Friday, February 25, 2005
Semantics and mathematics
Definition: The K-C-K index.
Let n be the number of Semantics staff that Matthew Collin knows. Let t be the number of Semantics staff that Matthew Collin knows required to produce a copy of Semantics that spells his last name correctly.
If n >= t, then Matt's last name will be spelled "Collin."
If n < t , then Matt's last name will be spelled "Colin."
t is known as the K-C-K index, and is purely a theoretic number, as, so far, there has been no n reached that leads to a correct name-spelling result.
Some have theorized that there is a function f:n--->SPL, with SPL being the set of different spellings of the last names. Others have theorized that f(n) is bounded at "Colin", and so even if n approaches infinity, f(n) will never equal "Collin."
But seriously, I was happy and grateful to see my work in the latest issue; so thanks to all those involved... even if you did get my name wrong again!
Let n be the number of Semantics staff that Matthew Collin knows. Let t be the number of Semantics staff that Matthew Collin knows required to produce a copy of Semantics that spells his last name correctly.
If n >= t, then Matt's last name will be spelled "Collin."
If n < t , then Matt's last name will be spelled "Colin."
t is known as the K-C-K index, and is purely a theoretic number, as, so far, there has been no n reached that leads to a correct name-spelling result.
Some have theorized that there is a function f:n--->SPL, with SPL being the set of different spellings of the last names. Others have theorized that f(n) is bounded at "Colin", and so even if n approaches infinity, f(n) will never equal "Collin."
But seriously, I was happy and grateful to see my work in the latest issue; so thanks to all those involved... even if you did get my name wrong again!
Art wins, yet again
According to this San Francisco Bay article:
(02-17) 12:24 PST Boise, Idaho (AP) --
A city ordinance bans complete nudity at all gentleman's clubs, but one has challenged that ordinance by distributing pencils and sketch pads to patrons during "art night."
The ordinance does give nudity exclusions for artistic displays which include dance, ballet and dramatic performances, so every Monday and Tuesday, the club encourages customers to sketch the models as they perform nude routines.
"As far as the Boise city code, it specifies it has to be a serious artistic manner and this is a serious artistic manner," said Chris Teague, Erotic City owner.
The club has put on art night for two months, and Teague said he has not received any complaints.
Boise Police officials say the club has not been cited for any ordinance violations.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Fretting like it's 1999
I don't have many friends that are currently awaiting graduate school decisions, so I turned to the internet to seek out my peers (extreme fretters). So I've turned to a variety of forums and admissions info websites to try and discern where my other universities are in their decisions.
A couple of lads on testmagic.com just got e-mails from the Econ Department at Brown.... so [i]that[/i] makes me nervous.
It certainly is nice having the #1 choice in the UK in the bag, but I would still like to see at least a few other "yes's" in my mailbox soon.
I also have a song for those who expect a big geographical change in their lives over the next year. Yeah, it's a dance song, but it's also appropriate.
A couple of lads on testmagic.com just got e-mails from the Econ Department at Brown.... so [i]that[/i] makes me nervous.
It certainly is nice having the #1 choice in the UK in the bag, but I would still like to see at least a few other "yes's" in my mailbox soon.
I also have a song for those who expect a big geographical change in their lives over the next year. Yeah, it's a dance song, but it's also appropriate.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Say "Aye"
I was sitting here listening to Cat Power and working on my thesis, when I wondered how many people actually read this blog.
So what I'm asking is this: no matter who you are, if you are reading this post, please go to my comment's section on the left sidebar and leave a comment letting me know who you are (or not if you really prefer to remain anonymous), even if you aren't a LJ user. I'm just curious :).
Grind
Despite trying to keep thing generally out of the mainstream, every now and then one has to put together a song that's completely self-serving: the dance song. This includes the infamous "hand clap", 140 bpm standard, and the switch to double-bass to emphasize the need to dance.
This is just a demo and is by no means complete. It's the sort of song that'll get me a cease and desist order from Daft Punk. It'll go on the 4th album, if it's ever finished.
This is just a demo and is by no means complete. It's the sort of song that'll get me a cease and desist order from Daft Punk. It'll go on the 4th album, if it's ever finished.
