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Comment on Mythbusters Interview by Kath

Kath — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:55 +0000

Every time I read, see or hear another interview with Adam and Jamie, I’m always impressed by the level of intelligence and thought that those two put into what they do, while still having fun.

And as a librarian, it makes me proud that Jamie is not only a reader but an ex-library student too!

Comment on Seattle Underground by Clint

Clint — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:39:44 +0000

Just to reiterate that the Underground Tour is a fascinating look into an earlier time in Seattle’s history. Props goes to bill for being the first to realize this and pave the way for such a great attraction.

Comment on Iodised salt: 1, Goiter: 0 by Richard L. Hanneman

Richard L. Hanneman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:31:52 +0000

Good reminder. One further, important, thought: the public health concern is less “goiter” and more “mental retardation.” Please see our website at http://www.saltinstitute.org/37.html.

Dick Hanneman
President, Salt Institute

Comment on Hide Subversion directories with .htaccess by htaccess redirect

htaccess redirect — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:52:15 +0000

I was looking for this rewrite code, not exactly what your using it for, but none the less it helped. Thanks!

Comment on Latex + Inkscape = Awesome by Joe Busch

Joe Busch — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:17:20 +0000

This is awesome. The people demand more posts of this quality.

Comment on Shift Happens by Maria

Maria — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:55:13 +0000

This is scary….

Comment on Chronomancy by Joe Busch

Joe Busch — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:24:59 +0000

They’ve obviously never played Chrono Trigger.

Comment on Integer Square-root Function by Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:35:37 +0000

I give up. It gets chewed again. Sorry to mess you about. I can email you the code if you like

Comment on Integer Square-root Function by Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:34:41 +0000

Ooops, the code was chewed up! It should read:

if ((unsigned long) temp*temp>= 1;
}
return result;
}

Comment on Integer Square-root Function by Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:32:44 +0000

Found your page when searching for fast integer square root algorithms. The code looked interesting. After all, those linux kernel guys should know a thing or two right? So I copied it into my IDE and compared it with the code I already had. Waddaya know - it took 50% longer! My code is not original to me - it is a translation of some old assembly language stuff I have. The linux kernel code seems to be an adaptation of an optimised routine intended for a compiler/processor without a decent multiply instruction. I am compiling for the dsPIC32 which has a fast multiply. It would be interestnig to test against a current x86 processor.

Here is the code:
unsigned int mysqrt(unsigned long value){
  unsigned int result = 0;
  unsigned int mask = 0×8000;
  unsigned int temp;
  while (mask){
    temp = result + mask;
    if ((unsigned long) temp*temp>= 1;
  }
  return result;
}

Pete HArrison