Random Bits and Pieces :: mlp http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log Michael Weber en Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:53:00 GMT blosxom ver.2.0 <q>It's Not Easy To Grow Tomatoes In Northern Russia</q> http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/growing-tomatoes-in-russia http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/growing-tomatoes-in-russia http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:53:00 GMT via The Beeb:

Apparently, Russians are not panicking about Global Warming. Many even haven't heard about it.

A meteorologist in Arkhangelsk, in the north of Russia, once told me: "I know global warming is a problem, but I would welcome a bit of warmth up here. Then I could grow my own tomatoes."

We spoke as we stood on ice in the middle of the frozen Dvina river. The temperature was approaching -25C.

]]> http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/growing-tomatoes-in-russia#writeback A Kind of MAGICC http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/byu-magicc-uav http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/byu-magicc-uav http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:24:00 GMT via lemonodor:

There is some pretty cool technology coming out of the MAGICC Lab:

I cannot help feeling a little uncomfortable about the potential uses of this, however.

]]> http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/byu-magicc-uav#writeback Learning C/C++/Java with Board Games http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/c-jump http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/c-jump http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:08:00 GMT Photo of c-jump game Some stuff you just can't make up. From the c-jump website:

Discover fundamentals of computer programming by playing a board game! c-jump helps children to learn basics of programming languages, such as C, C++ and Java.

While I believe that learning how to think algorithmically early on is a good idea, I would dispute that C and C-like languages are rewarding choices as first languages. Alan Kay and the SqueakLand folks have something to say about teaching programming to kids as well.

]]> http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/c-jump#writeback Yet Another Rewriting Tool http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/plt-redex http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/plt-redex http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/ Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:05:00 GMT via LtU:

I seem to have missed the previously discussed PLT Redex tool, A Visual Environment for Developing Context-Sensitive Term Rewriting Systems.

]]> http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/plt-redex#writeback Threads Cannot be Implemented as a Library http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/thread-libraries http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/thread-libraries http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/mlp/ltu/ Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:49:00 GMT Threads Cannot be Implemented as a Library

I read Hans Boehm's paper earlier this year, but good to be reminded of it.

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