1/31/2007

Got a question? Ask A Ninja

Sections: Fun — Posted @ 4:44 pm by Chris

I have been a fan of these online videos for quite some time but never got around to spreading the word. Not only is this level of laziness on my part inexcusable it is also very dangerous when the videos are done by a ninja. Not wanting to become the ninja’s latest victim, here is one of my favorite episodes, dealing with “TechNINlogy”. Check out more ninja goodness at www.askaninja.com

Ask A Ninja Question 31 “TechNINlogy”

11/27/2006

Neat Math Trick… Taken to a Geekier Level

Sections: Fun — Posted @ 1:18 pm by Chris

My Grandpa forwarded me a neat math trick which you should try:

  1. Grab a calculator.
  2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
  3. Multiply by 80
  4. Add 1
  5. Multiply by 250
  6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
  7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again
  8. Subtract 250
  9. Divide number by 2

The amazing result: Your entire phone number. This is a neat trick. But, being the ubergeek that I am, I had to figure out how it works.

First Step: Write out the instructions as a math equation. Let the first three digits of the phone number be ‘X’ and the last 4 digits be ‘Y’. The expected result will be 10000X + Y (your entire phone number).

[250(80X + 1) + 2Y - 250] / 2 = 10000X + Y

Next Step: Reduce the equation.

[20000X + 250 + 2Y - 250] / 2 = 10000X + Y

[20000X + 2Y] / 2 = 10000X + Y

10000X + Y = 10000X + Y

Final Step: It checks out, both sides are equivalent. Isn’t math fun!

3/18/2006

Zeus : Deep Thought

Sections: Fun — Posted @ 12:05 am by Chris

Gazing deeply into the future and into his own soul he searches for his destiny. Does he realize he is not the prettiest of our nephews? Or, is beauty something deeper than flesh to this small pup?

Zeus The Pug

5/3/2005

South Park Characters

Sections: Fun — Posted @ 12:44 pm by Chris

Some Gnome and Debian guys have been making South Park characters of themselves so I decided to jump on the bandwagan. I made the characters below for Aliciana and myself using the flash application at http://www.planearium2.de/flash/sp-studio-e.html and then touched them up using The GIMP.


12/31/2004

States I Have Visited

Sections: Fun — Posted @ 11:04 am by Chris

On the Debian Linux blog that I read there is a neat “meme” (see definition here) going around which draws a colored map of the states you have visited in the US. I decided to give it a shot and was surprised about how large a part of my beautiful country I have visited.

The one inaccuracy of this map is that it’s resolution is only state level, so parts of states are colored that I have actually never scene. For example, I have never been to eastern Washington but have visited most of western Washington. I have also only visited the bottom half of Wyoming and the western border of Missouri (Kansas City, Missouri to be specific). It would be an interesting project to create a program to color in the counties within the states that have been visited.

Here is my map of visited states:

You can create your own map by going to: http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedstates

5/27/2004

Map To Springfield

Sections: Fun — Posted @ 10:17 am by Chris

Most people my age love The Simpsons, a wonderful cartoon on Fox that has been running for 15 seasons. For those who haven’t seen the show, The Simpsons episodes usually take place in a town called Springfield. Now Simpsons fans can feel even more at home in Springfield with a map of the entire town, which is available here. This map has been painstakingly reconstructed based upon the 15 seasons of the show. Now any fan can see for themselves just how far a drunk Homer has to drive to get home from Moe’s.