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Dr Lee A. Christie

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Research Fellow at School of Computing, Engineering, and Technology (SoCET) at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Member of the steering group for Aberdeen Python User Group. I am not on Facebook or 𝕏. Mastodon: @[email protected]

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Jan 9

I'm mostly using Mastodon. If you have Mastodon, follow me there: techhub.social/@0x1ac

Probably not going to post much more on BlueSky.

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2.17K Posts, 146 Following, 149 Followers · Research Fellow at School of Computing, Engineering, and Technology (SoCET) at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Member of the steering group for Aberdeen...

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Victor 🌊 🇺🇸 @vicjager.bsky.social · Jan 5

Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Jan 1

Wordle, then Binding of Isaac.

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Really American @reallyamerican.bsky.social · Dec 24

Make sure everyone sees this.

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Meridith Bolster @meribolst.bsky.social · Dec 24

#horneyfortheapocalypse

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 15

I just completed "Warehouse Woes" - Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/15

Day 15 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 13

I just completed "Claw Contraption" - Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/13

Starting to get a little trixy.

Day 13 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 12

I just completed "Garden Groups" - Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/12

I was at an all day meeting at work, did Part 1 in the morning getting ready and Part 2 in the evening.

Day 12 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 11

I just completed "Plutonian Pebbles" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/11

Day 11 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 10

I just completed "Hoof It" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode

Guess who misread part 1 to mean what they wanted for part 2, deleted it and wrote the correct part 1, then submitted it, realised part 2 was what I just deleted, and had to remember what I just deleted.

My personal times for Day 10 showing Part 2 was completed two minutes after Part 1.

Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 9

December 1st through December 25th, also known as the only time of year when if you ask me the date, I can tell you without looking at my phone. #AdventOfCode

Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 9

I just completed "Disk Fragmenter" - Day 9 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/9

Day 9 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 8

My #AdventOfCode Day 8 was my quickest runtime so far.

Data table:

Day 1 - Historian Hysteria
255 ± 15 μs

Day 2 - Red-Nosed Reports
253 ± 16 μs

Day 3 - Mull It Over
299 ± 17 μs

Day 4 - Ceres Search
708 ± 28 μs

Day 5 - Print Queue
218 ± 14 μs

Day 6 - Guard Gallivant
17,147 ± 298 μs

Day 7 - Bridge Repair
11,156 ± 115 μs

Day 8 - Resonant Collinearity
48 ± 4 μs

Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 8

I just completed "Resonant Collinearity" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/8

Today's was pretty fun.

Day 8 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 7

I just completed "Guard Gallivant" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/6

Already finished Day 7 earlier but had to go back for this.

Day 6 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 7

I've completed "Bridge Repair" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/7

Took a break though, so I haven't gotten around to finishing Day 6 yet.

Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dylan Beattie @dylanbeatt.ie · Dec 5

Ah yes, the single-serving deep fat fryer. Because you live alone and have no intention of making it past the age of fifty.

A single-serving deep fat fryer on a display shelf in an appliance store. The bright steel casing and shiny wire basket belie the device’s ultimate purpose: to deliver as much delicious cholesterol into its owner’s living veins as possible. It looks amazing and I want one.

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 5

I just completed "Print Queue" - Day 5 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/5

Day 5 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 4

How's everyone's #AdventOfCode going?

A plush elf on a desk holding a red Crayola marker pen, next to an M4 Pro Mac mini with various peripherals around.

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The Onion @theonion.com · Dec 4

Standing Desk Celebrates 4th Year At Lowest Possible Setting

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 4

I've completed "Ceres Search" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/4

Day 4 - Advent of Code 2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 3

I've completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode in C.

Time to code: about 1 hour 30 mins.
Runtime (inc. file access): about 0.000426 sec

I managed to do one pass through the file and no heap allocation but my code is pretty ugly.

[spoilers]
github.com/leechristie/...

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 2

I've completed "Red-Nosed Reports" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode in C and C++.

github.com/leechristie/...

GitHub - leechristie/advent-of-code-2024: My solutions to Eric Wastl's Advent of Code 2024 in C and C++.

My solutions to Eric Wastl's Advent of Code 2024 in C and C++. - leechristie/advent-of-code-2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Dec 1

I've completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode

I solved Day 1 twice; once in C and once in C++ as I'm practicing those.

github.com/leechristie/...

GitHub - leechristie/advent-of-code-2024: My solutions to Eric Wastl's Advent of Code 2024 in C and C++.

My solutions to Eric Wastl's Advent of Code 2024 in C and C++. - leechristie/advent-of-code-2024

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Dr Lee A. Christie @0x1ac.bsky.social · Nov 30

Still haven't fully made up my mind how to do #AdventOfCode, I think want to use it to practice C and C++ this year so I might do two solutions for each.