Monthly Shaarli

All links of one month in a single page.

October, 2018

Adorable surprise racer finishes at the Elkmont Half-Marathon in Alabama - Canadian Running Magazine
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A hound dog ran a small-town half marathon of its own accord and finished 7th (1:32:56).

The Conversation, Chess Grandmasters
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An interview with Hou Yifan and Judit Polgar about women in chess.

Vimcasts Episodes

I usually prefer text articles to instructional videos, but Vimcast screencasts are very nice.

Two bits per transistor: high-density ROM in Intel's 8087 floating point chip
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Another great IC photo and write up from Ken Shirriff which explains how Intel's 8087 used different gate widths in its ROM to encode two-bits of information per address.

Mastering Electronics Design – Electronics Design and Modeling with Emphasis on Analog Design

Adrian S. Nastase's weblog has some nice, short introductory articles.

Basic Electronics Tutorials and Revision

Introductory tutorials on many electronics topics. I don't know who wrote these, but it is now one of the many EE websites owned by Aarow/AspenCore.

Lakewood's Wanderings and Scribbles....: 2012 Barkley Marathons Race Report

John Fegyveresi's report on becoming a Barkley Marathons finisher (this is the year covered by the documentary The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young).

Boulder Backroads Marathon - Runner Comments

Reviews of the 2009 Boulder Backroads Marathon (also on previous page). I ran this race and blew up at mile 20 and had to walk the last 10K; it was hot (90F) and I didn't pace myself or hydrate accordingly.

Sports drinks, sweat and electrolytes - part 2 | The Science of Sport
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This article argues that drinking sports drinks doesn't really prevent hyponatremia.

I do benefit from Gatorade during a high-effort activity, but I guess it is probably more the carbohydrates than the electrolytes.

Understanding nested list comprehension syntax in Python — /var/

Python's syntax for nested list comprehensions always seemed backwards to me; here's an explanation for why it is the way it is. I still think nested for-loops are easier to read.

Textbook for Electrical Engineering & Electronics
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Very nice online electronics textbook.

Pokemon Red - Full Recreation [1.11] Minecraft Project
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Mr. Squishy re-implemented the Gameboy game Pokemon Red in Minecraft.

Here's an interview and video showing how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-U96W89Z90

dissidents Engineering Books

Copyleft engineering and programming texts by James M. Fiore.

Predicting A Marathon Time From A 10k Race

I'm impressed at how close Brian's conversion factor is to the formula derived by fivethirtyeight/slate from their surveys (at least for me @ 55 mpw).

The Art And Science of Marathon Pacing

Matt Fitzgerald's thoughts on marathon pacing.

Marathon Day | Runner's World
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Pete Pfitzinger's guide to marathon pacing.

Muscle Cramps: Part I | The Science of Sport
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This series of posts argues that muscle cramps are the result of fatigue, not a lack of electrolytes.

After my first marathon, where my calves completely cramped up and I walked the last 10km, I bought into the electrolyte theory. But now I think it was just heat- and dehydration-enhanced fatigue.

Yuki Kawauchi Is Distance Running’s Elite Oddball - The New York Times
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“Sorry, but I won the Boston Marathon,” Kawauchi told his boss. “Is it possible to have another day off?”

Imogene Pass Run race report | Rocky Mountain Flyathlon

Fish slapping the 2014 Imogene Pass Run.

The Mathematics of 2048: Minimum Moves to Win with Markov Chains
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Everything you wanted to know about enumerating states of the game 2048 in one series of posts by John Lees-Miller.