Octave instead of Matlab

Just learnt about GNU licensed Octave which could be a replacement for Matlab, atleast for students. Recently, my interest diverted back to machine learning, image processing re-inspired by two geeks working on an android app involving machine learning. So, started digging my neural network projects of my college days.

Feynman Algorithm - Interesting to read

Source: http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?FeynmanAlgorithm

The Feynman Algorithm:

1. Write down the problem.
2. Think real hard.
3. Write down the solution.

The Feynman algorithm was facetiously suggested by Murray Gell-Mann, a colleague of Feynman, in a New York Times interview.

Revealing the history of Oracle's SCOTT/TIGER

Who is behind the user name SCOTT ?
It was Bruce Scott, employee number #4 at the then Software Development Laboratories that eventually became Oracle. He co-authored and co-architected few versions of Oracle software.

Why SCOTT 's password is tiger ?
"tiger" is the name of SCOTT's pet cat.

Since then, scott/tiger combination continues ...