Category Archives: Computing

Computing and Information Technology.

Largest prime factor of a composite number

Project Euler problem 3 – largest prime factor of a composite number. Continue reading

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Finally succeeding?

I read an article by James Somers at The Atlantic called “How I Failed, Failed, and Finally Succeeded at Learning How to Code”. Continue reading

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Completing BSc (Honours) Computing and IT

With ten years remaining in my contract and the government’s intentions unclear, I’ve decided to focus on completing the BSc (Honours) Computing and IT (B62). Continue reading

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Black Ops “Strict”

Odd solution to an irritating problem – Black Ops say “Strict” in multi-player, even with “Open” NAT. Load Modern Warfare 2, go to multi-player on-line up to the point where you choose the game type and eject the disc using the button on … Continue reading

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TU100 Café

The Open University have kindly asked me to be one of the moderators in the Café on TU100. Continue reading

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Any colour will do

I hope Dustin Kirkland wont mind me re-posting this but it’s so insightful I felt I must. Poul-Henning Kamp posted this concerning Free BSD development over eleven years ago…

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Twitter vulnerabilities, using Windows, studying and new WordPress themes.


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