Experimental, impressionistic sub-paragraph tumblin' (think obstsalat)
17sep2008
The Pervert’s Guide to Etsy, hot stuff. PNSFW.
55+ Paper Background Textures, for future reference.
I need my privacy, I lead a secret life
Sleep with the enemy, and betray both sides
I travelled all my life, but never got away
From the killing jar, and it got me sick
— Black Box Recorder, England Made Me
Theorem Proving for Verification, Galois Tech Talk held by John Harrison. “In this tutorial I will explain some of the advantages of theorem proving, showing situations where the generality of theorem proving is beneficial, allowing us to tackle domains that are beyond the scope of automated methods or providing other important advantages.”
Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator, my name would be Flack Gobbler Palin.
TwitterKeys: Enhance your Twitter conversations, another character table.
5 Reasons why you don’t need to write a book, by Penelope Trunk. “People who have a lot of ideas need a blog, not a book… If you have so many ideas, prove it to the world and start blogging. There is nothing like a blog to help you realize you have nothing new to say.” Bitter truth.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Do you believe in fate?
I believe the good things
Only come to those who wait
We’ve got to plan the journey
Eliminate all mistakes
Take the safe route
It’s called the art of driving
— Black Box Recorder, The Art Of Driving
Two Papers and a Presentation, by Dan Piponi. Features a self-shading shader quine. WJW.
45th and 46th Known Mersenne Primes, they are 243,112,609-1 and 237,156,667-1 (the smaller one was found later. And by the way, some German newspaper report it took a bit longer to publish them because they had to find out which one was bigger, which of course is bullshit.)
The Differences Between Star Wars & Harry Potter, yay for narrative constructivism.