Something More Than a Machine

Why we use i, j, and k in for loops: In Fortran, all variables starting with the letters I, J, K, L, M and N are integers... (This is the source of the long tradition of using "i", "j", "k" etc as the loop indexes of "for loops" in many programming languages -- few of which have implicit typing).
I always assumed it was derived from mathematics notation conventions... like the tendency to use i, j, and k for columns in matrix operations, which can frequently translate to for loops in code.
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CONTEMPORIST » Condo Building With Garage Door Windows: I'm saving this idea for my future dream home.
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Path Intelligence Monitors Foot Traffic in Retail Stores By Pinging People’s Phones: Can you say panopticon?
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My hero: STEVE JOBS AT HOME IN 1982 — “This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that’s what I had.” —Steve Jobs
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The 20 Ugliest College Campuses in the USA - A List of all Ugly Colleges: I have to disagree with their selection of #12. It really is quite striking in person, up close and from a distance. Or maybe it just looks good in pictures when my wife poses in front of it in her wedding dress.
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For a rainy day: A list of Good Experience flash games compiled by Mark Hurst.
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TED | Talks | Ron Eglash: African fractals, in buildings and braids (video):: Word of the day: ethnomathematician.
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Hack: Young Professor Makes Lab-on-a-Chip with Shrinky Dink and Toaster Oven | Wired Science from Wired.com:: A young professor has used her favorite childhood toy, a laser printer, and a toaster oven to make microfluidic devices - tiny computer chips with plumbing that are usually fabricated in multimillion dollar labs.
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Fighting Robots » Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog:: I've got to find out more about Balloon Head.
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YouTube - Here Comes Another Bubble - The Richter Scales: Pointing out the fact that Facebook has roughly the same valuation as Ford really does put it into perspective.
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