I’ve always pitied Americans. Freedom of speech. Freedom. Makes me huff. Nothing saps creativity like a blank page… if there were some blemish, instruction or rule for every naked sheet, it would at least give you something to work against. The great void of white, that perfect pasture dares you to sully it with one of your piffling ideas. I was at a gig recently when I was told in no ... »
On December 10th, 1815, Augusta Ada King, born Augusta Ada Byron, known later as Ada Lovelace, came into the world. Born the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron, she would grow to become an accomplished mathematician, and arguably one of the first computer programmers. »
John Wallis was an English mathematician born on November 23rd, 1616. He is partially credited for the development of infinitesimal calculus. But what he gets full credit for and is his creation of the infinity symbol! »
• Watch and listen to MC Escher while he is making art! Click on “MC Escher at Work” link on the left of the home page. • Take a look at the Hybrids of Art and Science blog. • Here is a detailed article that looks at some of the interactions between mathematics and art in western culture. »
So I had everything set up and working perfectly and then I appear to have angered the camera that I was using. It now refuses to speak via USB. So until I get that fixed, this is as much as I can get done on the Tim Minchin stop-motion project. However I did also complete a paper doll of Alan Turing. See it after the break. »
You’ve probably seen those iCufflinks that look like power buttons. Yeah, sure, pretty cool but, let’s face it: they’re not nearly geeky enough. So, what would it take to make your own custom, light-up, geek cuff links? »
I know that with all the horrors going on in the world, whatever nonsense Sarah Palin spouted recently should probably be near the bottom of my list of things to try and refute (right above Tom Cruise and right below phrenology), but something she said this week really got at me. I find that it’s worth addressing because it’s a popular line of reasoning when discussing government budge... »
I was recently dragged to a karaoke bar where one of my companions chose to play “Video Killed The Radio Star” by the Buggles. This got me thinking about musical temporal perspective. It also gave me a nightmare about Trevor Horn which went something along the lines of: “Sunset Boulevard” meets “Phantom of the Paradise” meets “Raiders of the Lost Ark”... »
