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- 2011-07-09 Rewriting My Competitors in Games
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- And combined with http://t.co/Lmh0BP8t - why I'm concerned by facial recognition technology. Use a card once, tracked forever after.
- Why I try to always use cash: http://t.co/4zUMaKxw
- Next OS X locks out outside apps (a default, for now). Buy a Mac and don't own it. http://t.co/lOQMb4Pw http://t.co/sxcDCny5
- The more algorithms I study, the more I realize is isometric to graphs. I either need a lot more or fewer graph algorithms.
- Nice article on pathfinding on uniform-constant grids, fun algos that give me ideas: http://t.co/QZALOCdm
- http://t.co/MfjmjUp2 Cooked my noodle. First time I've seen a serious improvement to programs in text files.
- RT @svesely: Remember when CSPAN used to actually show music videos?
- Guardian posts dating tips - a few "for ladies", but most for "you". http://t.co/1gtyLNz5 Fun science, weird male gaze.