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Nick's public interface: The Stable Marriage Problem
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Monday, 1 February 2010. The Stable Marriage Problem. Previously I wrote about a mathematical model called the "Marriage Problem". Which, whilst interesting, has a lot of shortcomings. Under very particular conditions (which are arguably quite unrealistic), it can optimise the chances of marrying the best possible partner I could expect. But even then it only optimises the. Of doing so, and that's small comfort if I marry someone today only to meet my.
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Nick's public interface: The Marriage Problem
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Saturday, 2 January 2010. How do you know when it's time to get married? As a Maximiser (of which I shall write another time), this question troubles me. How do you know that the one you're with right now, of all the millions of people out there, is The One? How do you know that she isn't yet to come into your life? For that matter. how do you know that you haven't already said goodbye to her? Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. It turns out that there.
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Nick's public interface: Unraveling Braid
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Friday, 1 January 2010. I can't stop thinking about Braid. Everything about it - gameplay design, art, sound - was executed nearly perfectly. And each of those aspects brought something new and interesting to the game. Nevertheless, being a game programmer, it's the code that I'm interested in here, and I can't help musing about how I would implement some of Braid's unique mechanics. Intend to, then perhaps I can convince you to try it :). 5 The idea of ...
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Nick's public interface: To the Moon, Tragedy, and Video Games
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Sunday, 26 February 2012. To the Moon, Tragedy, and Video Games. To the Moon is an excellent indie game available from developer freebird games. This is an analysis of its story. I've tried to keep it spoiler-free. For reviews, check your favourite games site! S story is multilayered. Like the outermost layer's sci-fi memory-hopping premise, the layers are exposed progressively until the game itself eventually reveals in its entirety what it. S ending is...
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Nick's public interface: Coming Home
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Saturday, 13 September 2008. To be right here and now. It's an experience worth having, for experience's sake, and afterwards you'll be glad of it. I took refuge in that corner of my mind, and I made it, and eventually I and everything in my backpack dried out in front of a heater in the family home in Bundaberg. It rained without break for three days afterwards. They told me that early that morning there had been snow around Armidale. I was glad I h...
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Nick's public interface: Grammar and Love Triangles
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Sunday, 27 January 2008. Grammar and Love Triangles. I love The Beatles, but what's wrong with these lyrics:. From "Anna (Go To Him)":. You say he loves you more than me, so I will set you free; go with him.". And from "If I Fell":. If I give my heart to you, I must be sure, from the very start, that you will love me more than her.". Remember, when in doubt over a comparative sentence, write it out fully and then chop off the unnecessary bits:.
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Nick's public interface: Leonard Cohen, Sydney 2009
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Friday, 30 January 2009. Leonard Cohen, Sydney 2009. When I first heard Hallelujah. Who would have guessed? The music, is inspirational. But oh, the music! Now, the only sorrow I feel is the realisation that I'll probably never hear those songs sung the same way again. Recollection will fade from my memory, slowly obscured by those old recordings I can still play on repeat. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Nick's public interface: Passion
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Sunday, 13 September 2009. I stand before a bonfire burning bright;. I saw it, from afar, atop the hill. It led my weary footsteps through the night. And now it drives away the deathly chill. This fire's not where I was meant to stay;. My road lies over yonder in the gloom. And yet I stand, entranced by dancing flame. And music, laughter, smiles, and sweet perfume. Beyond the blaze, a memory I've cached;. Another life, another time and place.
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Nick's public interface: Jenolan Caves
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Sunday, 28 December 2008. Only just got around to uploading these photos from earlier this year. Sarah and I spent a few days out at the Jenolan Caves, staying in a beautiful cabin. In the surrounding Blue Mountains. We went on an adventure caving tour, which was awesome, but to avoid being encumbered I didn't take any camera on that. These photos. Are from ordinary guided tours of the show caves. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Nick's public interface: Taronga Zoo
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Class Blog { public: Post GetCurrentThought(); };. Monday, 16 July 2007. Last weekend - a week ago, I've been busy! Michelle came to visit, and on Sunday we went to Taronga Zoo. It was a bitterly cold day that greeted us on the ferry trip over and didn't thaw at all the entire time we were there, but it was great fun. Have a look at some of the photos. I've only just had the time - and the computer, thanks Sarah :) - to get these off my camera and onto the web. I have still never been there :(.
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