Comments on: Reading, Writing, and ’Rithmetic http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:58:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69723 Clifford Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:41:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69723 I find that my writing often flows much better when I just have a pen and paper and allow myself to scribble it out as I think. I suggested doing this to a class of freshmen last year, and my co-teaching colleague, a professional writer and a very good one (KC Cole) was visibly horrified by this suggestion!! Takes all types, I suppose. -cvj I find that my writing often flows much better when I just have a pen and paper and allow myself to scribble it out as I think. I suggested doing this to a class of freshmen last year, and my co-teaching colleague, a professional writer and a very good one (KC Cole) was visibly horrified by this suggestion!! Takes all types, I suppose.

-cvj

]]> By: mollishka http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69722 mollishka Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:30:26 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69722 <blockquote>I also sometimes write drafts of introductions to (and sometimes other sections of) my research papers by hand, which I understand is very unusual these days.</blockquote> I do this sometimes as well. I find it really helps with unclogging a bad case of writer's block.

I also sometimes write drafts of introductions to (and sometimes other sections of) my research papers by hand, which I understand is very unusual these days.

I do this sometimes as well. I find it really helps with unclogging a bad case of writer’s block.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69720 Clifford Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:24:10 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69720 That's rather interesting, actually! Consider mailing the person who wrote that history and letting them know. It is possible that they did not know this detail and will be happy to add it. (I just pointed to it, I have no affiliation.) Cheers, -cvj That’s rather interesting, actually! Consider mailing the person who wrote that history and letting them know. It is possible that they did not know this detail and will be happy to add it. (I just pointed to it, I have no affiliation.)

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Elliot http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69701 Elliot Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:02:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69701 The history of the net you posted is somewhat incomplete. In 1989, "The World" out of Boston was the first dial up provider on the planet. This opened the network that was limited to academia/research to the "unwashed" masses. UUNet and PSInet soon followed. Non-academic access drove the net to commercialization (good or bad) and forever changed the nature of the enterprise. Barry Shein (founder of the world) got lots of negative mail from academics telling him he "ruined it". Elliot The history of the net you posted is somewhat incomplete. In 1989, “The World” out of Boston was the first dial up provider on the planet. This opened the network that was limited to academia/research to the “unwashed” masses. UUNet and PSInet soon followed. Non-academic access drove the net to commercialization (good or bad) and forever changed the nature of the enterprise. Barry Shein (founder of the world) got lots of negative mail from academics telling him he “ruined it”.

Elliot

]]> By: Yvette http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69544 Yvette Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:38:46 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/08/07/reading-writing-and-rithmetic/#comment-69544 Hooray Ulam spirals! I wrote a short story a few months ago that was dubbed a "physics fairy tale," where I took the liberty of having my protagonist figure out how they relate to the underlying structure of the universe. For me, they count as one of those things that make the universe a whole lot cooler just by knowing about 'em. As for pre-Internet life... I guess I was five years old when it was invented, and I remember at aged seven how my school got it in the computer lab, which was the Biggest Deal Ever. Except we never used it except once while I was in elementary school for reasons never quite explained... I still like snail mail though, and do a brisk trade in postcards through postcrossing.com. Hooray Ulam spirals! I wrote a short story a few months ago that was dubbed a “physics fairy tale,” where I took the liberty of having my protagonist figure out how they relate to the underlying structure of the universe. For me, they count as one of those things that make the universe a whole lot cooler just by knowing about ‘em.

As for pre-Internet life… I guess I was five years old when it was invented, and I remember at aged seven how my school got it in the computer lab, which was the Biggest Deal Ever. Except we never used it except once while I was in elementary school for reasons never quite explained… I still like snail mail though, and do a brisk trade in postcards through postcrossing.com.

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