Carmel to San Simeon
I’m writing this note from the Sands Hotel in San Simeon, near Hearst Castle. We had a very nice drive down today, with bright sunny weather and little traffic. Our first bit of … Read more
Buddhabrot
Speaking of fractals, here’s something new, the Bhuddhabrot Set. Fractal images rendered using this technique are ethereal, with a whispery, cloudlike appearance. The complexity and infinite variations represented by fractals strongly hint to … Read more
Gaston Maurice Julia
Yesterday, in honor of his birthday, Google paid homage to Gaston Julia with the following banner image: Julia was a French mathematician who studied the iteration of polynomials and rational functions in the … Read more
Did You Hear
the one about the fellow who was hired to run electricity to the outhouses belonging to some Native Americans? Yup, he was one of the first people to wire a head for a … Read more
Don’t Argue
“If your mother tells you to do a thing, it is wrong to reply that you won’t. It is better and more becoming to intimate that you will do as she bids you, … Read more
San Simeon Hotels From the Air
We decided to visit Hearst Castle on our way down to eTech next week. I found a list of hotels in the area, and after visiting each of their web sites we still … Read more
States I’ve Visited
Interesting perspective. We grew up in Kansas and clearly took seriously the admonishment to “Go west!”; much of the travel east of Kansas was business-related (though I always tacked on a bit of … Read more