May 2012
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“The Simons Foundation, which specializes in science and math research, has...”
– California Chosen as Home for Computing Institute [NY Times]
Patterson was bragging about Cal culture in lecture last week. Intel and Microsoft chose Berkeley as the site for a $10 million Universal Parallel Computing Research Center (aka ParLab) back in 2007 (source). And he told us not to tell...
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if it comes between the trends and the truth, ...
April 2012
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أنا طائر غريب، لكنني لست حتى الطيور، وهذا أغرب جزء.
“I’m a strange bird, but I’m not even a bird, and that’s the strangest part.”
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“What’s wrong with incest? I mean, if you don’t have kids is it still...”
– Ruthbergs - alas, an only child
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epsilon-Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad... →
A bedtime store for you and your mathematically inclined children.
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These Are My Wishes For You
May you find serenity and tranquility
in a world you may not always understand.
May the pain you have known
and the conflict you have experienced
give you the strength to walk through life
facing each new situation with courage and optimism.
Always know that there are those
whose love and understanding will always be there,
even when you feel most alone.
May a kind word,
a reassuring...
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“I wish I could show you,
when you are lonely or in darkness,
the astonishing...”
– Hafiz (via transformfeminism)
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justsomefoodforthought:
Nothing. Opening your eyes and seeing nothing; but you dimly start to notice things. Turn your head and there’s a thin strand of yellow light streaming between the blinds and the edge of the window. You hear a car passing by on the street outside. You can feel the bed sheet wrapped annoyingly around your ankle and your now-flat pillow angled funny under your head and...
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"The Egg" by Andy Weir
“The Egg” by Andy Weir
You were on your way home when you died.
It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me.
And that’s when you met me.
“What… what happened?” You asked....
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dreamongood:
The moment you rest your head to sleep, you’re alone with your own thoughts. When you dream, you dream alone. When you’re awake, only through moments of friendship, comfort, and love, you will feel less alone. But it’s just an illusion. Being alone and being lonely are two different things. But all in all, you live the same way as you dream.
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it’s true: some days are dark and lonely, ...
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I miss being friends.
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thoughts from a restless mind.: "Lambda functions... →
worldiary:
spetharrific:
filial:
jyavoc:
worldiary:
I taught my first computer science discussion today.
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I think my teaching skills need work.
No they don’t.
^^ what they said
i find the statement quite humorous, but i’d also like to explore the relationships between intrinsic names, references, and essence…
^I love that you took a comment about one-night stands and turned it...
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ursineknight asked: We are all fondly aware that the human mind is something you treasure. But what of the human body? Is there anything about it -- a specific area or limb, a physical feat it's capable of, a microscopic interaction deep between bone and sinew -- that leaves you wordless, sometimes? Or, you know, you could pull a Frisky Friday and just list physical traits that you find attractive in a partner,...
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Anonymous asked: when did you really get into mathematics, economics, analyzing things, and thinking so much? if that kind of question is even answerable for each of those four things. also, why do you never capitalize anything you write?
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would someone like to talk with me? i’d like to converse with a person instead of being stuck in my head.
i really try not to be upset often. little things nag at me, but they tend to stay in my conscious mind. i don’t see anger as necessary.
but every once in a while, some person is ignorant and inconsiderate enough to test my self-control. if you know it’s a little thing,...
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calculat:
The heat death of the universe.
or perhaps the “cold” death would be more apropos given the acceleration xD
from feynman’s lecture on the distinction of past and future (part one is here, but this excerpt is specifically from here):
The conservation of energy would let us think that we have as much energy as we want. Nature never loses or gains energy. Yet the...
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Anonymous asked: you're too smart for me :(
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msallybrooke asked: I never intended to "sit and do nothing and things will work out if they were supposed to" nor do I intend to in the future, but wow your message gave me an entirely new and augmented perspective on fate. I have a feeling you spend a lot of time pondering about everything. Hahah, and thank you! :)
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“Real science is a revision in progress, always. It proceeds in fits and starts...”
– A fantastic read on how ignorance fuels science and the evolution of knowledge. (via explore-blog)
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“What beauty. I saw clouds and their light shadows on the distant dear earth… The...”
– Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (via scienceisbeauty)
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“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers.
You can tell whether a man...”
– Naguib Mahfouz (via myquotelibrary)
and if his answers are questions whose answers are more questions, what then?
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“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”
– Edsger Dijkstra (via ardentsonata)
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“All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of...”
– David Wheeler, the world’s first Computer Science Ph.D.
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User error
shitmystudentswrite:
I believe that life begins at contraception.
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me: I'll just get on tumblr for a few minutes before bed
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me: Is that the sun
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Watcherikchangedhisurl:
tumboner:
onedirectioonn:
fiilthypout:
heyfunniest:
Obama sings “I’m sexy and I know it”
this is the best thing i’ve ever seen in my life
obama is life ok
another one omg
omg
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