Memetic automatons leverage knowledge gained from solving previous problems to solve new optimization problems faster and more effectively. … Read More The post A primer on Memetic Automatons appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
This article discusses how we can use data to automatically select the best meme from a pool of memes, thereby negating the need for human intervention. … Read More The post Data-driven meme selection appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Memetic computation is an extension of evolutionary computation that combines the use of memes and genes to produce better solutions. In this article, we discuss what memes are, and how they make evolutionary algorithms better,… Read More The post An introduction to memetic computation appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Evolutionary algorithms are heuristic search and optimization algorithms that imitate the natural evolutionary process. This article puts evolutionary algorithms into context and explains their basic functionality. Consequently, we first examine why we prefer heuristic algorithms… Read More The post An introduction to evolutionary algorithms for dummies appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Mininet is a popular network emulator that allows us to create virtual networks using virtual hosts, switches, and controllers. Recently, I faced the need to run multiple Docker containers within virtual hosts in Mininet. This… Read More The post Running multiple containers within virtual hosts in Mininet appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Service Function Chaining (SFC) leverages Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) to create a programmable and dynamic networking paradigm that allows networks to keep up with modern demands. This article briefly discusses… Read More The post The nuts and bolts of Service Function Chaining (SFC) appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Service Function Chaining (SFC) leverages Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) to create a programmable and dynamic network paradigm that allows networks to keep up with modern demands. This article briefly discusses… Read More The post The nuts and bolts of Service Function Chaining (SFC) appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is the latest chapter in computer networks that tries to solve some of the pressing concerns with traditional networks. What is NFV and why is it all the rage? How does… Read More The post What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)? appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Tournament selection is one of the many selection strategies we use in Genetic Algorithms (GAs) to select individuals for crossover. In this article, we will take a quick look at GAs, selection strategies, and finally… Read More The post Tournament Selection in Genetic Algorithms appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA II) is an evolutionary algorithm, which we use in multi-objective optimization scenarios. This article dwells on the nuts and bolts of the NSGA II algorithm while providing a brief… Read More The post NSGA II: Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
We give ChatGPT, Bard and Bing to write a simple yet tricky React app and see who wins this battle of the chatbots.… Read More The post ChatGPT vs. Bard vs. Bing: Who aces the React test? appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
In this article, let's try to find how many blocks a recipient should wait for before accepting a transaction. … Read More The post The number of blocks to wait for before confirming transactions appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
In the previous article, we found the probability of double-spending. In this article, let’s look at the probability of an attacker mining a certain number of blocks with a hash rate of less than 50%.… Read More The post Probability of an attacker mining a certain number of blocks appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
We tried to understand the 51% attack through the gambler’s ruin problem and the probability of a gambler winning T dollars in the last article. Let’s look at how we can apply the equation we… Read More The post 51% attack: Probability of double spending appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
This article discusses the solution to the gambler's ruin problem as a precursor to understanding the probability of double spending. … Read More The post 51% attack: Gambler’s ruin problem appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
So far, we have briefly touched upon the idea of the 51% attack and how it actually allows double spending to happen. In this article, we will start to look at the theoretical basis of the 51% attack.… Read More The post 51% attack-the probability of mining the next block appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform, open-source web framework that allows you to develop MVC applications and Web APIs with ease. This article will explore how we can easily add authentication to an ASP.NET Core 7.0… Read More The post Adding authentication to an ASP.NET Core app using Asgardeo appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
We looked at double spending and immutability in blockchain in the previous article. In this article, let’s discuss forks in blockchain. Forks, as the name implies, splits the blockchain into two branches. A blockchain can… Read More The post All about blockchain forks appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) allows you to write Windows applications that run across different platforms such as Windows 10, Windows 11, HoloLens, Windows Mobile (RIP), and Xbox. In this article, we shall look at how… Read More The post Integrating Asgardeo with a .NET UWP application appeared first on The Armchair Critic.
In the last article, we looked at the process of mining in blockchain in depth. This article will look at how blockchain avoids double spending and how it manages to be immutable. Before we learn… Read More The post Double spending and immutability in blockchain appeared first on The Armchair Critic.