I “discovered” Nethack a month or so ago, while being bored to death (after three unsuccessful attempts in proving something) in my office.
Myself with my dog Hachi
I play the MacOs Tiles (or QT) version, which can be found in Nethack.org, configured for ASCII color play. The configuration file is a file called .nethackrc in your home directory, mine looks like:
OPTIONS=!autopickup,ascii_map, color, hilite_pet, lit_corridor, showexp, showscore, boulder:0;
Pasteli
The Greek home-made energy bar
Ingredients (yields around 500 gr, can be scaled down or up):
250 gr honey
250 gr sesame seed, shredded pistachios and almond (I used: 50 gr shredded pistachios, 70 gr shredded almond and125 gr sesame seed)
Peel of half a lemon (optional)
Cinnamon (optional)
Some place to put it all on (A mould with parchment paper is perfect)
Softcover binding your own books is easier than you think
Bookbinding for dummies As of late, I have been printing quite a lot of long mathematical papers, and a few free pdf-books, or tutorials. And I wanted them properly bound, but didn’t want them so much as to pay for it. A few months ago, I found this tutorial on hardback binding. Although the tutorial, method and result are great, it is quite a lengthy effort.
Get arbitrary size fonts in LaTeX You have probably wondered how to get really big fonts in titles, or anywhere in a LaTeX document.
\usepackage{fix-cm} % Allows for Computer Modern fonts of arbitrary sizes
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\fontsize{60}{70}\bfseries A SAMPLE
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You are done. Easy, wasn’t it? You may also be interested in ParseList(ScrambleList(Relateds(Latex,Linux)),5)
Today I found some nice “gadget” to add to my browser. TiddlyWiki.
It is a single html document you download, and save. And it behaves (locally, in your computer!) just as a wiki. Creating links, adding things, whatever you like. Use it like a blog, wiki, recipe book, sketchpage, whatever you like. All gets saved in the same html file you downloaded (advise: change its name).
Wikipedia page.
TiddlyWiki home.
I have been experimenting with exponential-power potentials in my fractal images as of late, and by far the best results have been these. You can download it as a desktop wallpaper, hope you enjoy it. This Douady rabbit appears as a capture zone for a critical value in an exponential family.
Douady rabbit in an exponential family, available below as wallpaper
Douady rabbit for desktop background 1280x800
Douady rabbit for desktop background 1024x768