A long and very interesting piece on Bill Clinton from the New Yorker. He comes off as brilliant and intense (via Kottke).
Category Archives: Asides
Math in the Movies
Movies with math scenes. A few of these are a bit of a stretch (Jurassic Park, come on), but there are some gems as well. (via MeFi)
TED Talks
In the vein of interesting clips I probably won’t get around to watching. The TED conference has a number of clips online (via Justin Blanton).
Python Idioms
I’ve been programming a lot in Python this term. The following are some links I have found useful
- Python Idioms and Efficiency by Rob Knight
- A style guide and list of idioms from a Caltech course.
- Python Design Patterns (part 1) (part 2) (slides)
Pop!Casts
Video and Audio from the Pop!Tech Conference. Lots of interesting looking stuff (via Kottke).