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Re:Where Do the Failed 0.1% Go? (2015) [pdf] by jpt4 on Saturday December 10, 2016 @05:20PM (#13148247)
Interested in mathematics and geology, so you say? Behold, I am the polypontian, and spin links 'twixt diverse nodes not my own:

http://www.aleph.se/andart/archives/2014/02/torusearth.html

Perhaps this Anders would be interested to discuss the particular brand of paint you enjoy watching dry [0].

[0] Which if one has any fascination at all with viscous fluids or amorphous solids, one really must try sometime.

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Re:Where Do the Failed 0.1% Go? (2015) [pdf] by henrikschroder on Saturday December 10, 2016 @10:05PM (#13149377)
Wow, I love the randomness of coincidences like this.

I got to know Anders over 20 years ago, he was clearly crazy intelligent, and great fun, because he would always go off in funny what-if scenarios. Checking his blog confirms that he's still doing exactly this, and still thinking very hard about it. :-)

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