Archive for October, 2008
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Graffiti Code
Spotted just before the Dominion Road pedestrian tunnel:
I’m assuming McCain is a variable. But still, I can think of no language where this statement would be syntactically correct.
I feel compelled to cross-out the ‘Ln’.
13 Comments » - Posted in IT by michelle
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Hunua Ranges
Finally seeing some sunshine, on the last day of the three day weekend, we decided to head out to the Hunua Ranges for an exploratory day walk.
Situated approximately 40 minutes from central Auckland, the Hunua Ranges are an easy drive away, and a gateway to a number of multi-day tramps.
We did the Massey Wairoa-Cosseys [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized, sanitization by michelle
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
How To:Make Millions
Search phrase spotted in this site’s search engine traffic history:
genetic algorithm predicts stock market source code
And here I thought I would get Tom and Dan slaving, bickering, and coding for three years to design a stock market prediction algorithm, when it turns out all they really needed to do was to just ask The Google.
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by michelle
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
14 Things I learned in Las Vegas
The toilets in casinos flush automatically, but only after you almost leave the stall. This took me some time to figure out.
Las Vegas has more money than it knows how to spend. Marble toilets, crystal chandeliers bigger than our bedroom, polished brass pavement hand-rails doesn’t even begin to cover it - although they do stop [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by michelle
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Killer Toothpaste
“Ma’am, step this way please”, says the serious looking TSA official.
I’m at McCarran Airport about to start my 16 hour, two-stage journey back to NZ. I’ve negotiated the check-in procedure, and am just passing through security screening. But, an item of interest has shown up on the x-ray machine.
“We need to take a [...]