The right way to tie your shoelaces

The Ian Knot. It really is fast!

What's more amazing is that it's on “Ian's Shoelace Site”. Unbelievable.

Posted at 2004-11-25 08:43:39 by Richard • Link to The right way to t…
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Software discovery of the day

Frink is a calculating tool and programming language, and it really is great. (There's also a Web interface — based on Frink Server Pages! — here.)

The key thing for me is that it keeps track of units, so this is perfectly valid:

Get my mileage for my last tank:
(322 miles) / (52 litres) -> miles/imperialgallon
73192049/2600000 (approx. 28.150788076923078)
Looks like I need more air in my tyres!

How much would that cost in dollars?
(52 litres) * (0.839 GBP/litre) -> "USD"
82.28720708 USD
Yowch! That was an expensive tankfull!

and it can do other kinds of translations:

"I will not buy this record; it is scratched." -> Spanish
No compraré este expediente; se rasguña.

It's also got installers for all sorts of mobile devices, so I have it running on my P800. Ace. Pick it up!

Posted at 2004-11-25 05:12:10 by Richard • Link to Software discovery…
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