Experimental, impressionistic sub-paragraph tumblin' (think obstsalat)
09sep2008
Desperately seeking mathematical truth, by Melvyn B. Nathanson. Link and discussion at the n-Category Café. “…even in mathematics, truth can be political.” Sick sad world.
Factorials are not quite as square as I thought, Mark Dominus discovers Brocard’s problem.
A re-introduction to JavaScript, use the chance!
Seems like everybody
Everybody’s down on me
Seems like everybody
Everybody’s down on poor me
I’m gonna take my troubles
Cast them in the deep blue sea
— Leroy Carr, Blues Before Sunrise
tumblr-castr provides “Tools and tips for tumblelogs”.
Look at it Another Way, by Indi Young at A List Apart. “Seeing the same thing from different perspectives is much praised but little practiced. We don’t often realize what we can gain by seeing another scene in the picture.”
Zebra Striping: More Data for the Case, by Jessica Enders at A List Apart. “Don’t let personal preference, habit, or the (untested) status quo drive your design decisions—go out there and get some user data.”
Roll on Arte, roll on
Oh your heart is too good for this town
Your eyes cast through the glass
At my so sorry manniquin frown
— The Felice Brothers, Roll On Arte
Pepsi ads, by Stefan Kranefeld. Cool.
Hurricanes, as seen from orbit, nice pictures.
Factorials are almost, but not quite, square, Mark Dominus figures.