The Hilbert Hotel – Opinionator Blog – NYTimes.com
May 10Link: The Hilbert Hotel – Opinionator Blog – NYTimes.com
This is a good read.
In a class I took with my thesis advisor, he explained the Hilbert Hotel similarly, and it was as entertaining then as this is now.
How Dr. Seuss would prove the halting problem undecidable
May 05Link: How Dr. Seuss would prove the halting problem undecidable
This is a hoot!
The halting problem is described on Wikipedia as:
Given a description of a program, decide whether the program finishes running or will run forever.
The halting problem is algorithmically undecidable because “there is no algorithm which can be applied to any arbitrary program and input to decide whether the program stops when run with that input.”
Technique: Seasoning Cast Iron | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
Jan 18Link: Technique: Seasoning Cast Iron | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
How to season a cast iron skillet. Just what I need!
