Today I finished reading “Strength of Stones” by Greg Bear
Archives for 1996
Listening – Clutch
This week I am listening to “Clutch” by Clutch
Read – All My Sins Remembered
Today I finished reading “All My Sins Remembered” by Joe Haldeman
Read – Life at Blandings
Today I finished reading “Life at Blandings” by P.G. Wodehouse
Read – The Far Side
Today I finished reading “The Far Side” by Gary Larson
Listening – Long Division
This week I am listening to “Long Division” by Low
Read – The BFG
Today I finished reading “The BFG” by Roald Dahl
Read – Starworld
Today I finished reading “Starworld” by Harry Harrison
Listening – Frogstomp
This week I am listening to “Frogstomp” by Silverchair
Read – V for Vendetta
Today I finished reading “V for Vendetta” by Alan Moore
Read – The Pride of Chanur
Today I finished reading “The Pride of Chanur” by C.J. Cherryh
Read – The Hamlet
Today I finished reading “The Hamlet” by William Faulkner
Listening – Demanufacture
This week I am listening to “Demanufacture” by Fear Factory
Read – The Silmarillion
Today I finished reading “The Silmarillion” by J.R.R. Tolkien
Read – The Witches
Today I finished reading “The Witches” by Roald Dahl
Studying – Woodworking
This month I am studying “Woodworking”
The 10th month
I am enjoying the woodworking, but I am finding that I am not enjoying the classes. So I have decided to make this the last month I attend class.
Listening – Outside
This week I am listening to “Outside” by David Bowie
Read – Midnight’s Children
Today I finished reading “Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie
Read – The Far Side Gallery
Today I finished reading “The Far Side Gallery” by Gary Larson
Listening – A Northern Soul
This week I am listening to “A Northern Soul” by The Verve
Read – Maskerade
Today I finished reading “Maskerade” by Terry Pratchett
Read – Indistinguishable from Magic
Today I finished reading “Indistinguishable from Magic” by Robert L. Forward
Listening – I Should Coco
This week I am listening to “I Should Coco” by Supergrass
Read – White Gold Wielder
Today I finished reading “White Gold Wielder” by Stephen R. Donaldson
Read – The Sound and the Fury
Today I finished reading “The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner
Read – The Meaning of Liff
Today I finished reading “The Meaning of Liff” by Douglas Adams
Read – The Lord God Made Them All
Today I finished reading “The Lord God Made Them All” by James Herriot
Listening – Stanley Road
This week I am listening to “Stanley Road” by Paul Weller
Studying – Woodworking
This month I am studying “Woodworking”
This is my 9th month
Listening – King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime
This week I am listening to “King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime” by Faith No More
Read – A Farewell to Arms
Today I finished reading “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway
Read – The Stainless Steel Rat for President
Today I finished reading “The Stainless Steel Rat for President” by Harry Harrison
Read – Invasion Earth
Today I finished reading “Invasion Earth” by Harry Harrison
Read – The Color Purple
Today I finished reading “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker
Read – Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Today I finished reading “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote
Listening – Alien Lanes
This week I am listening to “Alien Lanes” by Guided By Voices
Read – Two to Conquer
Today I finished reading “Two to Conquer” by Marion Zimmer Bradley
What a terrible combination!
America is in love with its cars and its food.
Which is a terrible combination for your waistline.
Listening – Tragic Kingdom
This week I am listening to “Tragic Kingdom” by No Doubt
Read – The Joy of Cooking
Today I finished reading “The Joy of Cooking” by Irma S. Rombauer
Read – Oath of Fealty
Today I finished reading “Oath of Fealty” by Larry Niven
Listening – Clouds Taste Metallic
This week I am listening to “Clouds Taste Metallic” by The Flaming Lips
Read – Jurassic Park
Today I finished reading “Jurassic Park” by Michael Crichton
Read – Flim-Flam!
Today I finished reading “Flim-Flam!” by James Randi
Paper – Theory and practice
Today I read a paper titled “Theory and practice”
The abstract is:
The treatment is informal but essentially rigorous..
Read – Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Today I finished reading “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by James C. Collins
Paper – Statistical Feature Combination for the Evaluation of Game Positions
Today I read a paper titled “Statistical Feature Combination for the Evaluation of Game Positions”
The abstract is:
This article describes an application of three well-known statistical methods in the field of game-tree search: using a large number of classified Othello positions, feature weights for evaluation functions with a game-phase-independent meaning are estimated by means of logistic regression, Fisher’s linear discriminant, and the quadratic discriminant function for normally distributed features.
Thereafter, the playing strengths are compared by means of tournaments between the resulting versions of a world-class Othello program.
In this application, logistic regression – which is used here for the first time in the context of game playing – leads to better results than the other approaches.
Studying – Woodworking
This month I am studying “Woodworking”
8th month
Listening – The Great Escape
This week I am listening to “The Great Escape” by Blur
Read – Ranma 1/2 #31
Today I finished reading “Ranma 1/2 #31” by Rumiko Takahashi