Who knows? Maybe nonstandard arithmetic is just unavoidable
- Some interesting thoughts on Gödel's Proof and its implications on nonstandard numbers.
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on Sat 06/04/05
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Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
- Holy crap this is the coolest language book I've ever seen. No seriously, you have to flip through the chapters - there's regular comic strips and other crazy non-sense.
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on Wed 05/18/05
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George Dyson - Von Neuman's Universe
- More great stuff from IT Conversations. This time a look at Von Neuman's impact on math, science, computing, etc.
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on Tue 04/26/05
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Mentat Wiki
- "... a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker."
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on Wed 04/20/05
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Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review
- Oh wow - this is the definitive work thus far I guess.
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on Sat 04/16/05
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The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel
- And the hits just keep on comin' - IT Conversations / Tech Nation has an interview with the author of a Godel biography.
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on Thu 04/14/05
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Radical Simplification
- Everything I ever wanted to say about the current state of software development in ~50 slides. Thanks, Sam.
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on Tue 04/12/05
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Yahoo! Buzz Game
- Interesting prediction market that uses buzz around different technologies. I split my starting cash between REST, delicious, and Python.
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on Wed 03/16/05
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The Selfish Class
- How programs adhere to the basic laws of Darwinian evolution.. Seems to gel with everything I've learned.
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on Sun 03/13/05
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AMERICA - ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
- Simon Willison showed me this scan of a Newspaper from April 14, 1865. It looks like a blog.
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on Tue 03/08/05
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Malcolm Gladwell - Tech Nation
- Nice. Gladwell talks about his new book "Blink" on IT Conversations. I haven't listened yet but it's impossible for Gladwell to say anything that is uninteresting.
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on Fri 02/18/05
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cluetrain/hughtrain
- Cluetrain Manifesto: "This is why we hate you." Hughtrain Manifesto: "This is how we're going to fuck you up."
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on Mon 01/31/05
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What You'll Wish You'd Known
- Paul Graham takes the honest route with High School kids and tells them what they should really be worried about. Great quote: "Rebellion is almost as stupid as obedience."
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on Thu 01/20/05
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A del.icio.us study
- I need to read this a couple times when I get some times..
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on Thu 01/13/05
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Iocaine Powder Explained (How to win Paper, Rock, Scissors)
- Doesn't this qualify as a genetic algorithm?
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on Thu 01/13/05
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