*Not really. The year 2013 is many things. It’s the year after the world was supposed to end, and it’s the year I penned my first historical research paper, which basically means that I wrote a giant essay with a lot of footnotes. I really enjoyed researching and writing it – I guess that’s why… Continue reading The Paper of Unintended* All-Nighters
Irreverent American Literature Limericks
There is a story behind these. It involves a desk, an iPhone, a copy of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, and lots of caffeine. It’s quite a long story, actually, so I’ll cut to the chase: I have written a series of limericks (sort of) for every book/play we read in my American… Continue reading Irreverent American Literature Limericks
WL #1: In The Style of Walter Scott
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A New Form of Torture
Back in the Middle Ages, many religious figures firmly believed that self-torture was the key to enlightenment. So they starved themselves, beat themselves, wore incredibly ugly hairy itchy undershirts, and clawed at their skin till their clothes were soaked in blood. (Kids, do not try this at home, because it will not lead you to… Continue reading A New Form of Torture
Operation: Benji! The Postscript
*cough* Yes, dear readers, I promised that there would be no more Operation: Benji! posts, that I was over and done with writing about my failure programming. But! I just had to write one last one, because I just figured out how to write that SETI program. (The one that calculates the Drake Equation, not the… Continue reading Operation: Benji! The Postscript
Most Interesting Methods of Execution In History
Also known as: HOW TO HACK PEOPLE APART… WITH STYLE Dear readers, this list is completely from memory. This fact should scare you. Without further ado… 1) GUILLOTINED Though guillotines are very well-known, and were even at one point touted as a humane method of execution, they make this list for a number of reasons.… Continue reading Most Interesting Methods of Execution In History
Operation: Benji! The Conclusion
This, dear readers, is the final installment of the epic Operation: Benji! series. After spending part of my summer trying and failing to learn Java through Eclipse, I have come to the conclusion that my only hope is to do a headstand on my Java Programming book and hope fervently that the rules of osmosis… Continue reading Operation: Benji! The Conclusion
Operation: Benji! Day Three
After a long break from programming, I am back and ready to immerse myself in the world of Java, as per Operation: Benji! However, the world of Java does not seem to be eager to have me immerse myself in it. Today when I opened Eclipse and started up my program, I could almost feel… Continue reading Operation: Benji! Day Three
Operation: Benji! Day Two
As it turns out, dear readers, there is a Java equivalent to raw_input. But it’s really long and ugly and, judging from Eclipse’s reaction when I put that in there, has some sort of personal feud with the compiler. So it looks like my SETI dreams aren’t coming true any longer. 🙁 On a brighter note, I… Continue reading Operation: Benji! Day Two
Operation: Benji! Day One
(The title, dear readers, is a reference to the nerdy British computer programmer from Mission: Impossible 4. I love that movie.) So I decided to learn Java. I already know a tiny bit of Python, by which I mean that I know how to hold increasingly awkward pre-programmed conversations with my computer, who seems to… Continue reading Operation: Benji! Day One