Ubuntu Linux 8.10 is out

In case you have noticed, because you've been out of internet service, don't have friends or still believe that a computer is box with a monitor and some ordinary windows ( :P ), the new version Ubuntu Linux is out. It came out yesterday afternoon, and it's available for download for free!! «True story!» (Quoting Barney from "How i met your mother").

If you dont know what Linux or Ubuntu is, or you've gone to the dark side of the force again, here are some links to consult:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu

The downlink for the new version is http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu

Project Euler

If you like challenges and solving problems related to mathematics and computer science, this may be the site for you :)

http://projecteuler.net/

"Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems.

The motivation for starting Project Euler, and its continuation, is to provide a platform for the inquiring mind to delve into unfamiliar areas and learn new concepts in a fun and recreational context."

I have solved some problems myself, but i really don't have the time at this moment to do more, but anyway i recommend it!

Pillow Fight Club

On the 1st of November, grab your pillow and go to Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques, Lisboa, and join the Pillow fight flash mob!!!

More information about this event here (Portuguese).

Site of event:

Programming Language Examples Alike Cookbook

This is a great project allocated at sourceforge, that i consult frequently while at work or doing some code at home.
Quoting the project description is the best way to describe it's aim.

"Following the great Perl Cookbook (by Tom Christiansen & Nathan Torkington, published by O'Reilly; you can freely browse an excerpt of the book here) which presents a suite of common programming problems solved in the Perl language, this project aims to implement the solutions in other programming languages."

At the project site you can consult lots of code examples on many languages, most of them are scripting languages, like Perl (obviously...), Python, Ruby, Groovy, Haskell and so on... Recipes like, reading file contents, string operations, hastables operations, regular expressions examples, etc.

And if you want to contribute in some way, like adding your favourite language, you can do it also by accessing the discussion lists.

You can access the site here and take a look at the great day-to-day examples, very useful in my opinion.

Hi all!

Hi everyone,
this is yet another blog of a guy that have plenty to do, but still has time to write some nonsenses and some useful information for someone out there that is willing to waste (or invest...) some time reading this.
Enjoy!