On the way from Masaii Mara to Nairobi.

Bjarki's website

I've wanted to write something for a while now.

A few things about me:

A list of things I have opinions about:

List of things that I like Books that I like

My favorite calculator

When my paternal grandfather died, my grandparent's house had to be sold. As we were packing their things, we came across my uncle's old calculator. He had studied physics in the early 90's so he had a state-of-the-art HP 48. I don't remeber exactly which version it was. But I loved that thing. It could make 3D grid drawings! You could see each line being drawn in real time. You'd specify a formula and a view angle and then you'd wait for 60 seconds for the scene to be drawn. I felt like a real hacker.

What also delighted me was how easy long calculations were made. In high school physics/mechanics, it's mostly about solving for variables in equations and then calculating the unkown with some known parameters. It should have been boring but it was so fun which in turn made the class much easier.

I kept it in the front pocket of my backpack without any holster. On breaks between classes, students grouped together on tables. The custom was to throw your bagpacks in a pile by each table. One day after having used it for a few months, the screen broke. Turned all purple.

I was devestated but I kept it for a while. I don't (want to) remeber if I threw it away (it still hurts.)

Later, when I got a programmable Casio calculator and during Christmas 2016, I implemented a simple RPN calculator within the Casio. That was pretty cool. The Casio is still with me.

Books

Books are important! And finding good books is hard. I want to make a list of books I've read and my feelings about them. Lack of copy editing really annoys me. For example, when a text lacks commas after introductory clauses. Good (copy) editing really elevates a manuscript. Books are an investment both for the reader and the author so it's something to be respected. I wrote a poem but that's for a future wall of shame.

Here's to the nitpicker

the tryant, the shrew

the grammar police

and pedant true

It's a list of errata

that I have aquired

If you proof read these books,

then you should be fired.

Title Author Rating Publisher
Logic and Structure Dirk van Dalen Needs commas after introductory clauses
Category Theory Steve Awodey Five stars
Elements in Matematical logic Jan Lukasiewicz Five stars

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