PostScript – a quick way to visualize algorithms
Sometimes (for example during a programming contest) there is a need of a quick tool for visualizing outcome of an algorithm. PostScript might be a very useful tool then.
Dropbox – a nice web drive
I was encouraged to try Dropbox (a web based storage service) by a friend. Dropbox has following features: – 2 Gb of storage space – integration with Windows / Linux / MacOS / Android file managers – public files; shared directories between users If you register using referral link like this, we will both be granted with additional 250 Mb.
[C++] Interesting example of C++ code obfuscation
Recently a friend of mine has given me a piece of code in C++: puts(&3["abcdef"]);puts(&3["abcdef"]); At first glance it seems to not compile at all. But not only it compiles, but also prints “def”.
Armored Bulldozer rampage
Marvin Heemeyer was a shop owner in Colorado. Unfortunately, one day the mayor of his city has made him angry…
A Book of Tobias – an adventure story in the Bible
A lot of people finds the Old Testament as something boring; full of prohibitions, orders, rules, etc. Surprisingly, there is a quite good adventure story there – The Book of Tobias (it’s part of Catholic and Orthodox canons only). There were a father Tobit and his son Tobias – Jews of the Tribe of Naphtali. They were living in captivity in Assyria during 8th century BC. After pidgeon had shitted over Tobit’s eyes and made him blind, Tobit started praying…