Comments for Big Dingus http://bigdingus.com A lot of the time I hear ducks Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:33:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Finding primes with Erlang and Clojure by The BigDingus Blogger http://bigdingus.com/2008/07/01/finding-primes-with-erlang-and-clojure/#comment-1194 The BigDingus Blogger Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:54:20 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/07/01/finding-primes-with-erlang-and-clojure/#comment-1194 Sorry about the blog software. I'm too lazy to deal with Wordpress myself, so this is just the default setup 1&1 provides. Anyway I think we do understand the sieve the same way. In fact your comment makes me realize that my multiplies are unnecessary, so I'll change them to adds. Sorry about the blog software. I’m too lazy to deal with Wordpress myself, so this is just the default setup 1&1 provides.

Anyway I think we do understand the sieve the same way. In fact your comment makes me realize that my multiplies are unnecessary, so I’ll change them to adds.

]]> Comment on Finding primes with Erlang and Clojure by qebab http://bigdingus.com/2008/07/01/finding-primes-with-erlang-and-clojure/#comment-1193 qebab Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:23:10 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/07/01/finding-primes-with-erlang-and-clojure/#comment-1193 Right, so I didn't think about this whole html thing, and your blog ate my code, and most of my post. I'll see if I can be bothered to write it up again, at some point. Right, so I didn’t think about this whole html thing, and your blog ate my code, and most of my post. I’ll see if I can be bothered to write it up again, at some point.

]]> Comment on Finding primes with Erlang and Clojure by qebab http://bigdingus.com/2008/07/01/finding-primes-with-erlang-and-clojure/#comment-1192 qebab Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:21:30 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/07/01/finding-primes-with-erlang-and-clojure/#comment-1192 The most trivial, but still efficient prime-sieve I know, is the sieve of Eratosthenes (indeed the one described in the paper). I am not familiar enough with Erlang (yet) to see if you have understood it the same way as have I, but I'll provide short python-style pseudocode for it: candidates = [2..lim] i = 0 while i This is a very computer-sciency algorithm, it is so easy to understand, and it uses nothing more complex than addition, really (except in the condition for the outer while-loop). I think it may be my favorite algorithm of all time. The most trivial, but still efficient prime-sieve I know, is the sieve of Eratosthenes (indeed the one described in the paper). I am not familiar enough with Erlang (yet) to see if you have understood it the same way as have I, but I’ll provide short python-style pseudocode for it:

candidates = [2..lim]
i = 0
while i

This is a very computer-sciency algorithm, it is so easy to understand, and it uses nothing more complex than addition, really (except in the condition for the outer while-loop). I think it may be my favorite algorithm of all time.

]]> Comment on Just what is this Javascript object you handed me? by Paddy3118 http://bigdingus.com/2007/12/08/just-what-is-this-javascript-object-you-handed-me/#comment-1156 Paddy3118 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:23:29 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2007/12/08/just-what-is-this-javascript-object-you-handed-me/#comment-1156 Hi, The Duck Typing way to solve this is to use the object as if it were an array and catch tne exception if it is not then if it triggers the "I'm not sufficiently an Array" exception, use it as a scaler. - Paddy. Hi,
The Duck Typing way to solve this is to use the object as if it were an array and catch tne exception if it is not then if it triggers the “I’m not sufficiently an Array” exception, use it as a scaler.

- Paddy.

]]> Comment on Median of 2 sorted arrays by Batiste http://bigdingus.com/2008/05/04/median-of-2-sorted-arrays/#comment-1084 Batiste Sat, 17 May 2008 23:39:35 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/05/04/median-of-2-sorted-arrays/#comment-1084 I couldn't remeber where I have seen this cool problem. It was on your blog. Thanks for the link :-) I couldn’t remeber where I have seen this cool problem. It was on your blog. Thanks for the link :-)

]]> Comment on Just what is this Javascript object you handed me? by Chad http://bigdingus.com/2007/12/08/just-what-is-this-javascript-object-you-handed-me/#comment-883 Chad Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:03:01 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2007/12/08/just-what-is-this-javascript-object-you-handed-me/#comment-883 I would feel better with: typeof value === 'object' I would feel better with:

typeof value === ‘object’

]]> Comment on Just what is this Javascript object you handed me? by trends http://bigdingus.com/2007/12/08/just-what-is-this-javascript-object-you-handed-me/#comment-777 trends Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:18:13 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2007/12/08/just-what-is-this-javascript-object-you-handed-me/#comment-777 I recently needed a cross-browser simulateMouse support for some of our tests in Prototype UI and stumbled upon certain limitations in current implementation. Event.simulateMouse is marked as "Firefox-only and experimental". Turning it into a somewhat robust solution will definitely benefit other modules' test suits (notable autocompleter and IPE which rely on mouse events quite heavily). I recently needed a cross-browser simulateMouse support for some of
our tests in Prototype UI and stumbled upon certain limitations in
current implementation. Event.simulateMouse is marked as “Firefox-only
and experimental”. Turning it into a somewhat robust solution will
definitely benefit other modules’ test suits (notable autocompleter
and IPE which rely on mouse events quite heavily).

]]> Comment on Roadtrip Day 3: Cool Museum, Make-Believe Hikes by K http://bigdingus.com/2008/03/29/roadtrip-day-3-cool-museum-make-believe-hikes/#comment-760 K Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:47:11 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/03/29/roadtrip-day-3-cool-museum-make-believe-hikes/#comment-760 > If you’re ever in Canyon TX And really, who DOESN'T go there? > If you’re ever in Canyon TX

And really, who DOESN’T go there?

]]> Comment on Roadtrip Day 2: Gliders and a Canyon by K http://bigdingus.com/2008/03/28/roadtrip-day-2-gliders-and-a-canyon/#comment-752 K Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:52:11 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/03/28/roadtrip-day-2-gliders-and-a-canyon/#comment-752 Arg. I can't do arithmetic. Those WWII landing gliders were nuts. The survival rate was horrid, especially in Sicily. You're making me seriously consider at some point visiting an area I'd previously never cared about. You and the Coen brothers. Arg. I can’t do arithmetic.

Those WWII landing gliders were nuts. The survival rate was horrid, especially in Sicily.

You’re making me seriously consider at some point visiting an area I’d previously never cared about. You and the Coen brothers.

]]> Comment on Roadtrip Day 1: Fossils, Bombers, Windmills by K http://bigdingus.com/2008/03/27/roadtrip-day-1-fossils-bombers-windmills/#comment-750 K Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:06:42 +0000 http://bigdingus.com/2008/03/27/roadtrip-day-1-fossils-bombers-windmills/#comment-750 You saw Flying Bones? Super cool. Those proofs of Noah's Flood were also neat. You saw Flying Bones? Super cool. Those proofs of Noah’s Flood were also neat.

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