I finally download the “Simple Gifts” theme from Copland’s Appalachian Spring ballet today. Based on a shaker tune which was transformed into the “Lord of the Dance” hymn all us Catholic schoolchildren sang, it may be a bit on the hokey side. Nevertheless, it is one of my favorite ...
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It often seems that whatever we see in Apple’s products today, we’ll see in PCs tomorrow. So with the introduction of the 8 core Mac pro, we’re already getting into some serious multi-core territory. And while it’s been harped on frequently, everyone is right; with many ...
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This past friday I had a bit of an incident when the front rim on my bike came apart rather violently. Everything was fine (i.e. crash free), though it was a startling experience. The rapid decompression of a tire pumped to about 100psi is…dramatic.HOP project
The HOP project is simply amazing. It’s a programming language for building ‘web 2.0’ apps, and it just so happens be very lispy. Go, run the demo. I was shocked at what could be done with stupid ajax tricks. The demo feels like a flash app, but it ...
read the whole post »the popcorn song
In kindergarten we’d sometimes have to stay inside for recess because of the weather. When this happened the teacher would occasionally play the ‘popcorn song’ and make us dance. It was a great song. I heard it today on NPR, and a quick googling brought up: http://www.popcorn-song ...
read the whole post »$50 and your vote
Slate has a compelling piece on campaign finance reform. They discuss the Ackerman-Ayres proposal, which would allocate $50 to registered voters. The voters could spend the money on candidates of their choosing. Even more interesting, is that donations from private individuals to campaigns would still be allowed, but the contributions ...
read the whole post »cold. so, so cold.
The high temperature today is zero. Zero is nothing. It is so cold, that the high temperature has been canceled. There will be no high today.
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As a graduate student who has done most of my programming in object oriented languages such as python and java, I sometimes fear that while I am well versed in the theory of good design, am I not missing something?
In particular, it seems that functional programming is an interesting ...
read the whole post »Hello World!
Though I someday hope for adequate wiki/blog integration, after much deliberation, I’ve decided to maintain both. So, have fun reading my blog, and don’t forget to visit the wiki.
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