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Using Prototype (and ensuing difficulties)
Now that classes are over and my website is (mostly) done, I have the time to go back and review the code I wrote for the shared workspace. It was well-commented, but the code itself could use some legibility improvements. Plus, there are some interesting patterns I would like to try and apply, the simplest of which is the Constructor Pattern.
While writing the code, I was wondering about the performance cost incurred when many instances of the same type define the same functions.
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Do I Really Need RAID?
I’ve been thinking about running a RAID setup for a long time. Each time I upgrade my hard drive, disk failure becomes more scary. While building my new PC, I finally came to my senses.
Ever since my media collection grew past a few gigs, the thought of losing it has worried me. It’s taken a lot of time to accumulate this stuff, after all! A RAID-1 (or even better, RAID-5) setup would eliminate all my worries, wouldn’t it?
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A PHP Helper for HTML5 Video
Video for Everybody! inspired me to include video content in this site. I wrote a simple PHP script to output valid HTML. I then generalized the script, hoping someone else out there might find it useful.
To make things more interesting, I’ve decided to try out GitHub. The code can be found at: https://github.com/jugglinmike/PHP-Video-for-Everybody. See the README file for use instructions, and please fork!
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Building a Briefcase Server
When beginning my sophomore year at RPI, I thought it was about time I built my own computer. My trusty Thinkpad was still serving all my personal computing needs, but I was starting to envision fun uses for a dedicated server. My jet-setting college lifestyle necessitated that the computer be built into an aluminum briefcase for easy transport.
Buying Even though it was my first computer build, I knew the assembly of the computer would be simple.
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Search Query Haikus
Introduction In the fall of 2009, I studied Applied Machine Learning at CMU under Carolyn Rose. As a final project, I analyzed a leaked AOL search query dataset. After that class, I continued working with the data to identify unintentional haikus in users’ search histories.
Machine Learning My Machine Learning project concerned identifying patterns in search behaviour. While the data set does not contain personally-identifiable information (at least not directly), it does group queries by user.