Technological Musings

I ran across this a few weeks ago and I thought it was simply brilliant. Sorting algorithms are, for better or worse, one of the most used algorithms in a programmers toolbox. For many, sorting is just something you need to learn to pass a computer science course. For others, they devote their lives to researching them.

The following two videos show an interesting view of sorting. An enterprising programmer decided to add a bit of sound to the sorting. There are endless ways the initial data can be arranged, so these sounds don't represent how every sort of that type will sound. But the sound coupled with the visual representation of the sort make these videos worth a glance.

Video games are incredibly fun to play. There are those out there, however, that argue that game players are being de-sensitized to violence by playing these games. For a very long time, I've argued against this, citing games as a cathartic activity rather than a damaging one. My view has changed, however, due to this image that I stumbled across recently.

(via Wonderland Blog via Maneggs)