Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer works. Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works. DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn't work. Windows is for those who don't want to know why their computer doesn't work.

Pixelate Transition in IE

Cool man, try this for a transition effect...

<META http-equiv=Page-Enter content=progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Pixelate(Duration=2)>
<META http-equiv=Page-Exit content=progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Pixelate(Duration=2)>

Unfortunately these tags are not allowed on blogspot, and I'm afraid I haven't got time to start playing now, so you'll have to add it to your own page, sorry. Just edit up an HTML page and paste in the above metatags, open in a browser and voila... pixelations!!! I've only tested this in IE, and I would guess it probably only works in IE since it's using a Microsoft specific COM (?) component.

There are 10 kind of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

What on earth do people mean by "humor me" ? I found this somewhat enlightening...

Definition of indulge - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

indulgeOne entry found for indulge.
Main Entry: in·dulge Pronunciation: in-'d&ljFunction: verbInflected Form(s): in·dulged; in·dulg·ingEtymology: Latin indulgEre to be complaisanttransitive senses1 a : to give free rein to b : to take unrestrained pleasure in : GRATIFY2 a : to yield to the desire of : HUMOR b : to treat with excessive leniency, generosity, or considerationintransitive senses : to indulge oneself- in·dulg·er nounsynonyms INDULGE, PAMPER, HUMOR, SPOIL, BABY, MOLLYCODDLE mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings. INDULGE implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires . PAMPER implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect . HUMOR stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims . SPOIL stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering . BABY suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude . MOLLYCODDLE suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare .

Handy Tip for filesystem performance:
To disable 8.3 file creation, you set the NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation registry value to 1 (one) and reboot; for further details, search for this registry value on www.support.microsoft.com.

MathWorld News: RSA-200 Factored

The Burrows-Wheeler Transform: Theory and Practices

The Burrows-Wheeler Transform: Theory and Practices: "In this paper we describe the Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) a completely new approach to data compression which is the basis of some of the best compressors available today."

Modern Information Retrieval - Porter's Algorithm

Modern Information Retrieval - Porter's Algorithm: "The rules in the Porter algorithm are separated into five distinct phases numbered from 1 to 5. They are applied to the words in the text starting from phase 1 and moving on to phase 5. Further, they are applied sequentially one after the other as commands in a program. Thus, in the immediately following, we specify the Porter algorithm in a pseudo programming language whose commands take the form of rules for suffix substitution (as above). This pseudo language adopts the following (semi-formal) conventions: "