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Tag Archives: science
In Memoriam: John W. Addison Jr, my Phd Advisor. [4200 views]
John Addison (1930–2025) died March 7, 2025, at the age of 95. He was my PhD advisor at UC Berkeley, and I count myself extraordinarily lucky to have worked under his guidance. My condolences go out to his family.
“Computers are Useless” and Other Sayings [480 views]
“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” ~ Pablo Picasso “Science is to computer science as hydrodynamics is to plumbing.” ~ Stan Kelly-Bootle Back then, the entire Internet consisted of two slow, boxcar-sized UNIVAC computers about 50 feet … Continue reading