Tag Archives: programming

101010

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Jono

Happy binary day to all my binary friends. In decimal 101010 is 42, which it turns out is a very interesting number. In fact it’s “the answer to life the universe and everything,” based on the The Hitchhiker’s Guide to … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Facebook Office in Seattle

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Jono

I enjoyed the Facebook party last night at their new Seattle digs. It was fun chatting with all the engineers and especially their VP of engineering, Mike Schroepfer. It’s interesting how open the big tech companies are about their systems. … Continue reading →

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Deferred Acceptance Algorithm

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Jono

I just read an interesting article in Forbes talking about Alvin Roth’s work in New York City public school system to place incoming freshman in. Fascinating work. I wonder what other problems this algorithm could be applied to? How about … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Jono

Hello World. Can you hear me now?

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