Diogo Böhm

Blog posts

  • Blogging from my ancient Android tablet

    Hey there, this is the first post I’m attempting to deliver from one of my cheap tablets (this one being written from an Eyo net-tab, I guess, the name may vary, also looks nothing like the picture), through the amazing WordPress app. I’m typing at one of those mini USB keyboards residing on an imitation…

  • HabitRPG, chain mail GTD

    The last couple of days have been quite productive, mostly to a new kind of motivation, that came in form of achievements on a gamified GTD task manager. I’m talking about HabitRPG, a website/Chrome addon/Android app that rewards your character with gold coins and experience points at every completed task. I’ve rushed in and inserted…

  • Playing with some ChromeCast alternative

    It’s no news that I’ve put together quite some time ago a spare desktop to use as media center. No wonder also that it runs XBMCbuntu quite smoothly. 🙂 It’s also VERY nice to be able to control the whole media experience through any browser or Android device that’s in the same network, so I…

  • CodeJam Online Competition for Veterans 2013 C: Ocean View

    Gotchas all around! 😀 In fact, this time I’ve struggled with the algorithm to solve the problem. My first attempt did work, but could only solve correctly the small input of the problem, entitled Ocean View. It’s not complicated as a problem, but this time you need to think a bit more to get there:…

  • CodeJam Online Competition for Veterans 2013 B: Baby Height

    This was supposed to be posted last night, but I was trying to make it work properly. This problem reproduces a few Python division problems and took me some time to figure it out. Actually I only knew about this when I checked the winner’s solution (also written in Python). Without the “gotcha”, the problem is…