ICFP 09, Post Mortem, Part One

[pixelherder]

"It would be pointless to observe that the finest volume of all the many hexagons that I myself administer is titled Combed Thunder, while another is titled The Plaster Cramp, and another Axaxaxas mlö."
         - "The Library of Babel" Jorge Luis Borges.

Well, as of the point when they froze the scoreboard, my solo effort was ranked in the 24th

Comments

[nibot]

I enjoyed this writeup and am eager to read part 2. (-:

My (rather minimal) writeup: http://nibot-lab.livejournal.com/93871.html

I think my first step should have been to simply go to the library and get a book on orbital mechanics.

Thanks for the link to the downhill simplex method--that looks quite useful.