The Algorithm Base, Papers, Intelligence United http://www.intelligenceunited.com Algorithm Base,Papers,Tutorials Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:31:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Modeling with UML in Linux When I meet a new development of a certain size (a few lineasmás the hello world), I usually do a pre-design using diagrams and apply some (perhaps not limited to) the methods I learned during the technical engineering career. The least I usually do is a data model and outline the ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2912 How electronic navel gazing An executive of Intel, the world's largest manufacturer of microprocessors, said last week that within five years computers will be operating at 20 GHz, a speed of 10 to 15 times higher than the computers that are now found in stores. What is not said Intel executive is what will ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2908 Oriented Programming Errors I've always been curious to know what is the next paradigm of programming. One would always anticipate and make its contribution area. So I propose a new philosophy called / / Oriented Programming Errors / /. It is based on something very simple: what percentage of a typical program code ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2905 Sabotaging Microsoft Explorer If you thought Netscape was evil and oppressive, wait 'till you have a look at Microsoft's unilateral additions to HTML. They make Netscape look thoughtful and enlightened by their sheer barbarity. Use background sounds. Ever so thoughtfully, Microsoft have included the option for the Web author to specify a ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2899 Sabotaging Netscape Put everything in a pair of BLINK tags, like so: <HTML><HEAD> . . . </HEAD> <BODY> <BLINK> . . . your page goes here . . . </BLINK> </BODY> </HTML> This will ensure that all text on your page will blink when viewed using Netscape. Warning: this tactic has been known to really piss off ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2896 The Memory (RAM) Memory is what the CPU shuffles through in order for the software to accomplish anything. The CPU never looks directly at the information on your floppy disk or your hard drive. This information is copied into memory by one of the traffic cops on the motherboard. The CPU then reads ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2891 CPU (The Brain) The vast majority of all CPUs mounted on PC motherboards from the beginning of time (the early eighties in this case) are manufactured by Intel. Other companies that have tried competing, including NEC, Texas Instruments, Cyrix, and Motorola, which makes the CPUs for Apple Computers. However, the only CPUs besides ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2887 The System Box or Case There are two kinds of computer parts. There are things that go in the system box, and things that attach to it. The system box itself is either a flat metal box, with a couple buttons and lights on the front with at least one place to insert a floppy ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2883 Computers in plain English Most people who buy a car are not automotive engineers. Yet the vast majority of us make comparisons between cars as a part of the buying process. If you have a lot of kids, you want a lot of seats. If you have a lot of tools, a pickup or ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2879 Buying the Hardware Now that you've figured out exactly what you want, it's time to buy it. OK. You probably are pretty gray about a number of things. Talk to the sales people ask them for advice. When you realize that they don't know anything, go somewhere else! There are a ton of ... http://www.intelligenceunited.com/?p=2874