Tim’s Blog
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Pizza, Lebron, and Economics
Papa John’s in the Northeast Ohio had 23 cent pizzas yesterday. People waited in line 5 hours to get these pizzas. Keep in mind, you were limited to one pizza per household. So let’s say that it would have cost you $10.23 for that same pizza, without the special. You saved $10 by waiting in…
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They Get It
Previously, I had beat Sun down for the decision to close source MySQL. There seemed to be some confusion as to whether it was a Sun decision, or a MySQL decision. Regardless of that issue, the decision has been reversed. This is the right decision that will avoid a large erosion of their community.
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TV Paying the Price
In my opinion, the writers strike has left a trace of garbage amongst the new episodes of some of my favorite shows. Specifically, the serial dramas stuffed with symbolism and mystery. Since when did the writers of Lost think it was a good idea to drop in an A-Team episode? The only difference between the…
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Curry in Ruby
Inspired by some currying examples in scheme, I wanted to try them in Ruby… def seq(oldfirst, keepold) lambda do |new, old, item, list| list.push(new) if old==item and !oldfirst list.push(item) if keepold or old != item list.push(new) if oldfirst and old==item end end def insertF(new, old, list, func) temp = [] list.each do |item| func.call new,…
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Thurman to Return to the Lineup
NFL reinstates Odell… Question 1: Is my mind in the gutter or did Bengals.com really come up with a bad headline on this one? Question 2: Will he get his number back from Corey Mays?
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