, physicist. Chicago, Washington Island, Bonaire, Greece. REV & Metropolis regular. Pokes fun at anything self-important including self.
Today, I asked 2nd year students which of these two 8-bit strings is "more random": 00000000 or 01101000? Not everyone answered, but everyone who answered said that 01101000 is more random. We are off to a good start :-)
November 20, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Today, I asked 2nd year students which of these two 8-bit strings is "more random": 00000000 or 01101000? Not everyone answered, but everyone who answered said that 01101000 is more random. We are off to a good start :-)
Hello there bsky. It's been a year. How's everyone doing?
November 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Hello there bsky. It's been a year. How's everyone doing?
Today, a student asked me how would computer science be different if Turing had lived longer. What's your take?
November 28, 2023 at 12:57 AM
Today, a student asked me how would computer science be different if Turing had lived longer. What's your take?
So... we are contemplating switching from Java to Python for intro programming classes at my college. I like both languages fine. I worry that with Python students may not appreciate practicalities and nuances such as fixed-length arrays. Thoughts?
November 22, 2023 at 1:53 AM
So... we are contemplating switching from Java to Python for intro programming classes at my college. I like both languages fine. I worry that with Python students may not appreciate practicalities and nuances such as fixed-length arrays. Thoughts?
The shores of Yabbok: the fleeting hope for reconciliation.
Jordie Gerson - Tonight's drash - When Reconciliation...
Tonight's drash - When Reconciliation Seems Impossible
Shabbat shalom.
This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, contains one of the oldest, most notorious...
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November 18, 2023 at 2:47 PM
The shores of Yabbok: the fleeting hope for reconciliation.
I had high hopes of converting this 19th-century steamer trunk into a bookshelf or something like that. Never got time for this project but perhaps someone else may. Local-pickup in Chicago (North Park).
Antique Boyd, Boyd & Boyd Steamer Trunk Chest late-19th Century
The trunk was made by Boyd, Boyd, and Boyd of Pittsburgh. I guess in the late 19th century. I've seen similar trunks used as coffee tables. I wanted to turn it into a small bookshelf for my office at ...
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November 18, 2023 at 2:03 PM
I had high hopes of converting this 19th-century steamer trunk into a bookshelf or something like that. Never got time for this project but perhaps someone else may. Local-pickup in Chicago (North Park).
The third one we are losing in Chicago in 2023. Empirical and Rock Bottom closed earlier this year. Metropolitan had a fantastic location, and it will be missed.
Metropolitan Brewing Closing For Good After Nearly 15 Years
Owners of the popular brewery said they could not resolve a years-long rent dispute with their landlord and faced mounting debt that led them to file for bankruptcy.
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November 17, 2023 at 1:27 PM
The third one we are losing in Chicago in 2023. Empirical and Rock Bottom closed earlier this year. Metropolitan had a fantastic location, and it will be missed.
Controversial stuff in computer science -- binary search trees.
November 17, 2023 at 1:56 AM
Controversial stuff in computer science -- binary search trees.