Unemployment Reading pt. 2… Things to Make and do in the Fourth Dimension
Part two of my current unemployment reading list is… Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker. I first came across Mr Matt Parker via his numerous youtube videos. They are in the ‘funny math with often a bit of ridiculousness’ category. Through his videos, I eventually made my way to his first book …
Unemployment Reading pt. 1… The Rap Yearbook
Having a Covid music playlist section shows that I like to (slowly) make lists/groupings of various items. I am hoping that this new list won’t be too long since its length is inversely proportional to my employment success. I do like to read, however sometimes I fall behind with my reading list. Also, I will …
Project Music #2… Mo Wax Headz 2A
Recently I was able to complete a project related to the Lorenz system of equations (or the Lorenz attractor). It wasn’t too heavy of a project, but I still didn’t want to be that distracted while making it. Hence, I wanted to have some instrumental music in the background since I get easily distracted with …
Project Music… We – As Is
Recently I completed two different sets of Lagrangian based simulations ([1] and [2]). I believe that Lagrangian based problems are cool and solving them is fun. Anyways, I believe that the song ‘Magnesium Flares’ off the album As Is by We might be a suitable soundtrack to the motion of double and triple pendulums. I …
Covid-19 Music… part 52… Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92, R&S Records… To celebrate a big slew of marking once (I believe I completed a few weeks worth in a few days), I treated myself and bought a few records. Among the purchases was this one which I already had a copy on CD. I have to say that …
Covid-19 Music… part 51… Autechre, Keynell
Autechre, Gescom, Keynell, Warp Records 1996. Since I bought the first Gescom – Keynell release, the kind folks at the record store thought that I would be more than interested in this one. So they ordered it in and put it on hold thinking that I would for sure buy it. I eventually did, but …
Covid-19 Reading… part 4… Chaos TextBook
Encounters with Chaos by Denny Gulick… Years and years ago this was a textbook for a course that I took. I have to admit that I did not have the necessary math background to understand everything. With covid I felt it was perhaps a good time to reread it. Apparently, there is a new edition …
Covid-19 Music… part 50… The Stone Roses, Made of Stone
The Stone Roses, Made of Stone, SilverTone… I have to thank my friend Bill to get me into this band. It’s always a fun time to listen to them and look at Ian Brown’s haircuts. I found this record in a great record store in Detroit. It was one of my favourite stores ever since …
Covid-19 Music… part 49… Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine… I like going to certain record stores that get confused with knowing how to properly price various records that are outside of the domain of what they specialize in. I was lucky with this one and got it for $3. This album has some classic tracks, but the title …
Covid-19 Music… part 48… Lady Saw, Best of
Lady Saw, Best of Lady Saw… I really like classic 70s and 80s reggae. Every so often I like some dancehall is also a good time. So I woke up today with this one Lady Saw song in my head. I don’t know how this sometimes happens. It’s the not the worst problem to have, …