Monthly Archives: August 2010

Did Lazarus Morgenthau elope?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by me

“Almost ninety years ago, on November 2, 1843, Lazarus Morgenthau married Babette Guggenheim of Hürben; whom he had known as a child and whom he had watched grow to womanhood.” Thus Louise Heidelberg begins a biographic sketch of her grandfather, Lazarus … Continue reading →

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Chomsky vs. Turing

Posted on August 28, 2010 by me

Solving a computational problem in advanced statistics, I recently experienced an epiphany that led me from Alan Turing to Noam Chomsky. Alan Turing (1912 – 1954) is considered the father of modern computer science. Around 1936 he proposed a theoretical computing … Continue reading →

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And Maytag Sucks Too

Posted on August 11, 2010 by me

This blog is gradually turning into a serial drama. In the last installment, Sears wanted to sell me a C$ 249 assembly to repair a 5 cent broken part. I reported that I had subsequently found a subassembly for C$ 35 … Continue reading →

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Sears Sucks

Posted on August 8, 2010 by me

Last Wednesday morning my beloved called in an accusatory voice: “the dishwasher is broken!” I swear by my honor, I didn’t break it. Although, I must admit, my dirty dishes contributed significantly to the collective weight of the basket that ultimately exceeded the … Continue reading →

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S.A.D.D.

Posted on August 2, 2010 by me

Blogging as treatment for “Senior Attention Deficit Disorder” or S.A.D.D. Continue reading →

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Journalist as Interpreter

Posted on August 1, 2010 by me

Can journalists translate Donald P. Irish’s powerful analysis of the causes of modern terrorism for the unwashed masses? Continue reading →

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