Mathematics, safe port in a storm
< after finding out about flash flood and tornado warnings in effect >
“Well, you still have twenty five minutes left to finish your test, so it may pass. I’m keeping you safe… with math.”
Given sanctuary…
"First they ignore you,
Then they laugh at you,
Then they link to you,
Then you win."
—
Off Off Wall Street: Internet Gandhi
I’m embarrassed to admit this, and have hesitated posting it for nearly a week.
I start humming the triumphal march, with the French horn solo, from Aida, every time I read this.
Warm Ice by Laurie McCall on Flickr.
(via proxy-moron)
The Sharing Hierarchy
A reoccurring theme in the app development world is the idea that giving users 20 share options at every intersection is somehow going to increase your ‘virality coefficient’ and give you ‘hockey stick growth’.
Truth
I thought this was a fresh news story, in which the Washington Post interviewed, or did a “Question and Answer” session with the NSA, perhaps via IM chat:
NSA explains the PRISM data-collection program
Instead. the Washington Post uploaded the now-infamous four page excerpt of PRISM documentation, but with much higher resolution than the Guardian UK. WaPo made two or three superfluous annotations e.g. how a prism can filter light passing through it.
The NSA was not available for reader questions via IRC or telephone call-in, unfortunately. I guess that is too much to hope for.
Survivalist thoughts
Communication became impossible;
I worried about my family.
Polkip is eclectic, versatile:
- cheery floral prints (as Pollywood),
- nature drawings and Eastern European patterns,
- analog designs (on tumblr).
404 Error: Not found!
I guess there are only complicated models.
Fortunately, the archive of housing market cartoons and humorous drawings remains accessible.
