Tyler Clemons

We must gather up a fighting force. We need programmers and organizers and lawyers and leaders. We need this movement to be in all 50 states. So, first we are doing a call for generals in this army. Please write into us and tell us what your expertise is and how you can help.

Our Congress is completely infected with the virus. So proposing an amendment through Congress seems hopeless. But luckily there is another way. We can do this purely at the state level. The states can call for a constitutional convention and they can ratify an amendment that comes out of one. And there is nothing our corrupt federal government can do about it.

We are hoping that the first wave of volunteers help us organize at the state level. Let’s go occupy the states!

Click here to learn more about the Wolf-PAC

Cenk forms the Wolf-Pac:

Ran across this problem with a friend today. How does one diff the output of two commands without first dumping the output of the two commands to files? I found a solution that seems to work:

Suppose we wanted to diff the contents of two directories:

Weka is a collection of machine learning tools used for data mining.  Weka is written in Java however it is possible to use Weka’s libraries inside Ruby.  To do this, we must install the Java, Rjb, and of course obtain the Weka source code.  In this example, I look at Associating Mining.

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Weka is a collection of machine learning tools used for data mining.  Weka is written in Java however it is possible to use Weka’s libraries inside Ruby.  To do this, we must install the Java, Rjb, and of course obtain the Weka source code.  In this example, I look at Decision Trees.

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I always forget how to do this, so I am going to put it on my blog   If you have ever watched a youtube clip, and wanted to show your friends a particular snippet beginning at some specific time, you might send them the URL and tell them “Watch after 30seconds.” A better method of communication is to send the URL with a “time marker.”  (continue reading…)

Weka is a collection of machine learning tools used for data mining.  Weka is written in Java however it is possible to use Weka’s libraries inside Ruby.  To do this, we must install the Java, Rjb, and of course obtain the Weka source code.  One could use JRuby, but I wanted to try this method to eliminate the dependency with JRuby.

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What a game for the Buckeyes!  The 8th ranked Buckeyes made a great statement for their “slow” program and their “slow” conference with a 26-17 upset victory over the #7 Oregon Ducks.  Great job Buckeyes!

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I was talking to Ben and saw another opening for the classic and overused “That’s what she said” joke.  As I was typing it in, I realized I should just make it easier on myself and write a simple script to do it for me.  So I did.

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Ben showed me a great website recently.  It’s called Kiva which can be found at http://www.kiva.org/.  This website allows anyone to make a small loan to entrepreneurs in third world countries.  The basic idea is to lend a small amount, or large amount, to an individual so that they can improve their business.  They then pay the loan back.  There isn’t any interest on the loan but in this situation, the benefits are worth more than interest.  I suggest that everyone considers taking a look at Kiva.  It’s a great opportunity to help those in need.

*It appears the petition may have worked*

http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20571

Alan Turing is considered to be the father of modern computer science.  Turing is also partly responsible for designing the “bombe,” a machine used to crack the German Enigma machine yielding invaluable German military Intelligence to the Allied forces.

Unfortunately, instead of being revered by his government for his services rendered, he was criminally prosecuted for being a homosexual because homosexuality was illegal in Great Britain in 1952.  Having seen the end of his career and having undergone the subsequent drug treatment administered by the government to cure his homosexuality, he committed suicide via a cyanide induced apple.

Since then, the scientific community has embraced his achievements and ignored his lifestyle decision (as they should).  With great pleasure, I have stumbled upon an online petition urging the British PM to apologize to Alan Turing.  It is shame that only British citizens can sign it.  This petition can be found:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/turing/

For more information about Alan Turing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

Lastly, what would this be without a plug for gay rights in today’s society:

http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html