Christan Christens

A loser tree is a type of heap because it satisfie...

2011-10-19T10:48:11.494-04:00

A loser tree is a type of heap because it satisfies the heap property. This property is for a min heap (max heap) every node higher in the tree is less or equal to (greater than or equal to) all the node at lower levels in the tree.

How is a loser tree different from a min/max heap?...

2011-10-11T14:12:34.003-04:00

How is a loser tree different from a min/max heap?

I recently came across your post and have been rea...

2010-03-28T03:06:37.027-04:00

I recently came across your post and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that it caught my interest and you've provided informative points. I will visit this blog often. Thank you.

hi Christan, nice to see a blog on python but i re...

2009-11-04T07:25:20.304-05:00

hi Christan, nice to see a blog on python but i really wanted to see how to configure the web server to run python scripts.. i have been searching all around but couldnt find one.

I feel that the, 'support for Object Oriented ...

2009-09-19T01:47:48.456-04:00

I feel that the, 'support for Object Oriented design' is missing in your list and that is one of the major reasons why I like C++ over C :)

If interested in the deep and semantic web check o...

2009-04-09T01:03:00.000-04:00

If interested in the deep and semantic web check out isen.org

Hey, its me Ubongabasi again. This is also off pos...

2009-03-31T11:35:00.000-04:00

Hey, its me Ubongabasi again. This is also off post but I don't know how to reach you otherwise.. I came across this link on www.christian-faith.com about very urgent prophetic warnings for North Americans in particular, and others and thought I should share it with you (if you have not already seen it) 'http://www.watchmanscry.com/audio/2_23_09_monday_trunews2.mp3'. It is also very recent, i.e 23/02/09.
I don't just accept anything like this but this is not the first warning in this direction I have heard. I have heard several, dated at different times and different locations by different people, eg the prophecy club people, Thomas Choo, Dumitru Duduman, to mention a few sources. I know God to confirm his spoken word and his true prophets to just say them as it is in spite of how bitter or untasteful it may seem, or what negative attention it will bring to them which all these people have suffered.. Pls take this into consideration if you usually don't listen to stuff like this, but if you do, please warn christians around you who don't know...something may really be happening.

Hello nice to hear from you! (I'll reply from here...

2009-03-17T11:03:00.000-04:00

Hello nice to hear from you! (I'll reply from here and also shoot you an email so it doesn't look like I'm leaving you hanging.)

I do not use matlab personally, but I do know Matlab has APIs to Java, C++, Perl and whatever language you need. So I am pretty sure tools to support you using matlab functions. Here is a site I found from a google search Matlab from java .

Aren't those talks great! I want to make it to a session at some point in time. Six Thousand may be work the experience... Its tough looking for creativity.

Thanks for your prayer and well wishes! I actually finally picked out my Tux yesterday, I'm really excited!

Thanks brother, continue to be the salt in this world!!

Hello Christian,

I'm sorry I have to use th...

2009-03-17T10:07:00.000-04:00

Hello Christian,

I'm sorry I have to use this medium to contact you. I couldn't get hold of an email address. Mine is ubongitina@yahoo.com or I could come back to your blog to check your reply.

I am a Masters Project Student in London Metropolitan University, London and my project which is due this May is in line with one of your interests. My focus however is using the Neural Networks(NN) toolbox on Matlab to accomplish this. I have not been able to find a good material on this so far as it seems people no longer use the this toolbox or use it alone for data mining applications. I have rather seen many with different processes or data mining specific software (I was able to get a book relating to NN though but its over 12 years old). I want to ask if using the neural network toolbox for an application in data mining (like customer ranking or sales forecasting) is possible since you have knowledge in this area. If you know of any material or your publication that could be useful to me please let me know.

Also I couldn't help but notice that we have similarities. Apart from working in similar areas, I'm a big fan of the TED talks. My favorites so far are sixth sense http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html, How education kills creativity http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html and Jeff Hans multi-touch interface design http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html to mention a few. I think these talks really help to inspire the mind. Again I too am a Son of the Almighty and am thankkful for my redemption through the blood of His precious Son, Jesus. I notice you have barely above sevevty-three days to your wedding and I wish you the best (you must be seriously preparing now) and pray that God, the author of Life, romance, bliss, fruitfulness, Joy, companionship and Love grant you and your wife(to-be) these and much more, Amen.

I really appreciate your help.

Ubong.

The link to the University of Florida's Open Sourc...

2009-03-10T00:58:00.000-04:00

The link to the University of Florida's Open Source University Meetup is: http://osum.sun.com/group/ufosum

nice post, I know this is off the topic, but what ...

2009-03-09T22:59:00.000-04:00

nice post, I know this is off the topic, but what is the link to your osug?

One of the guys hair was probably shoulder length ...

2008-10-05T11:55:00.000-04:00

One of the guys hair was probably shoulder length if he let it hang down, he didn't let it hang though. He wore it in the same style that is show in your picture. That was some crazy hair. I also knew a guy who looked like the guy with the hot pink shirt in the picture. He always had this ridiculous tan that made his light blue eyes look alien. He was cute but I couldn't get over the tan, burnt siena I think it's called.

Guidos are typically found in long island. They we...

2008-10-05T11:48:00.000-04:00

Guidos are typically found in long island. They wear clubbing gear (colorful, patterned dress shirts with top buttons undone, dress pants and shiny dress shoes). They sport seriously crazy tans, some look like carrots with freaky blue eyes. So this picture is dead on. I went to school with a couple of guys like this. Some of the more in between ones wear designer jeans instead of dress pants.

Hey Thanks!

2008-09-22T06:10:00.000-04:00

Hey Thanks!

Like your blog!

2008-09-21T14:53:00.000-04:00

Like your blog!

Thank you for visiting my page and your response. ...

2008-07-21T02:04:00.000-04:00

Thank you for visiting my page and your response. I cannot reply to anything about the Quran but I can tell you what God revels to me.

Ishmael is indeed blessed “Arise... for I will make him a great nation” (Gen 21:18). Also in Gen 17:20 God says he will make Ishmael a “great nation.” But in verses 21 God says “my covenant will I establish with Isaac.”

In chapter 21, God permits Abram to put out the Servant Hagar (Gen 21:12) even though he feels sorry for them. The word “sent-away” gives the idea of separation almost like a divorce. In Chapter 22 God referring to Isaac now as Abraham's only son comes to no surprise to me as the other was put out with permission from God.

While Hagar is pregnant, Sarai kicks her out into the desert. While in the desert the angel of the LORD tells Hagar among other things to call her son Ishmael and that he will live to the east of all his brothers. Notice that she called the place where she was Beer-lahai-roi which translated means the well of the living one who sees me. This “well” may very well (excuse the pun) be the place where God lifts up her eyes.

To your point, we should not infer from 21:14 that Abraham put the boy on Hagar's shoulder. The commas here separate this idea. It is even hard to see a 3 year old child “put” on someones shoulder a long with bread and water. Instead he gave the boy to her. Also, the boy probably thought it was her fault there were being sent away (the mocking earlier Gen 21:9). I wouldn't be surprised if she did cast him somewhere because she was mad at him. This may be why God say take him up by the had and lift him up because he will be a great nation, almost saying not to loose hope with him, he will be good for something.

I agree the contemporary English Version does a little reading into the translation but this isn't completely accurate. The biblegateway calls this version uncompromising and simple, this lead you to believe that when translating they try to simplify thing for “grade schoolers” and “second language readers” [http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=46] which isn't bad per-say but obviously another translation should be used when performing such a critical study. Most other translations from the link you cited (biblegateway) should show this.

Scripture:
“For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: ...That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things... Ask me of things to come concerning my sons ...But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.... In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.” (Isaiah 45)

Because Jesus died and rose again ALL MEN can come to him. I have a personal relationship with him that is amazing. Because I know him I have a hope and a joy that nobody can take away from me. I love Jesus with all my Heart.

THE FOLLOWING ISSUE CAN DESTROY ISLAM, ZIONIST RAC...

2008-07-20T18:20:00.000-04:00

THE FOLLOWING ISSUE CAN DESTROY ISLAM, ZIONIST RACIST ISRAEL AND THE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH AND NOT THE WAY OF JESUS WHICH IS PERFECT. RESEARCH THE BELOW SMALL THESIS to see if there is any truth to it.READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES FROM THE BIBLE AS IT HAS IMPLICATIONS ON THE WAR AGAINST TERROR/ISLAM and the claim of Israel that god gave them the land. If the child is an infant than the Judeo-Christian version becomes null and void and we are wasting our time and resources i.e. we could save trillions of dollars and create a more peaceful world rather than fighting against Islam the religion of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all).The COVENANT with Abraham and his DESCENDANTS is central to JUDAISM/CHRISTIANITY/ISLAM.Please note this is not a competition between faiths but an attempt to decipher fact from fiction.Genesis 21:14 Contemporary English version se below Link
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=GENESIS%202
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away.
GENESIS 16:16 And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ish’mael. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ish’mael to Abram.
GENESIS 21:5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.At Genesis 22 Abraham had only 2 sons others came later.The Quran mentions that it was Ishmael that was sacrificed hence the reference in genesis 22:2 your only son can only mean someone has substituted Ishmael names for Isaac!!BY DOING SOME KINDERGARTEN ARITHMATIC USING ARABIC NUMBERS (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)NOT ROMAN NUMERALS (I, II, III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,X) NB no concept of zero in roman numerals.
100 years old – 86 years old = 14ADD 3 YEARS FOR ISSAC’S WEANINGTHAT WOULD MAKE ISHMAEL 17 YEARS OLD IN GENESIS 21:14-21 BUT IT IS A DESCRIPTION OF AN INFANT.Carefully read several times the above passage and then tell me the mental picture you get between the mother child interactions what is the age of the child. If the mental picture is that of a 17 year old child being carried on the shoulder of his mother, being physically placed in the bush, crying like a baby, mother having to give him water to drink, than the Islamic viewpoint is null and void. Why is there no verbal communications between mother and (17 YEAR OLD) child?
GENESIS: 21:14 – 21 So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the (17 YEAR OLD) child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she cast the (17 YEAR OLD) child under one of the bushes. Then she went, and sat down over against him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said, “Let me not look upon the death of the (17 YEAR OLD) child.” And as she sat over against him, the (17 YEAR OLD) child lifted up his voice and wept. And God heard the voice of the (17 YEAR OLD) lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the (17 YEAR OLD) lad where he is. Arise, lift up the (17 YEAR OLD) lad, and hold him fast with your hand; for I will make him a great nation.” Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the (17 YEAR OLD) lad a drink. And God was with the (17 YEAR OLD) lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow. He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.The age of Ishmael at this stage is crucial to the Abrahamic faiths. If he is 17 than the JUDEO/CHRISTIAN point of view about the Abrahamic covenant is correct. This has devastating theological consequences of unimaginable proportions.This makes the conflict between Ishmael and Isaac and there descendants a work of fiction. I would strongly suggest it is clear cut case of racial discrimination and nothing to do with god almighty. The scribes have deliberately tried to make Isaac the only son and legitimate heir to the throne of Abraham??Please can you rationally explain this anomaly?I have asked many persons including my nephews and nieces - unbiased minds with no religious backgrounds but with reasonable command of the English language about this passage and they all agree that the child in the passage is an infant.
AS THE DESCRIPTION OF ISHMAEL IN GENESIS 21:14-21 IS THAT OF AN INFANT IT CAN BE ASSUMED SOMEONE HAS MOVED THIS PASSAGE FROM AN EARLIER PART OF SCRIPTURE!!! AND HAVE GOT THERE KNICKERS IN A TWIST.For background info on the future religion of mankind see the following websites:
http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/Muhammad_Bible.HTM (MUHAMMAD IN THE BIBLE)
http://bible.islamicweb.com/ http://www.islamicity.com/ http://www.islamonline.net/english/index.shtml http://www.islamalways.com/ http://ifamericansknew.com/
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MB_BQS/default.htm (BIBLE, QURAN and SCIENCE) http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/ANTI-WAR
http://www.harunyahya.com/(EVOLUTION DECEIPT)
http://www.barnabas.net/
http:/www.answering-christianity.com/ac.htm
HOLY QURAN CHAPTER 37 verses 101 – 122
101. So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear.102. Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what is thy view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!"103. So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah., and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice),104. We called out to him "O Abraham!105. "Thou hast already fulfilled the vision!" - thus indeed do We reward those who do right.106. For this was obviously a trial-107. And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:108. And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times:109. "Peace and salutation to Abraham!"110. Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.111. For he was one of our believing Servants.112. And We gave him the good news of Isaac - a prophet,- one of the Righteous.113. We blessed him and Isaac: but of their progeny are (some) that do right, and (some) that obviously do wrong, to their own souls.114. Again (of old) We bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron,115. And We delivered them and their people from (their) Great Calamity;116. And We helped them, so they overcame (their troubles);117. And We gave them the Book which helps to make things clear;118. And We guided them to the Straight Way.119. And We left (this blessing) for them among generations (to come) in later times:120. "Peace and salutation to Moses and Aaron!"121. Thus indeed do We reward those who do right.122. For they were two of our believing Servants.
ISHMAEL IS THE FIRST BORN AND GOOD NEWS OF ISSAC DOES NOT APPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE SACRIFICE?????Therefore the claim that god gave the land to Israel is destroyed without the need of any WMD’s.
HADITH Volume 4, Book 55, Number 583:Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The first lady to use a girdle was the mother of Ishmael. She used a girdle so that she might hide her tracks from Sarah. Abraham brought her and her son Ishmael while she was suckling him, to a place near the Ka'ba under a tree on the spot of Zam-zam, at the highest place in the mosque. During those days there was nobody in Mecca, nor was there any water So he made them sit over there and placed near them a leather bag containing some dates, and a small water-skin containing some water, and set out homeward.Ishmael's mother followed him saying, "O Abraham! Where are you going, leaving us in this valley where there is no person whose company we may enjoy, nor is there anything (to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him many times, but he did not look back at her Then she asked him, "Has Allah ordered you to do so?" He said, "Yes." She said, "Then He will not neglect us," and returned while Abraham proceeded onwards, and on reaching the Thaniya where they could not see him, he faced the Ka'ba, and raising both hands, invoked Allah saying the following prayers:'O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Your Sacred House (Kaba at Mecca) in order, O our Lord, that they may offer prayer perfectly. So fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits, so that they may give thanks.' (14.37) Ishmael's mother went on suckling Ishmael and drinking from the water (she had).When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she became thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at him (i.e. Ishmael) tossing in agony; She left him, for she could not endure looking at him, and found that the mountain of Safa was the nearest mountain to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly so that she might see somebody, but she could not see anybody. Then she descended from Safa and when she reached the valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in distress and trouble, till she crossed the valley and reached the Marwa mountain where she stood and started looking, expecting to see somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running between Safa and Marwa) seven times."The Prophet said, "This is the source of the tradition of the walking of people between them (i.e. Safa and Marwa). When she reached the Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be quiet and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said, 'O, (whoever you may be)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got something to help me?" And behold! She saw an angel at the place of Zam-zam, digging the earth with his heel (or his wing), till water flowed from that place. She started to make something like a basin around it, using her hand in this way, and started filling her water-skin with water with her hands, and the water was flowing out after she had scooped some of it."The Prophet added, "May Allah bestow Mercy on Ishmael's mother! Had she let the Zam-zam (flow without trying to control it) (or had she not scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zam-zam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." The Prophet further added, "Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The angel said to her, 'Don't be afraid of being neglected, for this is the House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people.'The House (i.e. Kaba) at that time was on a high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they flowed to its right and left. She lived in that way till some people from the tribe of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as they (i.e. the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada'.They landed in the lower part of Mecca where they saw a bird that had the habit of flying around water and not leaving it. They said, 'This bird must be flying around water, though we know that there is no water in this valley.'They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came (towards the water)." The Prophet added, "Ishmael's mother was sitting near the water. They asked her, 'Do you allow us to stay with you?" She replied, 'Yes, but you will have no right to possess the water.' They agreed to that."The Prophet further said, "Ishmael's mother was pleased with the whole situation as she used to love to enjoy the company of the people. So, they settled there, and later on they sent for their families who came and settled with them so that some families became permanent residents there. The child (i.e. Ishmael) grew up and learnt Arabic from them and (his virtues) caused them to love and admire him as he grew up, and when he reached the age of puberty they made him marry a woman from amongst them.

Why now? Well, as one who tried to demonstrate the...

2008-07-10T15:28:00.000-04:00

Why now? Well, as one who tried to demonstrate the virtues of Erlang 15 years ago, I think that two major trends are bringing Erlang to the fore: (1) The web is getting to a point where we want web apps to start becoming conversational and fault-tolerant, and (2) the evolution of multicore has suddenly made concurrency "interesting" in a way that it hasn't been before.

Erlang's main contribution will surely be that it inspires people to view concurrency as a modeling paradigm in its own right. I don't think world domination is in the cards, though (:, but It's likely to sustain a healthy user community for some time.

BTW, OTP is much, much more than a supervision framework.

Christan Christens

A loser tree is a type of heap because it satisfie...

How is a loser tree different from a min/max heap?...

I recently came across your post and have been rea...

hi Christan, nice to see a blog on python but i re...

I feel that the, 'support for Object Oriented ...

If interested in the deep and semantic web check o...

Hey, its me Ubongabasi again. This is also off pos...

Hello nice to hear from you! (I'll reply from here...

Hello Christian,I'm sorry I have to use th...

The link to the University of Florida's Open Sourc...

nice post, I know this is off the topic, but what ...

One of the guys hair was probably shoulder length ...

Guidos are typically found in long island. They we...

Hey Thanks!

Like your blog!

Thank you for visiting my page and your response. ...

THE FOLLOWING ISSUE CAN DESTROY ISLAM, ZIONIST RAC...

Why now? Well, as one who tried to demonstrate the...

Hello Christian,

I'm sorry I have to use th...