Read the library of babel, followed by unimaginable mathematics of Borges' library of Babel. Amazing book both of them. Luis Borges writer thing that read like a surrealist mathematics paper, and that's a very high praise coming from me. The purity of mathematics always attracted me deeply, to the extent that I've often considered changing my major to some field of applied mathematics...
I've might have unwittingly wrote a whole fame devoted to mathematics actually. I wrote one of my high school creative writing assignment as a fictional account of a multi-dimensional hyperbola and convex. Even my current project with plasma is in fact highly mathematical to the point of being abstract...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Gps grief
The shiny new phone is working greatly (I've written last few posts
with my phone, I think it indicates quite a quality considering how
I'm notoriously choosy about my writing implements) so far, except for
one tiny little flaw. The gps stopped working after a few days I
received the phone.
The gps worked perfectly on the day I got the phone. It was able to
lock onto my signal and identify my location without any issue. It
just stopped working about two days ago for some reason.
I went through the usual obscure ritual of consulting the oracles of
the infosphere (one side note about infosphere I just noticed, it is
built upon rapid replication, rather than creation. Yet it is vastly
different from most things that came before it. Like lisp, the
programming language, or like Douglas Hofstadter's treatment of the
self referentiality leading to birth of mind. Can I they the birth of
the mind as a type of phase transition? ), and apparently the problem
is somewhat widespread among this particular model. It's been
suggested that the problem occurs only in certain batch of products
from certain factory, but I don't know how true that is.
What matters the most at the moment is that I migu have to send the
phone back for replacement and it just sucks, especially since I have
to saw for shipping out of my own pocket.
Actually, the real kicker is in losing all the customized setting and
applications I installed on this device and the t9 input system I've
finally managed to tame.
Ah modern technology, why do you always fail?
with my phone, I think it indicates quite a quality considering how
I'm notoriously choosy about my writing implements) so far, except for
one tiny little flaw. The gps stopped working after a few days I
received the phone.
The gps worked perfectly on the day I got the phone. It was able to
lock onto my signal and identify my location without any issue. It
just stopped working about two days ago for some reason.
I went through the usual obscure ritual of consulting the oracles of
the infosphere (one side note about infosphere I just noticed, it is
built upon rapid replication, rather than creation. Yet it is vastly
different from most things that came before it. Like lisp, the
programming language, or like Douglas Hofstadter's treatment of the
self referentiality leading to birth of mind. Can I they the birth of
the mind as a type of phase transition? ), and apparently the problem
is somewhat widespread among this particular model. It's been
suggested that the problem occurs only in certain batch of products
from certain factory, but I don't know how true that is.
What matters the most at the moment is that I migu have to send the
phone back for replacement and it just sucks, especially since I have
to saw for shipping out of my own pocket.
Actually, the real kicker is in losing all the customized setting and
applications I installed on this device and the t9 input system I've
finally managed to tame.
Ah modern technology, why do you always fail?
Friday, January 30, 2009
Math and Friday
It's Friday at last. I must saw that this week really passed by in a
flash. I still can't believe the workdays of the week are over.
After the hectic schedule today I spent most of the time pondering mud
the question that had been on my mind for awhile now, the unreasonable
effectiveness of mathematics in natural sciences. Well technically I
was doing something else with bunch of other people, like browsing
through the morgan library museum, but my mind was fixated on the
issue and I had trouble responding to simple questions from the
company I was with (until a few moments ago, sharing beer and
hotdogs). To be perfectly honest I love falling into those moments of
intense concentration. It makes of feel like a human being, not just
an automata going through the motions... It makes of feel alive more
than any other idle chitchat and smiling faces.
Suddenly I think of Pascal and his theory on pleasure and boredom
being the drivers of the greatest achievements of humanity.
Whatever the case might be, I wonder he the question itself is worth
pursuing further.
It's almost midnight and I'm having a hard time thinking anything
coherent in middle of this crowd (that's beginning to get slightly
roudy. Why oh why do I keep on showing up at there things... Oh right,
to get drunk). I guess it's time to sink into oblivion for the night.
flash. I still can't believe the workdays of the week are over.
After the hectic schedule today I spent most of the time pondering mud
the question that had been on my mind for awhile now, the unreasonable
effectiveness of mathematics in natural sciences. Well technically I
was doing something else with bunch of other people, like browsing
through the morgan library museum, but my mind was fixated on the
issue and I had trouble responding to simple questions from the
company I was with (until a few moments ago, sharing beer and
hotdogs). To be perfectly honest I love falling into those moments of
intense concentration. It makes of feel like a human being, not just
an automata going through the motions... It makes of feel alive more
than any other idle chitchat and smiling faces.
Suddenly I think of Pascal and his theory on pleasure and boredom
being the drivers of the greatest achievements of humanity.
Whatever the case might be, I wonder he the question itself is worth
pursuing further.
It's almost midnight and I'm having a hard time thinking anything
coherent in middle of this crowd (that's beginning to get slightly
roudy. Why oh why do I keep on showing up at there things... Oh right,
to get drunk). I guess it's time to sink into oblivion for the night.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Piece of life
The plan to finally have some post of synth biology get together in
the nyc is coming along nicely. I think it might even happen in the
museum of natural history. (I hope against hope) The itsedle would be
in getting people interested enough to in through the trouble of
showing up.
Reading a lot of neil gaiman pieces lately. Books and articles have
been pouring out for the occasion of the coraline movie which will be
released in a few days. He's a good writer, and perhaps a good self
promoter. Not that it's a bad thing to be able to promote a genuine
talent... Or maybe it's his manager or assistant that's crazy good at
playing the media? Whatever the case might be it feels nice to see
more texts about his works all over the place (the places I tend to
visit anyway).
Spent some amazing time talking about mathematics and physics with a
colleague. The question almost always coils down to one topic
regardless of what we start with. The unreasonable effectiveness of
mathematics in physical sciences. Lot of ideas, none that strikes
anyone as the answer to it all.
the nyc is coming along nicely. I think it might even happen in the
museum of natural history. (I hope against hope) The itsedle would be
in getting people interested enough to in through the trouble of
showing up.
Reading a lot of neil gaiman pieces lately. Books and articles have
been pouring out for the occasion of the coraline movie which will be
released in a few days. He's a good writer, and perhaps a good self
promoter. Not that it's a bad thing to be able to promote a genuine
talent... Or maybe it's his manager or assistant that's crazy good at
playing the media? Whatever the case might be it feels nice to see
more texts about his works all over the place (the places I tend to
visit anyway).
Spent some amazing time talking about mathematics and physics with a
colleague. The question almost always coils down to one topic
regardless of what we start with. The unreasonable effectiveness of
mathematics in physical sciences. Lot of ideas, none that strikes
anyone as the answer to it all.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Finally, possible diybio in the nyc.
I've just finished some intense lab/simulation session.
Some good news in the diybio nyc front. I might be able to put
together a little group for people in the city. I've never put
together anything like this before, so the experience is a little
nervous for me... Hope I don't somehow screw this up.
Now that I think about it I need to do some serious review on
molecular biology... Got to find the time in middle of doing all the
physics stuff.
Some good news in the diybio nyc front. I might be able to put
together a little group for people in the city. I've never put
together anything like this before, so the experience is a little
nervous for me... Hope I don't somehow screw this up.
Now that I think about it I need to do some serious review on
molecular biology... Got to find the time in middle of doing all the
physics stuff.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Testing
Testing out my new smartphone. Since I got a new n85 I might as well
try my hand at some mobile internet...
Though I must say this t9 writing is not so easy to get used to. Maybe
I would have been better off with a blackberry or e71? I'm also
writing a short cellphone novel on quillpill using this, as a test on
how far I can take this device.
Current verdict? While writing relatively long pieces on this device
is possible, it's not quite recommended. I'd rather say that this is a
multimedia convergence device, an iphone without the touchscreen and
with a fantastic camera. The default 8G memory the device comes with
makes the design intent rather clear.
I'm quite satisfied with the device so far (though I would have
preferred it to be a bit cheaper) I just wish there were more ways to
make use of the potential of the device, like broader app
availability.
try my hand at some mobile internet...
Though I must say this t9 writing is not so easy to get used to. Maybe
I would have been better off with a blackberry or e71? I'm also
writing a short cellphone novel on quillpill using this, as a test on
how far I can take this device.
Current verdict? While writing relatively long pieces on this device
is possible, it's not quite recommended. I'd rather say that this is a
multimedia convergence device, an iphone without the touchscreen and
with a fantastic camera. The default 8G memory the device comes with
makes the design intent rather clear.
I'm quite satisfied with the device so far (though I would have
preferred it to be a bit cheaper) I just wish there were more ways to
make use of the potential of the device, like broader app
availability.
Friday, January 23, 2009
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