I am hooked! I never really like Sudoku. Sudoku uses numbers, but really is not a mathematical puzzle. NY Times recently released a new puzzle called KenKen.
KenKen shares some properties with sudoku. Each is a pure logic challenge in which numbers are filled in the squares of a grid. Unlike sudoku, though, in which the numbers act solely as symbols (letters or pictures would work as well), KenKen requires arithmetic. Source.
I have been trying to get a Wii Fit for a few weeks now. I have had some near misses at local stores and have not been able to catch the Wii Fit Tracker page at the right time. I am a bit embarrassed that I did not think if this sooner, why not write a cron script to monitor the tracker for changes? So I did, and am sharing it with you against my better judgement. Hopefully it will come through and I will have a Wii Fit real soon. Any other ideas?
The script:
#!/bin/bash
wget http://wiitracker.com/wiifit/history.php
diff history.php history.php.old
if [ $? -eq 1 ]
then
echo “Check the website” | mail -s “WiiFit Available” #########@vtext.com
fi
mv history.php history.php.old
You can then throw it into your crontab on a server or workstation up all the time by typing `crontab -e` to edit your user’s crontab and then add the following line:
0-59/3 * * * * /bin/sh /Users/username/checkwii.sh
You better not beat me to the punch with this!
Categories: Games
EA plans Mac version of Spore, from Sims creator
Electronic Arts (EA) has announced plans to release Spore for the Mac later this year. The game is the latest work in progress of legendary game designer Will Wright, maker of SimCity and The Sims.
Spore is being built up as the climax of Will Wright’s work. Some are saying that all previous Sim titles were experiments building up to Spore. I am excited, hopefully it will not be delayed any further.
