Monthly Archives: April 2010
TOTD
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. – Richard Feynman
TOTD
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it. – Upton Sinclair
Algorithms Yet Again
To Amazon’s credit, I didn’t find anything to add to this category yesterday. That may have been from a lack of trying, but so be it. This morning it was easy – paging backward through the 44 screens of recommendations, … Continue reading
Algorithms Redux
This could turn into a regular feature… Today’s entry begins with my having rated William James’ “The Varieties of Religious Experience” five stars. The Amazonian responds with “Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity” by Jose Esteban Munoz. … Continue reading
Algorithms
A little self-disclosure… I love books. I write software. I struggle with a tendency to be critical. These traits manifested together a few moments ago as I visited the Amazon site. With their knowledge of my tastes in books, they … Continue reading