Configured ZNC, an advanced IRC bouncer that is left connected so an IRC client can disconnect/reconnect without losing the chat session. This means that I can once again use mIRC from my primary Windows laptop.
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Characterizing and Leveraging People Movement
Attended by a talk by Klara Nahrstedt from the University of Illinois on Characterizing and Leveraging People Movement.
PhD Students Present Talk at Carolina Games Summit
North Carolina State University has posted a news article on our talk at the Carolina Games Summit!
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
I had an old machine lying around in the office room, so I decided to install Ubuntu Linux on it. ReactOS has also released a new version of their operating system.
AntiVirus for WordPress
Surprisingly, it seems that the WordPress blog software actually has its own AntiVirus for WordPress plugin. This extension can be used to scan your templates, in case they have been modified through an injection attack of some sort: such as through eval or base64_decode.
Introduction to Game AI Using Python
At this year’s Carolina Games Summit, Rogelio and I presented a talk on Introduction to Game AI Using Python. You can browse the project files for your own use (and experimentation!) at our GitHub page.
If you’re interested in learning more about Game AI, take a look at Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame by Will McGugan (Amazon), as well as Artificial Intelligence for Games by Ian Millington and John Funge (Amazon).
Thanks to everyone who was able to attend!
Colophon: The libraries PyGame and NumPy were used in the development of this demo. The PlanetCute prototyping tiles were used for the sprites, with the free background music provided by Deceased Superior Technician.