Monthly Archives: May 2005
Hosta Beats Rain
Last night’s rain was so light that the mulch under the hosta leaves didn’t get wet. Or was it the that the leaves shielded against the condensing morning dew?
Chess Tourney Round 3
At left, is a typical position of the middle game. I thought for a while and moved Bf3, but the computer suggests f4 instead. Eventually I figured out I should use my extra piece to try to win trailing pawns … Continue reading
GNU Chess/Java Starts to Run
I decided to go ahead and convert the remaining printf() calls (too chicken to try switching to Java 5 at this point) and ignore the signal() calls so I could try running GNU Chess/Java. The signal() calls are only used … Continue reading
Cannabilistic Blue Jay
I knew blue jays were agressive but didn’t know they ate other birds! I saw this jay snatch something off the ground that I thought looked like a small critter or maybe a baby jay being rescued. Then it landed … Continue reading
Tiger Installed
After two delayed attempts, I got Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” installed tonight. On the first attempt I was slowed by Apple’s lame back-up application, creatively called “Backup”. It seemed to re-scan everything whenever I added or removed a folder … Continue reading
C to Java
I’ve almost finished the mostly-mechanical first pass of converting the C GNU Chess code to Java syntax. I haven’t tried to compile yet, but there’s about six files out of thirty-plus that IDEA (world’s greatest IDE) says contain syntax errors. … Continue reading
A Scoop of Mulch
Last time I ordered mulch it was by the load at Cordell Earthworks of Durham, which is about a small dump truck load and was about right for our needs. This time I ordered from a different place, Southern States … Continue reading