I’ve been having a hell of a time trying to figure out my stance on the eviction of Occupy Portland, less than 9 hours from now. Writing this out helped. Yes, Occupations have an asshole problem[1]. Yes, Occupy is about … Continue reading
I believe that in the first year of this project, I have committed most creative sins Merlin refers to in this talk, with the happy exception of activities worth promotion to the rank of Salami Commander. The result: tens of … Continue reading
I went to the island, spent time with people I like, and watched bats and satellites and stars, stars, stars, which are countable only in the strictest technical sense. Then, in the middle of the night, I swallowed several high-degree … Continue reading
Nevertheless, I’m heading to an island this weekend, that Nature might provide some workaday transcendance. Rudy Rucker, The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: …[E]xpressing a desire to have a spiritual life might activate, let us say, certain brain centers … Continue reading
I’m testing out the Foresight Engine, which is likely to contribute some DNA to the Punk Mathematics game. It’s going on right now, for the next 24 hours. How it works: There’s a scenario (in this case, the development of … Continue reading
The book’s going well. But any update I write would be, at this point, really boring. “He sits. He picks up an index card. He enters it in the most likely place in the mega mindmap. He makes a checkmark. … Continue reading
I enjoy working from home. My front windows accumulate lovely mathy dry-erase diagrams. Snacks are close. Pants are optional. But, after complaints from Management that my pages were coming in ‘sullen and bathrobey’, I allowed it might be worth trying … Continue reading
Update #4 originally posted on August 27 Dear Backers, I’ve added 2 Answer-to-Everything packs and 1 Research Patron pack to the reward list. You heard it first! -Tom
Update #3 originally posted August 25 Hey folks, I’ve just been answering a few of the questions I’ve received, and some of them have a common answer: Q: Will my signed book be inscribed to my Kickstarter handle or can … Continue reading
Update #2 originally posted on August 19 I’ve been spending a lot of time doing two things this week: staring at this web page with my jaw hanging open, and pondering how to raise Punk Mathematics to a level 548% … Continue reading