The Tricki is now live! A brand new Wiki-style site that is intended to develop into a large store of useful mathematical problem-solving techniques.
The Language Designer’s Dilemma, Gilad Bracha reports from lang.net 09.
For the talks, better go here and get the .wmvs. (And do at least watch Erik Meijer’s, it’s worth it.)
Hawala is an alternative or parallel remittance system. It exists and operates outside of, or parallel to ‘traditional’ banking or financial channels.
Sand/Stone, “a 6,000km-long wall of artificially solidified sandstone architecture that would span the Sahara Desert”.
Why Being Smart Won’t Get You Laid, recommended reading.