Chewing Pencils

A clever solution for crafting secure passwords on the go.

Interesting … Especially since it was developed in Python, using the Django web application framework and the Closure Javascript library.

Agreed.

“Apple’s business is in fact now worth $200 billion, while Microsoft’s is worth $197 billion.”

This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python™ programming language.

“In C, Java, Python, or Ruby, the main thread would have been blocked. In Erlang, the “process” politely stops and the VM finds another process to run.”

You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can’t fly; zombies do not run.

In other words, delayed gratification isn’t really about gritting our teeth or exerting willpower: it’s about controlling the spotlight of attention. Likewise, intelligence isn’t just about remembering abstract facts - it’s about controlling what thoughts we’re thinking about in the first place.