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Mathematical Logic Win

We are on a mini-weekend-vacation, having a great time, break bread at a great locally owned sushi restaurant, head out and stop at a half-priced-books, only to find a book that I already had on my list, brand new, great price… awesome! :)

Spring Reading

Set up the upstairs bookshelf with Spring reading; it looks great.

On Computing

Computing is very poorly understood. Case in point here is the litmus test I would argue to you that: In North America you can pull any 18 year old randomly off the street and ask them to do something and it would go like this: 1. Can you build a basic bridge between a 3ft [...]

Understanding Technical Debt

Here is a great article on technical debt, it succinctly captures all of the problems that you always run into. Local copy here.

Some Thoughts on Mathematics

R. L. E. Schwarzenberger, The Language of Geometry, in A Mathematical Spectrum Miscellany, Applied Probability Trust, 2000, p. 112: My own attitude, which I share with many of my colleagues, is simply that mathematics is a language. Like English, or Latin, or Chinese, there are certain concepts for which mathematics is particularly well suited: it [...]

First Small Engine Rebuild

Last week my partner and I finished the process of disassembling a working 5HP engine, learning how to measure, how to service, and finally reassembling and successfully starting the engine. It was a lot of fun. Those gasoline lawn mower engines are very remarkable machines!

Introduction to Racket

Here is a nice introduction to the inspiring parts of Racket and it’s culture (of Racketeers).

Generic Types in Racket

Here is a nice post about generic data types in Racket.

Understanding the Y-Combinator with Racket

Understanding the Y-Combinator seems to be one of the functional programming right-of-passage things, and for good reason, it is fun. Not all of the articles out there spoke to me, so I took notes while coding it up in a way that I understood it. My notes are attached in the form of a Scribble [...]

How Mathematicians Eat Corn

Those who favor analysis eat in a spiral. Those who favor algebra eat row-wise. More data is required for the remaining styles. (via bentilly)