OddThinking

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An anecdote about Church Numerals, Miranda and the way language designers make their opinions known.

A few days ago, I commented on Usman Latif’s analysis of the very first move of Klondike.

I didn’t think Latif had given logical analysis a fair go, so I gave it a try.

How Julian was mentally brutalised by his C lecturer

IT undergraduates have lecturers they like and lecturers they hate. They hate the lecturers who first teach them C.

Presidential Platforms

Do you remember in the ’80s when they started putting digital watches in everything? Hand-held games, pens, key-rings, telephones, toilet roll holders. My grandmother bought a saucepan with a built-in clock. But it never boiled.

The minor RSS feed issue has now been repaired.

Julian finds a surprising optimisation for Klondike

A consideration for hobbyists and their place in the world.