Author Archives: MXH

Six Word Stories: Inflation

Posted on May 10, 2011 by MXH

Parking meters now accept direct deposit.

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FOTY 1980: Muhammad / Lopez II

Posted on May 8, 2011 by MXH

This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1980, Matthew Saad Muhammad defended his WBC Light Heavyweight championship against Yaqui Lopez. This was … Continue reading →

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Heaps

Posted on May 6, 2011 by MXH

Heaps are slightly obscure data structures that underlie some common higher-level programming constructs, and that may come in handy if you find yourself solving certain classes of problems. (They also come up in certain types of programming interviews, which, to … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Competition

Posted on May 3, 2011 by MXH

Medellin scoffs at San Francisco’s “hills”.

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Change of Direction

Posted on May 2, 2011 by MXH

I’m going to be changing the blog rules a little bit: I’m going to be posting less. I’ve done over two years of daily posts, and I’ve built up enough content that I feel I can slow down a little. … Continue reading →

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FOTY 1979: Lopez / Ayala

Posted on May 1, 2011 by MXH

This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1979, Danny “Little Red” Lopez defended his WBC Featherweight championship against Mike Ayala in Ayala’s … Continue reading →

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Retrospective

Posted on April 30, 2011 by MXH

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. I eventually … Continue reading →

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Escape from Medellin

Posted on April 29, 2011 by MXH

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. All good … Continue reading →

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Colombianas

Posted on April 28, 2011 by MXH

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. No account … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary

Posted on April 27, 2011 by MXH

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. I did … Continue reading →

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