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Yes. See … The 48 actions of GL(2,3) on a 3×3 coordinate-array A, when matrices of that group right-multiply the elements of A, with A = (1,1) (1,0) (1,2) (0,1) (0,0)…
(Continued from this morning) The above stylized "N," based on an 8-cycle in the 9-element Galois field GF(9), may also be read as an Aleph. Graphic designers may prefer a simpler, bolder…
See Coxeter + Aleph in this journal. Epigraph to "The Aleph," a 1945 story by Borges: "O God! I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself…
"Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field…." — Genesis 3:1 "“The serpent’s eyes shine As he wraps around the vine….” – Don Henley…
In the Beginning… "As is well known, the Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet." – Borges, "The Aleph" (1945) From some 1949 remarks of Weyl—…
"… myths are stories, and like all narratives they unravel through time, whereas grids are not only spatial to start with, they are visual structures that explicitly reject…
See last year's Day of the Tetraktys. Those who prefer Hebrew to Greek may consult Coxeter and the Aleph. See also last midnight's The Aleph as well as…
Three links with a Borges flavor— The Aleph The Lottery The Eightfold Way Related material The 236 in yesterday evening's NY lottery may be viewed as the 236…
The source of the mysterious generic 3×3 favicon with one green cell — — has been identified. For minimalists, here is a purer 3×3 matrix favicon— This may,…
The LA Times on last weekend's film "Thor"— "… the film… attempts to bridge director Kenneth Branagh's high-minded Shakespearean intentions with Marvel Entertainment's bottom-line-oriented need to crank out…