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evolution is dirty

so I think I’ve got that last problem solved. But there’s a problem in my fitness function, such that if there’s an error in the creation of the file needed for analysis (in this case, caused by evaluating a beast with no genes at all), the fitness is inordinately high. (it gets a fitness of 0, which for this test, is the best possible).
So, evolution being the dirty, cheating fink it is, jumps all over that.
It sorta makes me happy, but it’s still a low-down filthy trick.

politics

The true test of someone’s political leaning is not his or her stance on a particular hot issue (because those change), but whether he/she believes the Media (capital ‘m’) is right-wing or left-wing.

an early christmas present

I got spam. So I’m taking down comments temporarily. No big deal. I’m getting ready to head home… Leave in the morning. Finishing up packing, all that fun stuff. I’m trying to decide whether or not to bring my sketchbook. I figure I’m going to try to do some writing while I’m home. So maybe I won’t bother with it. Or I could try to start doing a sketch a day again, at least for a little while. I dunno.