Monthly Archives: November 2008
Cows, Colleges and Contentment
It must be something in the milk. For expository writers who specialize in mathematical subject matter, there’s a strange attractor in Northfield, Minnesota. That’s where Lynn Arthur Steen and his colleagues produced “telegraphic reviews” of mathematical writing for many years. … Continue reading
Posted in mathematics
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Monthly spam update
Wall Street may have had its worst month ever, but the spam market has been booming. As faithful readers know, I’ve been tracking my incoming spam for several years now. (If you’re utterly sick of reading about this strange obsession, … Continue reading
Posted in modern life
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