History: Pharaoh

Posted on Sun 23 August 2020 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

The pharaoh was an institution of divine monarchical ascention in ancient Egyptian society. The pharaoh was a monarch attributed with god-like authority and power. The pharaoh was expected to rule with Ma'at.


Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise

Posted on Mon 17 August 2020 in update • Tagged with astrophotography, neowise, comet, photography

I couldn't resist sneaking away to a remote cornfield to peak at Neowise. I still remember my father waking me up several hours before dawn to see Halley's Comet. For me it was a life long memory and something that changed me as a person.

Neowise C/2020 F3


History: Maat

Posted on Sun 16 August 2020 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

A spiritual precept of ancient Egyptian rule. Ma'at requires the pharaoh to rule according to principals of truth and justice, with deference to right order and harmony. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were thought to be divine instruments required to preserve the order and harmony of the universe.


Power of 4

Posted on Sat 15 August 2020 in tech • Tagged with math, squares, numeracy, programming

This one line solution bests 100% of Java submissions on leetcode.

I have to out myself. When I was a junior programmer I would have been strongly morally opposed to a solution like this. First of all, that was three decades ago and back then many types of cpus did …


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History: The Epic of Gilgamesh

Posted on Sun 09 August 2020 in history • Tagged with history, writ

2800-2500 BCE

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem dating to ancient Sumeria. It recounts the tale of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh describes a cataclysmic flood sent down upon the Earth by the gods to destroy human kind. A god, Ea, revealed the plot to destroy humanity to a man, Utnapishtim. Utnapishtim …


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History: Cuneiform

Posted on Sun 02 August 2020 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

Latin: wedge form. A system of writing developed in ancient Mesopotamia, and used by the Sumerian and later civilizations. Some ancient texts date as far back as 3000 BCE. Sumerians wrote cuneiform impressions on clay tablets, with a reed stylus. They then dried these tablets in the sun to obtain …


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