Sleep

Presented in opposite order.

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So, perhaps you were wondering if it was possible to write something like Perl::Memoize in python. The answer, of course is yes. There's lots of versions, from the simple yet appealing

def fib(n):
    if n == 0:
        return 0
    elif n== 1:
        return 1
    else:
        return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2)

def memo(f):
    answers = {}
    def g(n):
        if n not in answers:
            answers[n] = f(n)
        return answers[n]
    return g

fib = memo(fib)

To the more-complicated, to the CRAZY. You see, now that python has closures, memoization of closures becomes a possibility. So what you do is break them up, carefully poke innards which you are not supposed to know about, and put them all back together. http://soy.dyndns.org/~peter/projects/fun/random/memoize.py

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It became clear around 10 pm last night that there was no way for goteam to get to PDX in time for her flight on public transit. So we called up theshytiger and asked to borrow her car. Then we arose at 4:3-, drove to PDX airport (120 miles), I dropped Tracy off, I had breakfast with a surprised nedthealpaca and chocolatesmudge, and then drove back (120 miles). Then I went out to lunch with a faculty candidate. Then I worked on the python crap, then I went to other meetings.

I have been tired beyond belief but not wanting to sleep for ~5 hours now. I have had lots of rambling conversations with people on the phone or in person. I think I will now finally go to well deserved sleep.