Monthly Archives: March 2008

link repellent

Posted on Sunday, 2008 March 30 by Anton

I wonder whether anyone keeps track of how many times PVP has restructured its archives making old links invalid.

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the clatter, or not, of the pins

Posted on Monday, 2008 March 24 by Anton

Saturday, at the suggestion of my new friend Jennifer Justice, I went bowling for the first time since – um – 1983?? Well, since 1997 at least. The previous time, whenever it was, my knuckles ached. This time my hands … Continue reading →

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symmetries made simple

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 March 11 by Anton

This may be of interest to only a few: Simplest Canonical Polyhedra of Each Symmetry Type (rotable in Java); in other words, canonical forms of the simplest topologies that allow the specified symmetries and none higher. Any convex polyhedron can … Continue reading →

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how much is in there?

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 March 04 by Anton

I reloaded MacOS, restored my home directory from backup, and was surprised to learn that I have 3e5 files. Most of the bulk is music, but that’s only 7e3 files. Is there a tool analogous to du that gives the … Continue reading →

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