Richard Feynman: “Fiddling around is the answer”
Via Eric Gilliam‘s excellent FreakTakes. I got to Princeton, and the first thing, when I was there and I went to the physics building, I… Read More »Richard Feynman: “Fiddling around is the answer”
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The Wizards (2): Harold Abelson on controlling complexity and real vs idealised systems
So in computer science we’re in the business of formalising this how-to, imperative knowledge. How to do stuff. And the real issues of computer science… Read More »The Wizards (2): Harold Abelson on controlling complexity and real vs idealised systems
What are numbers?
If, like me, you’d like to understand maths a little (read: a lot) more than you do*, you’re likely to enjoy MIT professor Daniel Kleitman‘s… Read More »What are numbers?
It’s time you learnt (a bit about) how computers work (1)
If you know nothing about how computers work (and I know precious little), it’s probably time that you learnt. Consider: if software really does eat… Read More »It’s time you learnt (a bit about) how computers work (1)