History: Judas Maccabaeus

Posted on Sun 07 November 2021 in history • Tagged with history, person

164 BCE

When Seleucid king Antiochus IV, 175- 163 BCE, lead troops into Jerusalem, Judas Maccabaeus lead a revolt in which the Jews were able to capture the Temple of Jerusalem. The holiday of Hanukkah is celebrated each year by Jewish people in remembrance of this event.


Generate the digits of Pi

Posted on Sun 31 October 2021 in tech • Tagged with programming, pi, python

Generate Digits of Pi - I have always been obsessed by Pi

Happy Halloween!


Fast Doubling Fibonacci Primes in Go

Posted on Sun 31 October 2021 in tech • Tagged with programming, fibonacci, prime, go

Fibonaccis

I've updated my multi-precision Fibonacci C++ package in Go. I am currently in the process of learning Go and this is something I thought I could tackle. I was surprised at how easy it was to build this. I'm becoming a reluctant convert. The implemntation complexity is comparable to Python …


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History: Seleucids

Posted on Sun 31 October 2021 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

Another of the spin-off dynasties resulting from the dismantling of Alexander's empire. General Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty in Syria. The Seleucid dynasty was the largest of the Hellenistic dynasties, and occupied most of the territory formerly controlled by the Persian empire, however, the size of this monarchy eventually lead …


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Moscow Puzzles 89: Siskin and Thrush

Posted on Sat 30 October 2021 in tech • Tagged with programming, moscow puzzles, python

Moscow Puzzles #89

Siskin and Thrush


Night Traffic Stop

Posted on Fri 29 October 2021 in news • Tagged with Naperville, Police, Academy

This is the super painful and embarrassing video of my trying to do a night traffic stop in the Naperville Citizen Police Academy. The reason I get mocked is because I slammed the door. This is a great experience, its so much harder than it looks.