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2024 fantasy mystery. A high-ranking Imperial officer has been murdered, in a particularly grotesque way. But why was he even staying at a house belonging to one of the richest families in the Empire? And what does this have to do with...
I never knew what was so great about the ‘great icosahedron’. Now I do. Take a regular icosahedron whose vertices have coordinates in the field ℚ[√5], which consists of numbers a + b√5 with a and b rational. Apply the nontrivial element...
Well, it’s time for that annual blog post. I’ve been in Japan for three years now. In short, I love living here, and I’m continuing to embrace living in my own unique way. §New Opportunities Actually, just recently I had my first proper...
In April, the sun started rising early enough so that I started walking or running near dawn. Each time I returned, there were people gathered underneath the same cluster of eucalyptus trees in the park and I didn’t ask why. I mean, I...
Whiz Comics #2 Date: February 1940 Publisher: Fawcett Publications Cover Price: 10¢ 2013 Price Range: $8,000 - $176,000 Stats: 64 color pages plus ads Writers: Bill Parker and ? Artists: C.C. Beck and ? Notable Notes: 1st appearances of...
I’m starting to read “WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook – Third Edition”. The first example does nothing other than make a do nothing plugin visible in the admin page, but the second example already allowed for some fun. I’m happy...
I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually a lot, so I don’t take these very...
Today's links AI and a world without migrants: It's solipsism all the way down. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Manuscript rabbits; "What Will Come After"; Pastejacking; Terrorism phrenology; Vaccine waivers...
Double Maths First Thing adds a Holy C Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread the joy and delight of figuring things out. Here in Weymouth, we’re sweltering but lucky 12yo is about to jet off to Barcelona...
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I am now retired, and nearly 80. My brain does not work at the same clock speed that it used to, and I am no longer paid for things which were part of the job sucuh as refereeing, conference attendance … Continue reading →
This article from Wired is well worth a read as it outlines the increasing attempts in the US to problematise and criminalise AI resistance movements. Amongst the Trump administrations fevered politicisation of the intelligence services...