The project I was working on at Amazon finally launched!
It’s drawn a lot of criticism since it was first leaked more than a year ago; I wonder if Amazon’s take on the e-book reader is bold enough to overcome the current limitations of e-ink and its high price tag. Hopefully this will kick-start an […]
As an antidote to all the math entries I've been doing lately, I'll talk about a curious set of pieces I discovered recently: J.S. Bach's Musical Offering. There is a fascinating backstory behind its enigmatic title and the "Royal Theme" on which it is based:
(Here is a decent recording of the Ricercar a 3 [...]
Ever since I discovered Half Price Books I’ve been digging through all the stores in my area hoping to find this:
Gravitation probably one of the most massive physics textbooks out there and I’ve always wanted it although I could never justify it to myself to buy it. But last night I was browsing through […]