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Me & My Life
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25th August 2012A Little Bike RideI’ve hardly written anything recently. I’ve not written on my blog for about 4 months, during which time... I had exams I moved house I visited London I went to an airshow I worked in the School of Maths at St Andrews All perfect topics to write about, yet not once did I bother. If I’m ever going to get back into the rhythm of this (which I probably won’t), I’ll have to start small. How small? This small: Yesterday I went on a bike ride. I brought my bike back from St Andrews a week or two ago. I keep it in ...
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2nd May 2012My Writing PlaceAll warm, in bed:
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1st May 2012The Last Week of MayOn 25th May last year, I woke, ate, dressed, and walked to West Sands to watch the sunrise. At 3:30am. It was during one of the strangest weeks I've ever had. My final exam of first year (Great Ideas 2) was on Monday, the 23rd. It didn't go very well, but I was so relieved to be finished. That was in the afternoon, and I spent the evening in the common room with Mike, watching films and drinking gin and tonic. I got drunk. I don't remember what I did on Tuesday, but by the evening I realised that I wasn't interested ...
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27th January 2012KindleHey, did I mention I bought a Kindle? This is it: It's a Wi-Fi Kindle 3, the type released back in the summer of 2010 (it's now known as the Kindle Keyboard, but I think that's a clumsy name which I prefer not to use). This is the one I got. I forwent the 3G because I can live without it and would rather spend the ~£70 premium on something more fun instead. But hang on a second Wilf, you say. If you've just bought a Kindle, why didn't you get the current version? Indeed, Marco recommends the Kindle 4 as the ...
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18th October 2011I Am a NerdThe popular understanding of what is it to be a ‘nerd’ is not right. I’m not saying that people are using the word differently than defined: I’m saying that I don’t think the current definition is quite what it should be. Google calls a nerd: “an intelligent, single-minded expert in a particular technical discipline or profession”. Wikipedia says: “Nerd is a term that refers to an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit”. My definition of nerdiness (which I believe I came to through Marco) is along the same lines. But it’s a bit simpler. As far ...
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About Wilf's Blog
I'm a mathematician, but apart from that, I'm a fairly normal guy. I used to write a blog - this blog. I write (wrote) about whatever is on my mind. It can get quite personal sometimes.
