Experimentation in Art & non-deterministic grammars

One of my favourite abstract painters is Richard Diebenkorn. Click here to see an Art Blog which has a post on his most famous Ocean Park Series. Click here for a link to a blog showing one of the Dibenkorn's canvases in an NY apartment. In these sorts of works it is fascinating how you can see … Continue reading Experimentation in Art & non-deterministic grammars →

Some links on Lisp

Curious about the programming language Lisp? Follow these few links to some thought-stimulating commentary and sites. lisperati: a fun introduction to Lisp. Lisp as super-powered XML: I thought this article was a pretty good go at describing what is great about Lisp. Paul Graham: generally interesting chap who made a lot of money with a … Continue reading Some links on Lisp →

A useful tip for learning a language

When I was teaching English in Rome I took a lot of interest in reading the literature on how we can best learn a language, and how we can best help our students to learn a language. There are lots of different approaches out there but most schools teach an approach which is a mix … Continue reading A useful tip for learning a language →