Morphy vs Anderssen • Paris, France (1858) • Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Szen Variation (B44) 2 min read Master Games Morphy vs Anderssen • Paris, France (1858) • Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Szen Variation (B44) Francisco Yepes Barrera August 16, 2025 This historic game, played in Paris in December 1858, features Paul Morphy against Adolf Anderssen, two of...Read More
Solving the Generalized Eigenvalue Problem in C with GSL and LAPACK: An Application in Quantum Mechanics 12 min read Algorithms C Quantum Mechanics Solving the Generalized Eigenvalue Problem in C with GSL and LAPACK: An Application in Quantum Mechanics Francisco Yepes Barrera August 14, 2025 Problem Definition The eigenvalue problem is an essential component of many numerical methods, especially in science and...Read More
Debian 13 Trixie Released 2 min read Linux Debian 13 Trixie Released Francisco Yepes Barrera August 13, 2025 Debian 13, called Trixie, is the new stable version of the Linux operating system officially released on...Read More
Updating Emacs (Spacemacs) from Command Line 6 min read Bash Emacs Updating Emacs (Spacemacs) from Command Line Francisco Yepes Barrera August 12, 2025 I’ve been using Spacemacs for years. Spacemacs is addressed to Vim (through evil mode) and Emacs users...Read More
Kasparov’s Immortal, the Greatest Chess Game of the Twentieth Century • Kasparov vs Topalov • Hoogovens Open • Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands (1999) • Pirc Defense (B07) 2 min read Master Games Kasparov’s Immortal, the Greatest Chess Game of the Twentieth Century • Kasparov vs Topalov • Hoogovens Open • Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands (1999) • Pirc Defense (B07) Francisco Yepes Barrera August 9, 2025 On January 20, 1999, at the Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament in the Netherlands, Gary Kasparov and...Read More
Eigen Artificial Neural Networks, a Novel Way to Optimize Neural Networks using Quantum Mechanics 18 min read EANN Neural Networks Quantum Mechanics Eigen Artificial Neural Networks, a Novel Way to Optimize Neural Networks using Quantum Mechanics Francisco Yepes Barrera August 8, 2025 Introduction An Eigen Artificial Neural Network (EANN) is an optimization method for neural networks based on the...Read More
Why Did Perl Never Catch On? A Nostalgic Look at Software Development 13 min read Perl Python Why Did Perl Never Catch On? A Nostalgic Look at Software Development Francisco Yepes Barrera August 2, 2025 There’s More Than One Way To Do It Perl is a programming language created in 1987 by...Read More
Weather Forecasting in the Terminal using wttr.in and Perl 3 min read Perl Weather Forecasting in the Terminal using wttr.in and Perl Francisco Yepes Barrera August 1, 2025 Using the wttr.in service, you can get weather forecasts on your terminal. The following Perl script (weather.pl)...Read More
Transpose of a Matrix in Perl 2 min read Perl Transpose of a Matrix in Perl Francisco Yepes Barrera July 31, 2025 The following script performs the transposition of a matrix in Perl. Launched without arguments, the program transpose.pl...Read More
Artificial General Intelligence: An Upper Limit 2 min read Fundamentals Artificial General Intelligence: An Upper Limit Francisco Yepes Barrera July 30, 2025 The implicit or explicit goal of many areas of artificial intelligence research, since the dawn of the...Read More