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Moshe Vardi wrote a short interesting essay “What is theoretical computer science?” (It followed by interesting posts on Facebook.) Moshe argues that Thinking of theoretical computer science (TCS) as a branch of mathematics is harmful to the discipline. I personally do not regard TCS as part of mathematics and I also don’t think that thinking of TCS as part of mathematics is harmful. Certainly there are parts of TCS that …

After I posted the last two parts of this series (which I thought wrapped it up…) I received an email asking about whether there’s a similar thing happening if you remove the reconstruction (low-pass) filter in the digital-to-analogue part of the signal path. The answer to this question turned out to be more interesting than I expected… So I wound up turning it into a “Part 3” in the series. …

The readers of this blog know know that I stay away from non-math related discussions. It’s not that I don’t have any political opinions, I just don’t think they are especially valuable or original. I do however get triggered by a clear anti-Semitism, discrimination of Jews by the universities, and by personal disrespect. The story below is a strange mixture of these. As I was visiting the IAS in Princeton, …

I've always posted irregularly and I don't think that's going to change, that's just how I roll (no, I'm not bipolar). On the other hand, I need to recharge the batteries, so my absence will be longer than usual. See you on the other side, space cowboys.

We’re excited to introduce Mosaic, a new initiative from the Bonfire team that empowers organisations by creating fully customised, federated digital spaces—built just for them. What is Mosaic? # Mosaic is a unique service where the Bonfire team collaborates with you to co-design and build a bespoke online presence that serves as a hybrid between a traditional website and a social networking platform—going well beyond merely sharing pictures or short …

Quantum computer in an office foyer What did I do to avoid disempowering people? I listened. Specifically, I listened in on a user research session with a woman who recently had a baby (burbling in the background of the Teams call :) One of our teams is looking at improving digital self-referral to maternity services, and the research was to learn about this experience first hand from people who recently …

403: You are not authorized to access this material Or using lots of little tools to aggressively reject the bots · October 18th, 2024 U G H. For some reason my quaint little piece of the internet has suddenly been inundated with unwanted guests. Now normally speaking I would be over joyed with having more guests to this tiny part of the internet. Come inside the cozy little server room, …

I’ve been on quite a browser journey lately. I gave Firefox a try, but it encountered problems and felt so clunky that I was forced to do fresh installs in the end just to keep it running smoothly. Eventually, I threw in the towel and narrowed it down to Arc and Safari. During this time I noticed Zen gaining popularity on Reddit and YouTube. So I had to try it …

In a recent Virtual Coffee chat, I asked, "What is the favorite software tool/site/thing you've ever created?" A key point to some responses was that sometimes little, quick apps are the most rewarding and impactful. I shared that 2 of my best "apps" ever essentially only required the user to copy messy data/text from one source, paste it into the application, and then the data on their clipboard was automagically …

After David’s memorial service in May (a video recording of which is permanently on Vimeo with no password necessary), some people on my Facebook page asked if a collection of photographs of David could be made available. There was a slide show created to run on a loop in the lobby of the funeral home on the day of the service. I just posted it on Vimeo, also on the …

No, I’ve never been to the World Series, and yes, I’m still annoyed about it. Back in 1996, in the days where people would have to buy tickets in person, I waited on line at Yankee Stadium and got postseason tickets. I saw the Yanks in the Division Series, for sure; I don’t think I got ALCS tickets. Then I waited on line again and got myself a World Series …

I love Tom Forth's response to the Aria call [X thread] "Request for Opportunities - as a spark of inspiration for new PD candidates, we pulled together a list of "why aren't more people working on this?!" topics that've been floating around the @ARIA_research slack." - he looked at what companies in Britain are already working on these problem statements: and it turns out it works, he finds a bunch …

We're finally getting a way to fully style & customise <select> elements! But there's a detail I'd like everyone's opinion on. A brief intro to customisable <select> If you want to hear about it in depth, I talked about it on OTMT, and there's a great post by Una Kravets. But here's a whirlwind tour: <style> /* Opt in to the customisable mode */ select, ::picker(select) { appearance: base-select; } …

From: https://youtu.be/huEtJw7pfLk?si=2gHBKU32xylyZE5y I couldn’t not post this. The music! The DJ-ing using YouTube! The fact it’s been on the internet for thirteen years I’ve only just seen it! Via Kottke.•

Evolving ACE – sharing the latest news and pipeline updates with our community Our second community event of the year was held in London this week, drawing in almost 200 people in person and online. Iain Wallace, head of market …