Monthly Archives: September 2008

Project Euler, Problem #1

The first problem within Project Euler isn’t meant to twist the brain in knots and is a gentle introduction to what is coming further down the road. The problem states: If we list all the natural numbers below 10 that … Continue reading

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Project Euler, An Exercise In Exploration

Some time ago I stumbled onto a math based problem solving site for programmers named Project Euler. The Project Euler site describes itself as: Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just … Continue reading

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Django Internationalisation (i18n) Statistics

The Python web framework Django supports internationalistaion (i18n) for nearly 30 different languages already. While reviewing the changesets flowing through the Django source repository, I often notice amendments to the internationalisation code and it got me thinking about how ‘complete’ … Continue reading

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Ask.com Deceptive Advertising Practices Is A Grab For Cash

While doing a little research this morning, I stumbed onto a paid advertisement within Google for Ask.com, informing me that I could booking BreakFree hotels & resorts from within the Australian localised Ask.com portal. Being the curious kind of person, … Continue reading

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