Category Archives: arts

beauty’s where you find it

Posted on Tuesday, 2006 August 01 by Anton

I mis-heard some trivial question as “What is Hamming music?” For some of us, the name Hamming is strongly associated with information theory, and so I imagined that “Hamming music” must be algorithmic composition using error-correcting principles. And that got … Continue reading →

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a particular kind of earworm

Posted on Sunday, 2006 July 02 by Anton

Does anyone remember a song of thirty years ago that ended with the narration “But now we must descend, for there is another side to this vision”? Later: I am advised that it’s “Solar Boat” by Ray Manzarek.

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The Night of the Digital Video

Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 17 by Anton

Woo hoo, the first season of The Wild Wild West is out on disc. To the question “Who is your favorite James Bond?”, I always say Robert Conrad.

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Cheshire Crossing

Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 17 by Anton

Andy Weir, weary of writing Casey and Andy, announced that strip #666 would be the finale. Meanwhile he has launched a new series about Alice Liddell, Wendy Darling and Dorothy Gale.

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m4th3m4t1c5 R k3wL

Posted on Saturday, 2006 June 03 by Anton

Netflix (or should I say N3tfl1×) got the first season of Numb3rs this week, and I watched the first four episodes with mixed reactions. On one hand, any popular presentation of mathematics in the real world is a treat. But … Continue reading →

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like I said, I read the funnies . .

Posted on Saturday, 2006 May 27 by Anton

For once I’m caught up on all my favorite webtoons. Here are links to their archives. Sabrina; Soap on a Rope; Goats; Fluble; Ozy and Millie; Freefall; PVP; Bobbins; GPF; College Roomies from Hell!!!; You Damn Kid; When I Grow … Continue reading →

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who us?

Posted on Thursday, 2006 May 25 by Anton

One ought not to get wound up over what fictional characters say, but what if the character in question has the same name as his creator? Lizard: Five thousand years of selective pressure against pride and ego battered them into … Continue reading →

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