Who is Edward Lorenz? Well he’s known in scientific circles as the father of chaos theory. Chaos theory explores the relatioships between tiny changes in a dynamic system and the vast impacts these changes can have. For me this is a somber day as I fondly remember reading about chaos theory in my school library… Continue reading Edward Lorenz dead at 90
Category: Geeky Technical Stuff
Any time I go off on a rant about geeky, technical subjects I’ll try and warn you by labelling it appropriately.
PHP toalpha and toalphanum
These aren’t default functions but I thought I’d post them: <?php function toalphanum( $string ) { $newstring = “”; for( $i = 0; $i < strlen( $string ); $i++ ) { if( ( ( $string[$i] >= “A” ) && ( $string[$i] < = "z" ) ) || ( ( $string[$i] >= “0” ) && (… Continue reading PHP toalpha and toalphanum
What we Still Don’t Know – Documentary
This is a really interesting video so I thought I’d share it with you. I’ve actually coded the game of life stuff when I first heard about it. It’s fun stuff to play with and change the rules to see what happens. 😀 Bad Science claims about the Multiverse Mostly I’m interested in the cell… Continue reading What we Still Don’t Know – Documentary
Crayon Physics – Pure, Unadulterated Fun
I hadn’t heard of this until I saw a digg video about the Deluxe Version. Crayon Physics is a game with a simple concept. You draw on the screen with your mouse, stylus or other pointing device and attempt to get your red circle to the stars. I find most of the fun is in… Continue reading Crayon Physics – Pure, Unadulterated Fun
Sequential Time
Have you ever been staring at your alarm clock in the dark, trying to fall assleep at 12:34 AM and thought to yourself, “Hey! It’s Sequential Time!” Does it make you sad when it becomes 12:35? How about when it becomes 12:51? (Symmetrical Time)