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To save a life

rcasero — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:58:37 +0000

A life cannot be saved. All we can try is to delay a death.

First interpolating approximation problem

rcasero — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:18:37 +0000

D. Levin, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Tel-Aviv University argued in his 2003 paper “Mesh-Independent Surface Interpolation”

The earliest reference to this problem [, approximating the projection of a set of data points onto a manifold,] is in the book of Genesis: “Let there be a firmament between the water to divide waters from waters”, that is the manifold. “Let there be lights in the firmament”, these are the points. Then, “God set them in heaven’s firmament”, i.e., a projection procedure has been used.

So now you are not neutral, are you?

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:13:04 +0000

After Spain’s shock defeat against Switzerland in the World Cup, and despite it may be begging the question, but why are Switzerland playing in the first place? Shouldn’t they remain neutral and just provide the referees?

Carrot steak anyone?

rcasero — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:14:44 +0000

During World War II, the Government had authority to take possession of any meat product or livestock to feed the starving country. But the dons of Magdalen College at the time weren’t about to let a little thing like that interfere with the fine-breeding of their deer living happily in their Deer Park.

So what did they do? Got in contact with their friends in high places and (in 1939 apparently) had them reclassified as vegetables.

“Odd-ford?”, The Oxford Student, 56(6):19, 27 May 2010.

Two takes on a sandwich

rcasero — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:46:12 +0000

At Barajas Airport, Spain, the lady at the till frowns and asks “That sandwich’s all you are having, right?”.

At Luton Airport, England, the guy at the till asks “How can I help you?” and smiles when you approach him with a sandwich.

Not so French

rcasero — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:29:10 +0000

Café Rouge in Oxford presents itself as a French restaurant with a “Prix Fixe” menu. In the mains section we find:

Saucisses de Porc with herb mash and thyme jus
Beignets de Cabillaud (Deep fried cod goujons served with French fries and remoulade sauce)

That is, bangers and mash, and fish and chips. One cannot get more British pub food than that.

I really really wish

rcasero — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:10:51 +0000

Religion is much easier to understand if you replace ‘I believe’ by ‘I really really wish’.

Goldsmith on Descartes

rcasero — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:46:57 +0000

Intellectual snobs without a social site profile, blog or homepage, beware:

If it doesn’t exist on the Internet, it doesn’t exist, therefore you don’t think.

(Goldsmith on Descartes.)

Servicio de Orientación y Planificación Profesional

rcasero — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:19:59 +0000

Si tu trabajo no te llena, hazte cocinero.

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rcasero — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:55:41 +0000

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