An amateur’s outlook on computation and mathematics

My protest against the tyranny of time

by Brian Hayes

Published 20 March 2006

But now I’m back, and the announcement you are reading at this moment should be followed—or is it preceded?—by several more posts in short order.

Actually, to tell the truth, I’ve gone nowhere geographically, but I’ve been busy finishing a column for the next issue of American Scientist.

I’ve been away for a couple of weeks.

I need to explain my neglect of this blog.

Tags for this article: modern life.

Publication history

First publication: 20 March 2006

Converted to Eleventy framework: 22 April 2025

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