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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
The Quick and Dirty
He was a student of Aristotle where his knowledge and interests grew in science, philosophy, and the arts.
Alexander’s father, Philip II, King of Macedonia was assassinated in 336 BC. At this point Alexander inherited the thrown making the king ruler of the [known] world.
Later in his life, he began to believe he [...]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Quick and Dirty
Sitting Bull is arguably one of the most famous Native American chiefs in the history of The West.
After years of fighting and slaughtering (on both sides), Sitting Bull had a vision of defeating the US army as they entered is territory to fight.
Shortly thereafter the vision came true when Lieutenant-Colonel George A. [...]
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
This post is dedicated to the one and only Asa Davis.
The Quick and Dirty
Rob Roy Macgregor was a Scottish cattleman turned outlaw who lived from 1671 to 1734.
His career as an outlaw began after an assistant ran off with money paid to him from the Duke of Montrose, causing the deal to go sour.
He is [...]
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Monday, March 19th, 2007
If you have ever written a web application that allows users to upload images, you have encountered the need for automated thumbnail generation. Here’s my version.
I’ve placed a few static methods at the top to simplify the process a bit. The whole script is commented pretty heavily so you should be able to figure it [...]
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