Using LMRC To Pick NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket

Last year I wrote about Logistic Regression Markov Chain (LMRC).  LMRC is a Markov Chain that is purpose built as a college basketball ranking system based on basic scoreboard data.  LMRC is a tool to that can be used to help you fill out your NCAA basketball tournament bracket.  LRMC was created by Dr. Joel […]

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March 16, 2009  |  Comments  |  Tweet  |  Posted in Computing, Fun, Sports

Seduced

I have been.  And I gave in. I bought a MacBook Air.  Perhaps not the most rational decision in the world.  But Paul Stamatiou (his review) walking into a meeting with one pushed me over the edge.  I purchased a gently used 1.6 GHz model on eBay for less than $1,500. I asked my readers […]

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March 24, 2008  |  Comments  |  Tweet  |  Posted in Computing

To Air is Apple

I purchased my PowerBook G4 1.0 12" back in 2004 after it was discontinued in April of that year.  It’s about the size of an 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper and easily weighs less then five pounds.  It was packed with everything I wanted in a laptop.  Two USB ports, a FireWire port, a […]

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Free iPhone Arrived

The free iPhone that I tweeted about last week arrived yesterday. The box is so beautiful that I might just have to look at it for awhile. And I might as well because I have to figure out some things before I can activate it. I have to come out of the closet and admit […]

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August 22, 2007  |  Comments  |  Tweet  |  Posted in Computing

PC Mag Said What?

“Apple’s Macintosh is becoming the most logical choice for those looking to buy a new computer.” They did. Right here. Unreal. I remember a time when PC Mag would not even write about Macs. Now they are not just covering them. PC Mag is giving Apple desktops and laptops Editors’ Choice awards. Both the iMac […]

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August 20, 2007  |  Comments  |  Tweet  |  Posted in Computing

RoboCup 2007

Forget iDay,RoboCup starts tomorrow. Over the past few years, Geogia Tech has emerged as a global leader in robotics research and innovation and they are hosting the 2007 event. RoboCup is an international attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics research by providing a standard problem where wide range of technologies can be integrated and […]

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June 29, 2007  |  Comments  |  Tweet  |  Posted in Computing