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Project Euler Problem 63: Powerful digit counts

My solution for Project Euler Problem 63

Manipulating Typeset Scores

Lately, I’ve taken up an interest in synchronizing video scores to my favorite recording of a piece, as I have done with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor. One of the most important parts of creating the videos is getting good images of the score. Luckily, the …

Modular Exponentiation in Python

Python is my favorite programming/scripting language for mathematics, and there has been extensive work in applying it to various fields of study. For this post, I will apply it to modular exponentiation, also known as “power modulus”, and I use it in primality tests. There have been many implementations …

Using Dropbox and Git, Peacefully

It’s been a while!

Recently, I’ve been working on something in Dropbox, and I’ve found the version control… lacking. Well, it’s nothing like having the full power of Git, my favorite version control system. That’s for sure.

Note that the images here will be for …

Project Euler - Problem 99

So, it’s been a long time since I’ve really posted anything here, but I got the idea to put up some of my old Project Euler videos from my YouTube channel on here.

For those of you unfamiliar with Project Euler, it is… well, let me just quote …

SSH Using Hostnames

I’ve always been wondering why I couldn’t use hostnames in my ssh commands (like ssh pi@raspberrypi), so I’ve been using IP addresses the entire time (e.g. ssh pi@192.168.1.31). Today, I’ve finally figured out how to use easier-to-remember hostnames in Linux …

Adding PPA's to Raspbian

So, I’ve gotten interested in my Raspberry Pi again, and I’ve been wondering how to install my favorite theme Salience through its development PPA.

Raspbian

My current Raspberry Pi setup is a mostly up-to-date version of Raspbian, a slightly modified version of Debian Wheezy. Since Ubuntu is also …

Compiling the Linux Kernel in Ubuntu

Linux is awesome. However, there are always its shortcomings, such as hardware not being recognized. For my laptop, a Toshiba Satellite L655, I must compile my own, custom kernel such that Ubuntu will see my battery’s charge. The original solution for this problem is from Techinterplay here, but I …