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(Continued) A Math Enigma — Grothendieck reportedly died on Thursday, November 13, 2014. From this journal a year earlier: A German Enigma — After clicking on the link “a grave…
“What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in…
A paper from 1976 on symplectic torsors and finite geometry: A pdf is now available: FINITE GEOMETRIES IN THE THEORY OF THETA CHARACTERISTICS Autor(en): Rivano, Neantro Saavedra Objekttyp:…
“Alexandre Grothendieck est mort jeudi matin à l’hôpital de Saint-Girons (Ariège), à l’âge de 86 ans.” Update of 6: 16 PM ET: A memorial of sorts, from May…
Yesterday's post and recent Hollywood news suggest a meditation on a Progressive Matrix — Oct. 12-14, 2005: Click to enlarge. "My card." Structurally related images — A sample Raven's Progressive Matrices …
The title is a phrase from yesterday’s post. An example of harrowing cuteness: Charlize Theron in “Young Adult” (2011) — Related material for older adults: Ravenna and Nietzsche.
Remember him to Herald Square.
"We live entirely, especially if we are writers, by the imposition of a narrative line upon disparate images…." — Joan Didion Narrative Line: Disparate images: Exercise: Can the above narrative line…
The Ideas “We tell ourselves stories in order to live…. We interpret what we see, select the most workable of multiple choices. We live entirely, especially if we…