Thu Apr 18
In Emacs, there are several ways to generate neat prints. Most of them end up creating PDFs. But if you just want to quickly have a printout of the buffer to work with a pencil and highlighter, that can sometimes be a problem. I spent an evening trying to solve that, and eventually succeeded. To remember it, I wrote...
What happens when we have to make real-world construction match unrealistic mathematical models, that we happen to know how to simulate?
> Pilot fatigue is in the spotlight this week, after the news that one Indonesian flight had two sleeping pilots at its helm. But military organisations have been grappling with this problem for decades – and they have a surprising solution.
Day 18 of NaPoWriMo. My poem A haiku. Nature's goodness Plastic cup of juice — Orange sweetness to the brim — Made of baby carrots Featured poem A limerick. Coffee Limericks by LTC Roy E. Peterson I love to have coffee each morning, Including the act of the pouring: I smell the aroma, Come out of my coma, And wonder...
Capitalists, communists, and climate; spies and assassins; cops and robbers; class, race, and gender. And footballers. A few years ago a friend told me he keeps a record of books he reads. So, I started doing it. It's nice to look back on what you've read. It also helps you avoid buying books you then realise you've...
