These few notes are taken (verbatim) from a transcribed lecture by Richard W. Hamming. I have used the transcription published here: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html The original article is excellent and well worth…
Read moreA continuation of the Dunedin’s children discrimination case. The question is if children under 15 should be treated as people. It appears that people under 16 in New Zealand (unlike…
Read moreSpending 2 days in the intense meditation training together with Thai Buddhists group from Dunedin. Couple new people, some old timers and few younger people. Awesome organisation, great time. People…
Read moreAttending the Otago graphics group meeting and watching a selection of SIGGRAPH 2010 films. Awesome. These are just some random notes I’ve taken to remember the films I’ve watched. Japanese…
Read moreI’ve written two previous posts (the first and the second) about the Dunedin’s ride share scheme. The essence of the story is that children are refused the same rights as…
Read moreUniversity dive shed 10:30. Meeting with Kelly, McKenzie and Anita – going to Weller’s Rock for a wee diving practice. Good chat in the car. Talking about vegetarian diets and…
Read moreRunning with Emilia around the block. 2.05km in 17:59. 6.8km/h avr. Not bad. She enjoys stretching and exercising. Good fun for both of us.
Read moreOUSA van, pack of friends, 10 hours one way, 7 on the way back home. The van had some weird lights problems, non-talking Friday made the outing pretty tricky. Perfect…
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