Ten Years of bit-playing

by Brian Hayes

Published 9 January 2016

Scribble, scribble, scribble. As if the world didn’t get enough of my writing already, with a bimonthly column in American Scientist, now I’m equipped to publish my every thought on a momen’t notice.

That’s how it all began here on bit-player.org: The first post (with the first typo) appeared on January 9, 2006. I’ve published another 340 posts since then (including this one)—and doubtless many more typos and other errors. Many thanks to my readers, especially those who have contributed some 1,800 thoughtful comments.

Responses from readers:

  • A comment from Rosalind, 9 January 2016 at 6:44 pm

    Ten more years! Ten more years!

  • A reply from Russ Abbott, 9 January 2016 at 8:15 pm

    Indeed!

  • A comment from Brian Petersen, 9 January 2016 at 7:51 pm

    Congratulations on the milestone Brian!

  • A comment from Joel Reyes Noche, 11 January 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Congratulations!

  • A comment from Dargor, 12 January 2016 at 7:58 am

    Congratulations, and thank you for providing 10 years of interesting and insightful posts!

Please note: The bit-player website is no longer equipped to accept and publish comments from readers, but the author is still eager to hear from you. Send comments, criticism, compliments, or corrections to brian@bit-player.org.

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Publication history

First publication: 9 January 2016

Converted to Eleventy framework: 22 April 2025

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