Monthly Archives: February 2012

Dinkelbrot aus Sauerteig

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Sti

Weil der Mensch nicht nur von Bits und Pixeln allein lebt, hier unser Rezept für ein gutes, gesundes Dinkelbrot. Rezept für ein Dinkelbrot aus 1kg Dinkelmehl/Dinkelschrot Für dieses Brot stellt man zuerst den Vorteig her, den man 12 Stunden gehen … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Leave a comment

Planet Simulation with HTML5 Canvas

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sti

A short demo of how HTML5 can be used for visualizing simulations. This simulation of the motion of multiple bodies makes it obvious why in multi-star solar systems there are no stable planetary trajectories. Not very convenient for life … … Continue reading →

Posted in Software | Leave a comment

How to create a fractal torus

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sti

Fractals are a wonderful part of computer graphics – with just some lines of code, you can create awesome effects. Here’s how to create a fractal torus (i.e. a ring made up of smaller rings, recursively). Click on the image … Continue reading →

Posted in Software | Leave a comment

Unit test for memory leak

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Sti

Tracking down memory leaks can be hard – so it would good thing if you can make the process a bit easier, and once you’ve found it, you can make sure that it never ever occurs again. Fortunately, as with … Continue reading →

Posted in Software | Leave a comment

C++/CLI by reference parameter is not filled

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Sti

Some time ago I stumbled upon some interesting behaviour of managed references in C++/CLI. When a managed reference is passed a variable of a subtype of the declared parameter’s type, the compiler does not inform you about it, but at … Continue reading →

Posted in Software | Leave a comment