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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)
- Cube Roots by Newton's Method in Lisp Using basic elements of programming to compute cube roots.
Code
- Cool Find: MathJax for Web Math Adding LaTeX style math input for your web page is a two-line change.
- Spot the Bug: Golang Hashes Suppose we want to compute the md5, sha1, and sha256 sums for some string "Foo Bar". What's wrong with this routine?
- Being Careful With UUID Comparisons They're powerful and easy to use, but be careful when comparing their string representations.
Woodworking
- 45-Degree Drill Press Jig An incremental improvement in safety and efficiency when drilling angled holes.
- From Chair to Hair (Tie) Carving up a big old chair into smaller goodies.
Financial Markets
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Risk and Financial Crises
The joke goes as follows.
Mathematicians think that the normal distribution is ubiquitous in nature because applied workers have discovered that everything is normally distributed.
But applied workers think that the normal distribution is ubiquitous in nature because mathematicians have proved that it's ubiquitous in nature.
Other
- Signing Out of LR for the Last Time Today I wrapped up my first job at LR. I said goodbye to my team, whom I will miss very much.
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Welcome!
Hello world! Let’s have some fun – Liquid templating looks pretty neat : )