Russia’s New Holiday: Programmer’s Day
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
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Weekend notes about Clann Tartan
The weekend got off to a bad start Friday evening: I helped colgaffneyis set up for a show in Hudson, Wisconsin (just over the St. Croix River from Minnesota). Only 4 members showed up. Continue reading
Skewed Rabbet
I found a skewed rabbet plane at a local garage sale. The skew lowers the effective cutting angle, helping it cut cross-grain: Continue reading
Skewed Rabbet
I found a skewed rabbet plane at a local garage sale. The skew lowers the effective cutting angle, helping it cut cross-grain: Continue reading
Overdue, but done well
Treatment of Alan Turing was “appalling” – PM
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The technology for linking internet ads to content still has some way to go. When I first saw this it was linked to an ad for Ann Coulter. The thought of how she would react to this news was good for a chuckle.
Turing’s work on math and computers is part of the permanent record of human achievement. It will be recalled as fundamental when all of our current political and social controversies are mere historical curiosities.
Overdue, but done well
Treatment of Alan Turing was “appalling” – PM
Via Slashdot.
The technology for linking internet ads to content still has some way to go. When I first saw this it was linked to an ad for Ann Coulter. The thought of how she would react to this news was good for a chuckle.
Turing’s work on math and computers is part of the permanent record of human achievement. It will be recalled as fundamental when all of our current political and social controversies are mere historical curiosities.
Plane speaking about Montgomery Wards
I bought a jack plane at a local garage sale for $5. It was quite rusty, but the rust seemed to be all on the surface. A day in a vinegar batch, followed by a wire brush and then some WD-40 and steel wool proved this to be the case: It cleaned up quite nicely Continue reading
Plane speaking about Montgomery Wards
I bought a jack plane at a local garage sale for $5. It was quite rusty, but the rust seemed to be all on the surface. A day in a vinegar batch, followed by a wire brush and then some WD-40 and steel wool proved this to be the case: It cleaned up quite nicely Continue reading
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 